About the Artist | Gregorie (Greg) Rawls
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I have an
innate need to create, and kiln-formed glass is my means of
expression.
Glass is an eternal medium that has been worked, in one form
or another, for millennia. Fused glass art has been found
in ancient Egyptian excavations, and was a revered art form.
The technique was lost and rediscovered about 50
years ago.
Kiln-formed glass is a very difficult
medium due to issues of glass compatibility and the inherent
fragility of glass.
All of this makes it a most challenging art form.
Glass, when properly worked, is amazingly strong and
this strength makes a presence that will stand the test of
time. I am inspired by color, shape and
texture. I want
my work to be simple and expressive, yet convey a sense of
color and light in harmony.
I am fascinated by the way light plays off glass,
either transmitted or reflected, giving the work new meaning
with changing light and viewing angle. Glass is forever. |
AWARDS:
2012 Cooper River Bridge Run
poster artist
"Linear Regression" selected for the 2008 South Carolina
State Museum 20th Anniversary Juried Art Exhibition
"Spirit of the Dance" - 2006 Piccolo Spoleto
Festival Petite Performance Pavilion Poster, Charleston, South
Carolina
"View from My Balcony in Alicante" - 1st
place, 2006 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition, Charleston,
South Carolina
"Online" - Bullseye Glass corporate
collection
"In Repose" - 2nd place, 2005 Piccolo Spoleto
Juried Art Exhibition, Charleston, South Carolina
Greg had been a prolific stained glass artist
for over 10 years, then transitioned into fused glass in 1998. He has
also worked extensively with computer graphics. He has lived in
Charleston, South Carolina for the past 15 years and in South
Carolina for over 25 years.
Some pieces can be reproduced. The artist
accepts commissions.
