User:Monkeyinkfish/Jon Kuhn

Jon Kuhn (b. ) is an American born sculptor and designer whose primary medium is glass. In the early years of his studio career, his work shifted entirely away from blown and fired glass. Soon after, he began working exclusively in cold sculpture, creating sculptures made primarily of glass and stainless steal. Today, Jon Kuhn is recognized globally as one of the premier studio glass artists creating cold glass sculptures.

Childhood
Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1949, to XXX Kuhn, a Professor, and XXX, a designer and artist...

Early Career
Banker...

Study
VCU...

First Exhibition
Corning 1979

Break from Blown & Fired Glass
Move to Winston & new studio... Why?

A Deeper Sort of Inspiration
I Ching... the hidden language of spiritualism...

Ephiphany: Medium as a Symbol
Getting at that hidden information within...

Family
From chaos to order...

A Vision of a Better World
A vision had in Meditation...

Maturity
A pristine and refined structure...

Sculptural Forms
The Gun; the ribbon; the circle

Influences & Process
In terms of industrial art...

Bauhaus
"One of the main objectives of the Bauhaus was to unify art, craft, and technology. The machine was considered a positive element, and therefore industrial and product design were important components." From bauhaus page

The Future
Jon's goals... monuments...