Marlene Rose Habatat Galleries 2013

marlene rose through ancient eyes

through ancient eyes

marlene rose

tt hh rr oo uu gg hh aa nn cc ii ee nn tt ee yy ee ss I look to my real and imaginary forebears for my root-inspirations.

Much of my work refers to a distant system of symbols that derive their power and strength from the common core we share with our ancestors. I feel myself riding this ancient energy, and in the glass I reach out through time, linking the shards of what I have seen, and these part-remembered memories of the past. These glimpses become my visions, and they are frozen forever in the icy-hot stillness of the glass.

They bridge, for me, the gap between the Primitive and the Abstract.

My method of casting the glass aligns perfectly with the imagery I see. The rawness and the immediacy of working the sand; the thrill and danger of pouring this magical lava, thousands of degrees hot; and the patient gestation of the piece in the annealing oven all inform the final finished creation.

With light and a seemingly solid piece of stone comes to fire-burst with color and life. Ever-changing sunlight, or carefully place manmade light gives the gift of life to the glass. When the sculpture comes alive, my work is done.

Now it is the turn of the viewer’s gaze, and all it takes is their recognition of its inner life to complete the work.

The glass truly comes alive.

Marlene Rose

Triangles, 2013 19 x 17 x 9” Cast glass

Color Progression, 2013 30 x 12 x 3�

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New Autumn Stripes, 2013 27 x 14 x 9�

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Sunshine Buddha I, 2010 26 x 22 x 9�

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Lime-Green Buddha Fan, 2013 79 x 25 x 13�

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Lime Green Eternity Relic, 2013 24 x 18 x 6�

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Red Momento, 2013 99 x 27 x 23�

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Red/Purple Flower Lotus, 2010 30 x 20 x 11�

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Water Temple Buddha, 2013 17 x 11 x 7�

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Compass Rose, 2011 20 x 18 x 7�

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Merlot Bell, 2013 31 x 12 x 8�

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White Parasol Buddha, 2013 39 x 17 x 10�

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On cover Violet Honeycomb Quill Mask, 2009 34 x 12 x 9�

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