2010 Finalist
Emma VargaCollaroy, New South Wales, Australia
Under Water #1
Slumped and polished glass bowl, fused and cut glass elements, silicone, water
8 H x 52 W x 52 D cm
Long Reef Aquatic Reserve (Collaroy, NSW) is an extraordinary, beautiful and fragile local natural sanctuary - my favourite spot nearby my studio.
Long Reef is accessible only during low tide; if global warming continues to raise the ocean level,
it will be under water soon and forever...
This is how I can help to save Long Reef: to create a work inspired by Long Reef, to raise awareness while using glass techniques which require less energy:
1. Textured clear glass was slumped into a bowl (short firing) and rim polished
2. Thousands of pre-fused (short firing) miniature glass elements were glued with silicon into the bowl
3. Thick slab of cast clear glass was replaced by water, providing the same reflection of light
4. Excessive amounts of manual work and patience were used
5. The shadow cast through textured glass is an integral part of the composition.
Photographer: Emma Varga
All entries as Finalist
2012 Finalist
2011 Finalist
2011 Finalist
2010 Finalist
2006 Finalist
2005 Finalist
Biography
Emma Varga
Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia
Born
1952 Ada, ,
Education
- 1975, Bachelor of Arts (Glass and Ceramics) with Honours, University of Applied Arts, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2004, My Places of Green, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last Group Exhibition
- 2014, Biodiversity and Human Impact on the Environment, Tansey Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Public/Private Collections
- Contemporary Glass, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Kanazava Contemporary Glass Collection, Design Center Ishikawa, Kanazawa, Ishikava, Japan
- Contemporary Glass, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- National Art Glass Collection, National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
- Kaplan/Ostergaard Glass Collection, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States
- Contemporary Glass, Museum of Applied Art, Belgrade, Serbia
- Glassmuseet Ebeltoft, Ebeltoft, Jutland, Denmark
Awards/Grants
- 2012, New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
- 2012, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2011, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2010, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2009, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2009, Art Alliance of Contemporary Glass Award, 37th International Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
- 2008, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2006, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2006, New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- 2005, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2002, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 1990, Annual Award for Entire Opus, Association of Applied Arts, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Antarctica
