|  Epiphany
While often compared to other leading artists, April Wagner and Jason Ruff pair non-traditional sculpting methods they specifically developed, with a combination of traditional Venetian glassblowing techniques, referencing the "fazzoleto" style, which originated in the Venini factory of Italy and was made famous by Seattle glass artists. April and Jason work the glass in a controlled free-form manner. unlike other artists, April and Jason do not use molds in creating the free form shape of the final piece, instead they use gravity, centrifugal force, and temperature, in combination with their original method of free-hand sculpting solid glass bits onto the exterior body of a piece, all bound together in time, to create their masterpieces.
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Born in the North of France, he currently lives and paints the beauty and tranquility of the 'purple period'. Eric Bourse has been painting for over twenty years, and since 1997 has achieved local acclaim for his art in the Dordogne region.
His work is exhibited in a permanent gallery in St Emilion. Recently Eric was awarded the painting prize at the International Organization’s competition in New York. Canvases currently at 'Summers Art’ show that Eric Bourse's talent lies in his ability to synthesis several different historical Schools such as the Impressionists, the Fauves and others to form a clear personal vision of his culture and habitat.
Despite declaring himself to have no formal art studies, Eric clearly demonstrates a formal awareness of the elements of image construction; its plastic values. These include its compositional organization and color values as well as its materiality, such as his use of the palette knife. Eric’s uses of intensely bright flat acrylic paint, applied confidently and generously across the canvas embody immediate tactile sensations and make clear interstitial references to his diverse sources and influences.
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