MARNI
ART OF GLASS
FACES
About My Faces...
The soul is like glass: Beautiful. Fragile. Oftentimes broken. Always unique. In this series I strive to capture the soul of my subjects. A unique identifier across many of my faces is the obscuring of an eye which drives the viewers focus deep into the soul of my subject though a single portal.
My vision comes to life as I jigsaw a large piece of Plexiglas, breaking off pieces as I go. Using a propane torch I temper the edges and, when desired, use the heat of the torch to bend the glass into dramatic, irregular forms. Once the glass preparation is complete I paint from the back of the glass using acrylics. I also apply other media, such as papers and cloth, as I go. The finishing touch is the exquisite jewels I apply to the front of the glass. A thick mounting frame strategically adhered behind the glass dramatically offsets the image from the wall behind it. The end result is a beautiful and broken existential painting depicting the human condition through the soul of my subject.