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canberra glassworks<br />
DEFINING<br />
MOMENTS<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
25 JANUARY TO 25 MARCH 2017<br />
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This story begins with a chance meeting at a gallery opening<br />
in Sydney in 1998. It’s a story of creativity, skill-building,<br />
love, family and survival… and a few dogs.<br />
As with all partnerships – be it for love or in business – there are times of happiness and times of struggle. And because Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
and Matthew Curtis were so bold to have combined love and business, their defining moments have become an important story to tell. This<br />
exhibition hopes to acknowledge those moments of success – and of disaster – to demonstrate the pivotal role they have played in the journey<br />
of two artists and their individual and combined impact on the Australian studio glass world.<br />
Matthew Curtis has always been drawn to the complexity and beauty of microscopic organisms, finding parallels within minimalist<br />
architecture. Using large scale blown and cast glass work, his work examines depth and complexity of life at it’s cellular, and with the addition<br />
of steel, Curtis explores the contrast of engineered structures framing the organic.<br />
Similarly, Harriet Schwarzrock’s work is also inspired by biology, and works with blown glass elements and metal fixtures, but instead focusses<br />
on the exploration of balance and interconnectivity, rather than structure. Her sculptural work unfurls, evolves, floats and shifts, capturing a<br />
sense of poise, rhythm and balance.<br />
For almost 20 years these two artists have worked together as inspiration, assistant and sounding board for each other but they rarely<br />
collaborate and have only exhibited together once before now. Defining Moments provides them with not only an opportunity to work<br />
together, but it allows them to freely explore new pieces, new ways of working and to show their process without the pressure of showing only<br />
completed, fully resolved works.<br />
The pieces in this exhibition speak for themselves as beautiful crafted sculptural forms. However, by combining the artists’ story along<br />
with finished pieces, drawings and prototypes, I hope to add a level of awareness around the significant role craft practitioners have in our<br />
community.<br />
Aimee Frodsham, curator<br />
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Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
& around &<br />
2017<br />
neon, acrylic, wire<br />
NFS<br />
with the generous support of Cole’s Neon Shop. Assistance from Steven Cole and Katie Hart.<br />
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Matthew Curtis<br />
Arc<br />
2017<br />
plaster, glass, steel<br />
made with the generous support of USG Boral<br />
price on application<br />
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Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
limitless<br />
2016<br />
blown and mirrored glass, powder coated steel<br />
$5,500<br />
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2<br />
1<br />
3<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Neodymium Paired Section (1)<br />
2017<br />
blown and fused glass,<br />
stainless steel<br />
$16,000<br />
Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
limitless (2)<br />
2016<br />
blown and mirrored glass, powder<br />
coated steel<br />
$5,500<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Hexagon Lens Section, red (3)<br />
2016<br />
cast and fused glass, stainless<br />
steel<br />
$7,500<br />
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1<br />
Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
a confluence<br />
2017<br />
blown glass, stainless steel<br />
$5,500<br />
2<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Blue Green Section<br />
2017<br />
blown and fused glass, stainless steel<br />
$4,000<br />
3<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Amber Increment<br />
2015<br />
cast glass, stainless steel<br />
$26,000<br />
1<br />
3<br />
2<br />
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Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
a confluence<br />
2017<br />
blown glass, stainless steel<br />
$5,500<br />
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Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
adrift<br />
2017<br />
blown glass, stainless steel<br />
$3,800<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Tessellated Hexagon Section,<br />
blood red<br />
2016<br />
cast and fused glass, stainless steel<br />
$7,500<br />
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Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
pulse clear<br />
2017<br />
blown glass, neon, timber<br />
$2000<br />
Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
pulse red<br />
2017<br />
blown glass, neon, timber<br />
$2000<br />
shelf fabricated by Zeljko Markov<br />
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Matthew Curtis<br />
Neodymium Paired Section<br />
2017<br />
blown and fused glass, stainless steel<br />
$16,000<br />
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1<br />
2<br />
Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
sublime (1)<br />
2016<br />
blown glass, powder coated steel<br />
$3,800<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Feather Section, multicolour (2)<br />
2017<br />
blown and fused glass<br />
$3,800<br />
inspired by watercolours by Gerald Jones<br />
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Matthew Curtis<br />
Xylem Section, steel green<br />
and orange<br />
2008<br />
blown and fused glass<br />
$16,000<br />
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2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
1<br />
5<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Tricolour Section (1)<br />
2017<br />
blown and fused glass, stainless<br />
steel<br />
$4,500<br />
Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
breathless (2)<br />
2016<br />
blown glass, powder coated steel<br />
$5,500<br />
Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
infinite (3)<br />
2016<br />
blown glass, powder coated steel<br />
$4,200<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Feathered Section, blue and green<br />
[small] (4)<br />
2017<br />
blown and fused glass<br />
$2,800<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Feather Section, neo and blue (5)<br />
2017<br />
blown and fused glass<br />
$3,800<br />
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Matthew Curtis<br />
Feather Section, neo and blue<br />
2017<br />
blown and fused glass<br />
$3,800<br />
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8<br />
2<br />
7<br />
3<br />
4<br />
6<br />
1<br />
5<br />
9<br />
Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
breathe sketches (1-8)<br />
2017<br />
blown glass, aluminium<br />
1 to 6 – $1,800<br />
7 – $1,200 [small teal]<br />
8 – $750 [single solid form]<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Xylem Section, steel green<br />
and orange (9)<br />
2008<br />
blown and fused glass<br />
$16,000<br />
Harriet Schwarzrock<br />
Prototypes<br />
2009 to 2017<br />
mixed materials<br />
NFS<br />
Matthew Curtis<br />
Prototypes<br />
2009 to 2017<br />
mixed materials<br />
NFS<br />
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Matthew Curtis<br />
Blue Divide<br />
2007<br />
blown, carved and laminated glass, powder coated steel<br />
private collection<br />
NFS<br />
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Exhibition partners<br />
Canberra Glassworks is supported by the ACT Government through artsACT and the Australian Government through the Australia<br />
Council, its arts funding and advisory body.<br />
Exhibition accomodation partner<br />
Wine partner<br />
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canberraglassworks.com<br />
11 Wentworth Ave, Kingston ACT 2604<br />
T 02 6260 7005<br />
E contactus@canberraglassworks.com<br />
opening hours<br />
Wed to Sun 10am to 4pm
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