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Bigs and Smalls

Bigs and Smalls

Curated by Jen Elek

Oct 1 - Oct 31 | Opening Reception: October 1, 5-8 pm
Traver Gallery is thrilled to present Bigs and Smalls, an exhibition featuring ten contemporary artists working with neon. The show, curated by Jen Elek, is inspired by the recent transition of neon, which is used primarily in commercial signage production, into an accepted medium used for contemporary sculpture in the fine arts world.

 

The process of creating a neon sign requires highly skilled craftspeople melting and bending glass tubing over an open flame torch. In this exhibition, Elek asked the artists, all of whom have an advanced technical ability to manipulate glass and neon, to present two artworks – one big and one small. By choosing to use light and scale as themes, Elek has left open the artists’ potential to showcase their technical skills and express their individuality, creativity, and conceptual ideas. With this exhibition, Elek aims to highlight neon’s sculptural possibilities alongside the artists’ creative processes.

 

In addition to spotlighting the individual expressions of these ten artists, the exhibition itself is a statement. Elek, installing more than 20 large and small illuminated objects in a dark space, creates an immersive experience for the viewer that further amplifies the impact of light and luminosity as an artistic medium.

 

The artists included in this exhibition are Jeremy Bert, Sarah Blood, Kelsey Fernkopf, Brian Haddix, Cedar Mannan & Lia Yaranon Hall, Amy Lemaire, Dick Marquis, Megan Stelljes, and Fred Tschida.
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HYDRA | 32446
HYDRA | 32446, 2020
glass tubing, neon gas, transformer
87"h x 55"w x 9"d
$3,500
GAMERA | 32447
GAMERA | 32447, 2020
glass tubing, neon gas, transformer, foamcore
9"h x 20"w x 8"d
$400
RAINBOW CIRCLE | 32456
RAINBOW CIRCLE | 32456, 2019
neon, transformer, stoneware, superballs, wire
14"h x 14"w x 5"d
$1,200
KINETIC NEON  | 32465
KINETIC NEON | 32465, 2010
neon, wood, motor
7'h x 7'w x 6'd
pricing available upon request
SYNAPSE | 32442
SYNAPSE | 32442, 2020
Borosilicate, krypton, phosphor, PLA, rubber, electronics, acrylic box
9"h x 9"w X 3.5"d
$2,900
YELLOW BEACON | 32443
YELLOW BEACON | 32443, 2020
glass, argon, nylon coated stainless steel wire, PLA, rubber, electronics, felt
5"h x 2.5"w X 9"d
$1,800
TRANSMISSION OF LOVE  | 32445
TRANSMISSION OF LOVE | 32445, 2020
argon mercury and neon filled luminous tube, mechanical flasher, steel, aluminum, glass
128"h x 25"w x 25"d
$14,000
CHANCE OF RAINBOWS | 32444
CHANCE OF RAINBOWS | 32444, 2020
argon filled luminous tube, steel and cooper
15.5"h x 15.5"w x 8.5"d
$4,000
ECHO | 32455
ECHO | 32455, 2020
convex surveillance mirror, VHS tape, glass, argon, mercury
84"h x 144"w x 27"d
$15,000
MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS | 32454
MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS | 32454, 2017
neon, dichroic film, black sequin
6"h x 3"w x 1"d
pricing available upon request
SLEIGHT OF HAND | 32450
SLEIGHT OF HAND | 32450, 2020
argon, mercury vapor, neon and glass
74"h x 48"w x 2.25"d
pricing available upon request
OPEN SIGN | 32451
OPEN SIGN | 32451, 2020
argon, mercury vapor, glass
16"h x 6"w x 6"d
$1,450
YELLOW SCREAMER NEON HEAD | 32462
YELLOW SCREAMER NEON HEAD | 32462, 1984
blown glass, neon, transformer, found objects, paint
24"h x 14"w x 13"d
pricing available upon request
YELLOW SMILEY FACE NEON HEAD | 32463
YELLOW SMILEY FACE NEON HEAD | 32463, 1984
blown glass, neon, transformer, found objects, paint
23"h x 18"w x 16"d
pricing available upon request
PUMPKIN FACE NEON HEAD | 32464
PUMPKIN FACE NEON HEAD | 32464, 1984
blown glass, neon, transformer, found objects, paint
28.5"h x 14"w x 12"d
pricing available upon request
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  • HYDRA | 32446, 2020
    glass tubing, neon gas, transformer
    87"h x 55"w x 9"d
    $3,500
  • GAMERA | 32447, 2020
    glass tubing, neon gas, transformer, foamcore
    9"h x 20"w x 8"d
    $400
  • RAINBOW CIRCLE | 32456, 2019
    neon, transformer, stoneware, superballs, wire
    14"h x 14"w x 5"d
    $1,200
  • KINETIC NEON | 32465, 2010
    neon, wood, motor
    7'h x 7'w x 6'd
    pricing available upon request
  • SYNAPSE | 32442, 2020
    Borosilicate, krypton, phosphor, PLA, rubber, electronics, acrylic box
    9"h x 9"w X 3.5"d
    $2,900
  • YELLOW BEACON | 32443, 2020
    glass, argon, nylon coated stainless steel wire, PLA, rubber, electronics, felt
    5"h x 2.5"w X 9"d
    $1,800
  • TRANSMISSION OF LOVE | 32445, 2020
    argon mercury and neon filled luminous tube, mechanical flasher, steel, aluminum, glass
    128"h x 25"w x 25"d
    $14,000
  • CHANCE OF RAINBOWS | 32444, 2020
    argon filled luminous tube, steel and cooper
    15.5"h x 15.5"w x 8.5"d
    $4,000
  • ECHO | 32455, 2020
    convex surveillance mirror, VHS tape, glass, argon, mercury
    84"h x 144"w x 27"d
    $15,000
  • MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS | 32454, 2017
    neon, dichroic film, black sequin
    6"h x 3"w x 1"d
    pricing available upon request
  • SLEIGHT OF HAND | 32450, 2020
    argon, mercury vapor, neon and glass
    74"h x 48"w x 2.25"d
    pricing available upon request
  • OPEN SIGN | 32451, 2020
    argon, mercury vapor, glass
    16"h x 6"w x 6"d
    $1,450
  • YELLOW SCREAMER NEON HEAD | 32462, 1984
    blown glass, neon, transformer, found objects, paint
    24"h x 14"w x 13"d
    pricing available upon request
  • YELLOW SMILEY FACE NEON HEAD | 32463, 1984
    blown glass, neon, transformer, found objects, paint
    23"h x 18"w x 16"d
    pricing available upon request
  • PUMPKIN FACE NEON HEAD | 32464, 1984
    blown glass, neon, transformer, found objects, paint
    28.5"h x 14"w x 12"d
    pricing available upon request
  • About
    Jeremy Bert

