Tom Moore wins FUSE Prize 2024

This is the fifth FUSE Glass Prize and this year there was a record 101 entries from artists around Australia and New Zealand.  It is a strong exhibition showcasing many different forms of glass making, including blown, kiln formed and cast, neon, as well as all styles of cold working, engraving and digital printing.

 

 

Kohl Canary

Tom writes, ‘This group of glass characters are the result of continued exploration into representational blown glass.  They are influenced to varying degrees by vessel-making traditions, making particular reference to historical figurative bottles.  Two of the five are theoretically usable as containers, though intentionally impractical, ludicrously delicate and not dishwasher safe.’

 

 

Sweet Boots

‘The others, though partially hollow, depart from the utilitarian vessel altogether.  They continue to function as mischievous ornaments that might provoke curiosity about the cultural legacy of craft processes.  These objects demonstrate respect for and dedication to ancient decorative techniques developed in Venice.’

 

 

Quadravian Cyclops

‘I am grateful to have had the opportunity to learn and practice these methods and am conscious of how lucky and unlikely it is to be working in this way on this land.  The antipodean nature of glassmaking in this country is central to the reason that I make characters with their legs in the air.  Of course, I also find them delightful companions.’

 

 

The exhibition runs from the 10th May until the 7th July at JamFactory Adelaide.  The exhibition will then tour to Canberra and Sydney.

Congratulations to Emeirely Nucifora-Ryan, winner of The David Henshall Emerging Artist Prize, and massive thanks to the sponsors and JamFactory.

 

 

Dandy Lion

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The FUSE Prize is a non acquisitive prize, and all pieces have sold.