About Matt Burgess
Matt Burgess is a graduate in the Glass Specialisation
Artist statement
Matt's work explores the human condition. Investigating the
reflection of emotion through cast glass human forms. He uses the
body to reflect these feelings as it represents the state of
emotion. Feeling does not just occur within the mind, it happens
throughout the body, through the flesh. He finds great beauty in the
notions of aloneness, existential thought and emotion and how these
states enable a redefinition and exploration of our selves. His
figures represent the position of the self in the world as they
ponder where they stand. He aims to capture the rawness of emotion
through the simplicity of the figure and its stark surroundings.
Matt is interested in the way glass plays with light and its
fragility. Each of these aspects are suggestive of a life-like quality
to his work. He uses the lost wax technique to create his forms. It is a
timely process, from sculpting the wax, to the time in the kiln, through
to cold working the glass.
Artist's CV (RTF file)
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