2011 Winner
2011 Finalist
Masahiro AsakaCurtin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Surge 12
Cast and cold worked glass
32 H x 35 W x 50 D cm
Heat transforms the state of glass from solid to liquid. The mass of the glass inside the mould collapses under gravity and density increases as melting continues. My process allows the object to inherit both the beauty of the material as well as my desire to control it.
Photographer: Rob Little
All entries as Finalist
2011 Finalist
Biography
Masahiro Asaka
Curtin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Born
03/10/1979 Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Education
- 2008, Master of Arts (Visual Arts), School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- 2005, Post Graduate Diploma of Art (Visual Arts), School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2012, Transition – A Captured Moment, Canberra Glassworks, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Last Group Exhibition
- 2012, Asaka, Corr, Douglas, Loughlin, Lesley Kehoe Galleries, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Public/Private Collections
- Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States
- State Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- National Art Glass Collection, National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
- Hamilton Art Gallery, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
- Winners Collection, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Awards/Grants
- 2012, New Work Grant (Mid-Career), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
- 2011, Recipient, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
