Wednesday, March 23, 2011

"Fête de Verre: FUTUR" for UrbanGlass

UrbanGlass- the New York-based glass center whose programs include GLASS Magazine, the Robert Lehman Gallery, and numerous workshops and classes- is holding its annual auction titled Fête de Verre: FUTUR through April 16. A collaborative piece from FWP artists is up for sale, and will first be exhibited along with a range of other lovely glass pieces (including sculpture, 2-D images, and jewelry) from March 22-April 9.

If you're in the New York area, check out the exhibition at Chashama! Or you can get a preview of the auction items here. The piece from Floating World Projects is titled "Beyoglu Series #3", composed of silkscreened enamel on glass (shown below).


Monday, March 14, 2011

Leo Tecosky at SVA's "Exit" Exhibition

From February 22-March 12, students in SVA's MFA Fine Arts program exhibited their thesis projects in the school gallery's Exit show. Leo Tecosky, founding member of Floating World Projects, showed several painted glass pieces, mixing bold, graphic colors with a geometric stencil style and mirrored backgrounds.