What do a dustpan, heart-shaped car and blue potato have in common? Why, Richard Marquis of course. Internationally known for his charming objects and subversive interpretations, Marquis offers a parade of colorful, mischievous creations in glass at The Bullseye Connection Gallery, August 4 – September 25, 2004.
Portland, OR –The Bullseye Connection Gallery presents Richard Marquis, an exhibition of kilnformed and blown glass on view August 4 -– September 25, 2004.
Marquis’s work has a cheeky tone with a teasing, appealing wit. Tina Oldknow, Curator of Modern Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass and author of the definitive Richard Marquis Objects (Seattle, University of Washington Press, 1997), says “[Marquis’s work is] humorous, but the approach is sophisticated and smart rather than slapstick and stupid. Dick’s work is often about subversion, and it can be particularly charming in its subversiveness. But, sometimes the work is about beauty, such as [his] exquisitely composed and colored collection of murrine eggs in their pristine cups, or it is about pathos, the companion of beauty, which is illustrated by [his] vessel-laden murrine elephant.”
Marquis has a long and well-recognized list of national and international artistic accomplishments. He has been awarded four National Endowment for the Arts Grants (1990, 1981, 1978, 1974). He will be this year’s recipient of the Libensky Award and is the featured artist of the Chateau Ste. Michelle Meritage Series for 2004. Marquis was also the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Glass award from UrbanGlass in New York, NY for 2002.Marquis has had numerous international solo and group exhibitions. His work is included in many public and private collections, including the following:
Australian National Gallery, Canberra, Australia
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY(formerly American Craft Museum)
National Art Museum, Auckland, New Zealand
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
National Glasmuseum, Leerdam, Holland
National Museum of American Art, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
To request additional information, images, or schedule a studio tour or interview with an artist or gallery staff member, please contact Nicole Leaper by phone at 503-227-0222 or by email at nicoleleaper@bullseyeglass.com.
For purchase information please contact Rebecca Rockom by phone at 503-227-0222 or by email at rebeccarockom@bullseyeglass.com.
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