Curtis+Schwarzrock Studio+Glass
‘This is the second generation of this body of work, it has enabled me to enjoy the process of refining details. The process draws upon the traditional glassblowing techniques of sommerso and encalmo. These compositions allow me to layer and suspend hues of subtle of colour, veneers which emphasise the structural element of the pocket of air within. This void assists in making the objects luminous, accentuating their boundaries and margins.
My consideration lies in sympathetically bringing these components together. Reflecting upon how individuals, objects, and philosophies might accommodate each to fit together more harmoniously’. Matthew Curtis, 2024
Margin - saffron and white in grey, 2024, constructed blown glass, carved, 680 h x 610 w x 150mm
Photo Rob Little
My consideration lies in sympathetically bringing these components together. Reflecting upon how individuals, objects, and philosophies might accommodate each to fit together more harmoniously’. Matthew Curtis, 2024
Margin - saffron and white in grey, 2024, constructed blown glass, carved, 680 h x 610 w x 150mm
Photo Rob Little
Matthew Curtis Photo Hilary Wardaugh 2021 studio development of work for Sabbia exhibition Luminous Margin
OUR GLASS PRACTICE IS IN ITSELF SHIFTING PUZZLE, AT TIMES A RAUCOUS FAMILY AFFAIR WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR FAMILY. AT OTHER MOMENTS IT IS A QUIET DISTILLATION OF MATERIAL TO CREATE SCULPTURAL WORKS.
WE RUN A STUDIO FROM OUR WAREHOUSE SITUATED IN OUR BACKYARD IN QUEANBEYAN, NSW, AUSTRALIA. WE MELT OUR OWN COLOUR IN THE FURNACE, BLOWING AND CASTING GLASS AND PRODUCING SCULPTURAL OBJECTS FOR EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS.
WE RUN A STUDIO FROM OUR WAREHOUSE SITUATED IN OUR BACKYARD IN QUEANBEYAN, NSW, AUSTRALIA. WE MELT OUR OWN COLOUR IN THE FURNACE, BLOWING AND CASTING GLASS AND PRODUCING SCULPTURAL OBJECTS FOR EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS.
Murmuration 2020 Public Artwork with Canberra Glassworks and DJAS. Awarded the 2021 Pamille Berg Award for Art in Architecture in the ACT. Photo Ross Caddaye
Harriet Schwarzrock plasma heart 2022 video Mark Mohell.
Detail 2021 spaces between stillness and movement National Portrait Gallery Photo NPG Mark Mohell
Curtis 2021 Margin #2121 Tangerine Clear Grey h 73 photo Hilary Wardaugh
Harriet Schwarzrock
bloom 2017
Blown glass, stainless steel.
40 h x 40 x 16cm
Photo @suki&hugh_gallery
Curtis 2021 Periphery #2118 AquaGreenGrey h53 Photo Hilary Wardaugh
Harry in the studio Photo 2021 Hilary Wardaugh
Asia Link Residency. Toyama Museum exhibition 2018 Chisa Kobayashi.
Matthew Curtis Increment. Developed on residency at Canberra Glassworks 2015
. Photo Rob Little. Collected by Corning Museum of Glass, Exhibited in New Glass Now 2019. Touring, Renwick Gallery Smithsonian, Toyama Museum of Glass 2022.
interactive plasma heart form
Harriet Schwarzrock 2018
20 x 12 x 8 cm
photo Beth Hirsch
between movement and stillness
Interactive
blown glass plasma
photo Suki and Hugh Gallery
exhibited @ Canberra Glassworks 2018 in 'Hearts and Minds' exhibition with Penny Byrne and Brian McNamara.
Matthew Curtis Section Pair Neo and Ruby 2017 Blown glass, stainless frame 14 x 32 x 5" Photo Rob Little
Matthew Curtis Red Contour 2017 photo Harry
Matthew Curtis 2017 Ediface, Grey and Red Pair, 2017, blown and fused glass, stainless steel rim, 62h x 44 w x 18cm Photo Rob Little
Matthew Curtis 2017
Incline Red Grid
Blown fused glass, stainless rim.
39h x 42 x 10 cm
Photo Rob Little
Matthew Curtis 2017
Amber and Cherry Section Pair
Blown and fused glass, stainless steel.
32h x 83 x 15 cm
Photo Rob Little
Harriet Schwarzrock, dusk between 2017 Blown glass, metal base, photo @Suki&hugh_gallery
Harriet Schwarzrock 2017 drift
blown glass, powder coated steel base
57 x 80 x 18 cm Photo @suki&hugh_gallery
Harriet Schwarzrock
detail installed at Canberra Glassworks 2017 Defining Moments Exhibition
Blue Divide 2016
Blown glass, stainless armature
Photo Wendy Dawes
LINKS & Press
- www.portrait.gov.au/exhibitions/harriet-schwarzrock-2021
- https://artsandculture.google.com/story/lit-light-in-transmission-pittsburgh-glass-center/bgVROZHu-SThgA?hl=en
- https://amp.smh.com.au/national/act/a-canberra-glassworks-exhibition-you-can-get-your-hands-on-20180124-h0nq8o.html Review in Sydney Morning Herald of Hearts and Minds Exhibition at Canberra Glassworks 2018.
- Canberra Times article on Art Group Fellowship at Canberra Glassworks www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/harriet-schwarzrock-earns-art-group-creative-fellowship-at-canberra-glassworks-20170717-gxcu3z.html
- asialink.unimelb.edu.au/arts/exchanges/2018-exchanges/past-residencies/japan/japan2/japan
- A video interview with ABC Australia Wide for Defining Moments with Andrew Bell [23 mins into episode] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-03/australia-wide-march-4/8323418
- Art review: defining moments by Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock – Canberra Glassworks (The Canberra Times, March 7, 2017)
- Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock: Defining Moments (Art Almanac, January 30, 2017)
- Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock's Defining Moments (The Canberra Times, January 20, 2017)
- Art review: Interconnected at Form Studio and Gallery, Queanbeyan (The Canberra Times, February 26. 2016)
- Glass artist Matthew Curtis in demand from Wagga Wagga to overseas (The Australian, November 28, 2015)
- Glass artists Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock transform old home (The Canberra Times, November 1, 2014)
- Glass artists Matthew Curtis and Harriet Schwarzrock find Queanbeyan fits the bill (The Canberra Times, October 10, 2014)