Ben Johnson
Glass Art
Artist's Statement
My work is inspired by occurrences in everyday life combined with an interest in texture and color theory. I use both of these factors to create patterns in my decorative glass that not only reveal layers within the glass, but create a surface texture that is unique to my work. I also make one of a kind sculpture in glass which comes from my interest with the natural occurrences that control our environment, and the way living organisms affect one another. The unique works have been shown in a number of exhibitions at such places as the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Society for Contemporary Craft.
Website: benjohnsonglass.com
2013 MFA Exhibition Competition, Feb 4 - Mar 1, 2013
UrbanGlass' Eighth Annual M.F.A. Exhibition Competition, a juried show of recent graduates from M.F.A program in glass, will feature the work of Alli Hoag, Benjamin Johnson, Jessi A. Moore and Aric Snee. The exhibition runs from February 4 through March 1, 2013, with an opening reception on Thursday, February 7th, on the second floor of 111 Front Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn. At the conclusion of the exhibition, one of the four participating artists will be selected for a solo exhibition at UrbanGlass. Click here for more information.
