SPARK
HIROMI TAKIZAWA (MFA 2008 AWARDEE)
June 26 - August 23, 2009
Opening reception: Thursday, June 25, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
The Robert Lehman Gallery at UrbanGlass
Artist Statement
I am fascinated by the unexpected outcome when light transmits, reflects, and/or refracts onto glass. Being a foreigner in western culture reinforces my identity, emphasizes where I come from, and raises questions of where I belong.
In Space in Between, (2009), I linked glass lenses with string and suspended it in a space. I used a string as my metaphor to connect my identical twin sister and myself within my imagination. The string refers to the 6867.16 miles between us and across the Pacific Ocean. Each glass lens contains reflections of a neon airplane positioned above the piece. The reflected images appear to float within each lens, and create a path of both directions.
Artist Biography
Hiromi Takizawa was born in Nagano, Japan and completed her MA at California State University, Fullerton. For her, working with glass has provided a material identity for the confluence of Japanese and American cultural traditions.