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  • Sarah Blood

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Born in the UK, Sarah Blood is an artist, curator and educator. She has enjoyed an active studio practice since 1999, exhibiting her work internationally. Blood currently lives and works in Alfred NY, where she is a tenured professor in the division of Sculpture|Dimensional Studies, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, NY

  • Brian Haddix

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  • Kelsey Fernkopf

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  • Amy Lemaire

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Amy Lemaire is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. An explorer at heart, her work reveals an interest in currency systems, material language poetics, and the production of histories. Lemaire studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA) and Pratt Institute (MFA). She has taught at Pilchuck Glass School (WA), Salem Community College (NJ), and Penland School and Crafts (NC) and UrbanGlass (NY), where she serves as the Director of the Bead Project, a creative entrepreneurship program for women in NYC.

  • Lia Yaranon Hall and Cedar Mannan

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  • Richard Marquis

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Dick Marquis, is a pioneer of the American Studio Glass movement known for creating whimsical and irreverent glass and mixed media sculptures. In the late 1960’s Dick traveled to Murano, Italy on a Fulbright Scholarship to work at the Venini Factory. It was there where he saw murinni and other long-held Venetian glass blowing techniques being used. Since that time he has used these historical techniques to expand his sculptural vocabulary, building upon classical references to create the humorous, colorful and sophisticated work for which he has become widely recognized for.

He lives on Whidbey Island where he and his wife maintain a beautiful home, garden and studios. There, they create their unique bodies of work, influenced by the solitude of island-life, their collections of unique historical ephemera, their creative community, and the animal companions that live with them.

  • Megan Stelljes

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A graduate of Emporia State University’s glass program, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Megan decided to pursue a career in glass when still in High School. Relocating to Washington state, it is there, apprenticing under glass sculptor Karen Willenbrink-Johnson, that Stelljes was also afforded the opportunity to create ties with the Pilchuck Glass School. Stelljes has recently co-founded with her husband Conor McClellan and partners Nicole and James Anderegg, Gray Barn Studios, a glass facility in Arlington, Washington.

  • Fred Tschida

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