Claes Uvesten
www.claesuvesten.com
+46 739 44 32 18
Sandcast glass
Central to my work is humanity, and most notably, the human head, the center of thought, reason, and creativity.
I use glass, as opposed to other materials, such as clay, because glass has a unique property which makes it conducive to my exploration of consciousness and the human psyche. This property is transparency. Transparency allows for levels of meaning to be conveyed beyond the surface, suggested by color and forms placed within form. Each head has its complexities, its unique moods that shift according to one's perspective when viewing the figure, just as our own moods change depending on how we perceive other people in our lives. The transparency of the glass is uniquely able to convey both the internal and external aspect of each body.
Technically my work is based on traditional sculpture techniques.
Born 1964 Lidköping, Sweden
Education
- 2000 Pilchuck School of Glass, Seattle, WA, USA
- 1992-94 Orrefors School of Glass, Orrefors, Sweden
- 1985 Nyckleviken ArtSchool, Stockholm, Sweden
Solo Exhibitions
- 2008 Sentient, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA
- 2007 New Visions, Volvo Showroom, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2007 The Glassery, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2006 Split Vision, Knutsson Art Shop, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2005 Tibro Art Society, Tibro, Sweden
- 2004 Trust and Insight, Knutssons Art Gallery, Vänersborg,Sweden
- 2003 Lidköping Art Gallery, Lidköping, Sweden
- 2003 Unikt Glas, Göteborg, Sweden
- 2003 Nordiska Kristall Magasinet, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2002 Queretaro Art Museum, Queretaro, Mexico
- 2002 Mariestad Art Society, Mariested, Sweden
- 2001 Novel Studio Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2001 Falköpings Art Society, Falköping, Sweden
- 2000 Forsbergs Galleries, Tidaholm, Sweden
- 2000 Tranås Art Society, Tranås, Sweden
- 1999 Knutssons Art Gallery, Vänersborg, Sweden
- 1999 Saltarvet Gallery, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
- 1998 Varberg Konsthall (Art Space), Varberg, Sweden
- 1998 Lidköping Konsthall (Art Space), Lidköping, Sweden
- 1998 Tibro Art Society, Tibro, Sweden
- 1997+96 Knutssons Art Gallery, Vänersborg, Sweden
- 1997+96 Nordiska Kristall Magasinet, Stockholm, Sweden
Group exhibitions
- 2008 Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass, Märsta, Sweden
- 2008 Collect Art Fair, London,U.K.
- 2008 Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2007 Vänersborg Konsthall (Art Space), Vänersborg, SWEDEN
- 2006 NKM, Stockholm, Sweden, together with Ana Thiel
- 2003 Lödöse Museum, Lödöse, Sweden
- 2003 StudioGlass Exhibition. Vadstena Castle, Sweden
- 2001 Museo Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2000-03 Glass without Boundaries. A show in six different Nordic countries with selected artists from these countries.
- 2000+01 Brandts Contemporary Glass, Torshälla, Sweden
- 1996 Stockholm Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
Professional experience
- 2004-08 Designer, Reimyre Glass Factory, Reimyre, Sweden
- 2005 Professor in Glass Design, Museo de Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico
- 2002 Lectures about Swedish design at Museo Franz Mayer and various universities in Mexico City
Grants
- 2007 International Exchange Grant, IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden IASPIS 2000
- 1996 Konsthantverkets Vänner (Friends of Craft Association) Stockholm, Sweden
- 1997 Lööf's Memorial Foundation
Collections
- The Swedish National Museum , Stockholm, Sweden
- Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Various Art Councils all over Sweden
