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Wes Hunting
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Wes Hunting studied glass at both Kent State University and the Penland School of Crafts. He has operated his own private glass studio for the last twentytwo years.
His work is included in such museums as the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum and the Peoria Institute of Art. Many corporate collections including Bank One, Standard Oil Co., Hyatt Hotel Corp., Philip-Morris, and The Quaker Oat Company also feature glass sculpture by Hunting.
From the Artist
My desire is to lead you into one of my vessels... to have you look around and explore the beauty of form and detail, the command of the colors and the amazing refraction of light unique to glass.
I conceive and decorate my work always in the round, taking all possible points of view into consideration. Interior space is as important as the object itself. Because sculptors are mostly concerned with the space outside the object, I don't think of myself as a sculptor working in glass but as a glass blower working in the container tradition. The most fascinating aspect of my work is adjusting and playing with color. The combinations seem endless. One of the "extras" in working in glass is the additional quality of transparency. This creates possibilities with color and composition not inherent with other media.
My main source of inspiration is my immediate surroundings. For this reason, I relocated to Wisconsin. Here, we have only rocks, trees and bodies of water to look at. I like to study a single form at a time - really get involved with it. I believe if there is too much visual information, I won't have time to develop my own ideas. When I lived in Chicago, I felt the sensory overload stifled my work. I have dedicated my entire life to glass. If one person can enjoy the freedom and beauty that my vessels offer, I feel I have been a success." ...Wes Hunting, 1997
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