BACKGROUND
William Greenwood, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire 1965, studied
Bachelor of Arts 3D Design (Ceramics & Glass) at Buckinghamshire
College (now called Chilterns University) and graduated in 1988. Whilst
a ceramics student he discovered a fascination for casting glass and
switched his specialism to kiln-worked glass.
Since
the 1980s, William has been experimenting with slumping and static casting
techniques. He models his ideas in clay and makes negative plaster/quartz
moulds. The main focus of the work is to create forms which trap personal
thoughts and moods in glass. Wiliam explains:
"Rather
than adopting a researched theme or casting forms directly from found
objects, I prefer to use my own workings of geometric shape to convey
mood and state of mind. The experimental casting work is all about finding
form from fleeting thought and forcing the glass to make it permanent."
EXHIBITIONS
2004 - Glass & Painting,
GGAG, Darmstadt, Germany
2004 - Black Glass, GGAG Darmstadt, Germany
2005 - Shapes in Blue, GGAG Darmstadt, Germany
2005 - Winterausstellung, Galerie Gartenhaus, Babenhausen, Germany
2006 - Sommerausstellung, Galerie Gartenhaus, Babenhausen, Germany
2006 - Glas in Historisch Licht, Horn, Netherlands
2006 - Gemälde & Skupturen, Altstadthalle, Zug, Switzerland
2006 - Glas-Keramiek Studio Wijnand, Lonneker, Netherlands
2006 - Glass Art in Green, Glasrijk, Tubbergen, Netherlands
2006 – First Glass Galerie, München, Germany
2007 – Galerie Marie-Christin Marschalek, Wien, Austria
2007 - Glasrijk, Tubbergen, Netherlands
2007 – Group Glas, Zwingenberg Germany
2007 – First Glass Galerie, München, Germany
2007 – Glas Art Galerie, Innsbruck, Austria
2008– First Glass Galerie, München, Germany
2008– Glas Art Galerie, Innsbruck, Austria
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