'Meisenthal Series #8', France, 1992-93, mould-blown glass, cut,
sandblasted and acid polished, 30.5 x 43.2 cm. Collection of Richard
and Louise Abrahams, USA
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'Kentuky Series #18', USA, 2000-01, mould-blown glass, cut,
sandblasted and acid polished, 35.5 x 47 x 48 cm.
Collection of Mr and Mrs Robert Saltzman, USA
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MARVIN LIPOFSKY
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Californian artist Marvin Lipofsky has achieved international
stature in the studio glass movement as an artist, a pioneering
educator and a global ambassador. Profile by Dan Klein.
Photography by M. Lee Fatherree.
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'I'M tired of hearing all the bullshit that people write about glass in magazine articles,' proclaimed Marvin Lipofsky more than two decades ago.
The above quote, like the other references in this article, is taken from an interview between Marvin Lipofsky and Robert Kehlmann published in the 1983-84 Glass Art Society Journal. It's typical of Lipofsky's frank and direct approach to life in general and glass in particular. He does not mince his words and can, on occasions, be sharp, but his heart is in the right place. From the moment he discovered that it was his chosen means of
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expression, glass has been his whole life. His commitment to developing glass as a valid art form has been unswerving and complete. For more than 40 years he has confronted the challenge of being an artist in glass with energy, enthusiasm, imagination and a personal approach that has left an indelible mark.
'I think the strength of the glass movement is that people labelled it a "Glass Movement".' When Lipofsky enrolled at the University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana, Illinois in 1957, majoring in industrial design, with additional courses in sculpture and
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'Australian Landscape #3', 2004, blown at Denizen Glass Studio, North Manly, NSW, during the 'Somethin Different Creative Laboratory'. With the assistance of Tom Rowney, Alex Chambers, Andrew Lawry, Paul Clemins, 30.5 x 48 x 37 cm.
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