2008 Winner
2008 Finalist
Matthew RyanQueanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
A Net for Light #1
Cast, hot formed and cold worked furnace glass
46 H x 23 W x 8 D cm
My new work explores depth perception and light manipulation. By capturing the natural flow of the molten material, I am able to exploit the veiling of colour to give inward distance.
Polished surfaces reveal the optical properties of the material, allowing an internal reflection and the transmission of light.
Photographer: Jason McCarthey
All entries as Finalist
2006 Finalist
Biography
Matthew Ryan
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Born
23/1/1974 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education
- 2003, Journeymanship (Glassblowing), Bath Aqua Glass, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
- 1994, Trade Certificate (Flat Glass and Glazing), TAFE NSW, South Western Sydney Institute, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Last Solo Exhibition
Last Group Exhibition
Public/Private Collections
- Winners Collection, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- ANZ Bank Collection, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Various Private Collections
Awards/Grants
- 2008, Recipient, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2008, Skills and Development Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
- 2007, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
- 2006, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
