Dan Burstein
Angela Carbone
In the Meadow • glass • 10.25” x 4.5”
Liberty & Justice for All • earthenware, wire, brick • 18” x 6” x 14”
I am a multimedia artist and the owner of New Hope Stained Glass, which I have been operating in collaboration with my wife, Jill Burstein, for the last 15 years. I have been practicing glassblowing for the last 7 years, advancing my skills in 2013 by participating in classes at the Corning Studio with Davide Salvadore, John Miller, and Janusz Pozniak. I am currently creating and using Murrini for my glass art and experimenting with different sculptural and functional forms in glass.
Life in the 21st century involves regular exposure to controversial cultural, social, and economic issues. Consistently, news media bombards us with imagery of violence and war, perspectives on finances, politics, and religion. We are force fed a multitude of complex interpretations, as the overwhelming truths are cleaverly masked. Disenchanted and misguided, we are left riddle through the facts, questioning our liberty and justice. The work explores complex interpretations about cultural, social and economic issues and strives to highlight what liberty and justice truly means. It unravels ideas of nostalgia while simultaneously surveying the diplomatic fray with a breath of honest sarcasm. 7