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Seekers Glass Gallery presents the work of Barry Entner, whose
massive handblown glass vessels, bowls and sculptural pieces are executed with a
painterly approach to line, form and color.
The artist’s Flora Series sculptures
feature large pieces of colored translucent glass that resemble the leaves of a
Staghorn fern. The pieces are mounted on a sculpted copper base that is attached
to a wall or arranged in a table grouping, to create a visually exciting, unusual work of art.
Entner’s giant Rites of Summer sculpture combines huge
stretched forms of opaque glass in vibrant colors that have been gathered
together and wrapped with wire to form a tripod.
These forms have been described
as resembling whalebones or perhaps fancifully huge pieces of saltwater taffy
tied together in a bundle. Always showstoppers, Entner’s works are
masterpieces requiring tremendous strength and technique.
Entner received his Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology
from Tulane University, where he studied art with glass sculptor Gene Koss.
Entner apprenticed with glass artist David Goldhagen after graduating from
Tulane. The artist has completed graduate studies in glass at the Massachusetts
College of Art and the Penland School of Crafts, NC; where he studied under
renowned glass artist Stephen Dee Edwards. He has worked as an independent glass
artist since 1981, when he established his own studio in rural Massachusetts.
Exhibitions of his work include the International Art
Exposition of Glass, Frankfurt, Germany; and the International Exhibition of
Glass, Kanazawa, Japan. Entner’s work is in numerous public and private
collections, including those of King Hassan II of Morocco and the Hale Koa
Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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