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6.5x5x5" Beautiful, mottled, & multi hued, somewhat dichroic, glass vase done by glass master, John Nygren. This piece, subdued with silvery greys in artificial light, comes alive with brilliant almost iridescent blues & greens in the sunlight. John Nygren's work and career embody western NC's glass tradition. The rural NC landscape inspires his work and fuels his passion for ecology and the environment, themes which are reflected in the 30 years of work represented in the exhibition. His glass works range from landscape vessels, classic vase forms with delicately wrought natural elements, to whimsical frogs. After earning an MFA degree from the Cranbook Academy of Art, Nygren first trained in the art of glassblowing at NC's Penland School of Crafts in 1968.
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After the three-week workshop, he left with finished glass pieces, two which were juried into important exhibitions and a third which was purchased by Charlotte's Mint Museum. A year later he moved to Walnut Cove, NC, where he built the studio in which he still works. Though living in NC, Nygren's successful art career was firmly launched when he became a member of New York's newly formed Contemporary Art Glass Group (now the Heller Gallery) in 1973. Nygren's glass resides in the collections of corporations, universities and museums throughout the country, including the Smithsonian.
Signed John Nygren and dated 1973. |
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