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 | Bryan Northup’s biolum glass Since 1999
Glass artist and California native Bryan Northup recently moved his collection of glass, kiln and studio tools to Oak Park, Illinois where he looks forward to working in a new setting and introducing his glass art, prepared to continue his journey with glass here in the Midwest. Bryan’s work includes contemporary, abstract stained glass panels, glass mosaics and lighting, kiln formed tableware and a fused glass jewelry line.
ARTISTS STATEMENT
I am often asked, “Where did the name "biolum" come from?” and
“Is biolumglass a certain type of glass?”
"Biolum" is the first part of the word bioluminescent, which literally refers to plants and animals that can produce light from within their bodies. Many creatures living in the abyss of the deep ocean glow with a light that is soft and electric blue or red, sparkling and winking like a distant galaxy. My designs for stained glass panels and fused glass jewelry hatched from these images and imaginings of the deep sea and outer space. For this reason I chose biolum as my studio name, to encompass both the beautiful and alien, space age and primordial. This vision continues to challenge me to create works that are futuristic artifacts of glass, colorful beacons to light and enliven modern day.
For me the word “biolum” also represents the techniques I have learned and developed, the designs I have interpreted during my journey with glass. Yes, “biolum” is also a specific process of chance and intuition, all the secrets I have discovered about glass that make my vision and artwork glow. |
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