SIMON WARANCH
Glass
The possibilities that can emerge from the weight of hot glass at the end of a blowpipe and the promise of transforming molten material into shimmering, solid vessels are the elements that lure Simon Waranch into the studio every day. Introduced to glassblowing while on a class trip to Murano at the age of 15, Waranch found his life calling while still a student at the prestigious Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas. It provided him a new autonomy for creating. He has spent the intervening years studying this centuries old craft. Waranch takes every opportunity he can to travel to learn from leading glass artists. A distinct privilege was working with Canadian glass master, Laura Donefer. In addition to an apprenticeship with Carlyn Ray in Dallas, Waranch has also studied under Joe Cariati in Los Angeles, William Gudenrath in Corning, New York, Davide Fuin in Murano and Dante Marioni in Seattle.
Simon Waranch was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He is currently a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, where he earned the Walter B Ford Scholarship of Excellence. In addition to group exhibitions across the United States and in Venice, Waranch’s work has been featured in one-person exhibitions at the National Center for Jewish Art in Dallas, The Longview Museum of Fine Arts in Longview, Texas and The Sherwin Miller Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His work is part of the permanent collections at the Longview Museum and the Imagine Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Craighead Green Gallery in Dallas and Sandra Ainsley Gallery in Toronto represent his work, which is being acquired by public and private collections throughout the United States.
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Duomo 4, 2021, glass, 6.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 in.
Duomo 5, 2021, glass, 7 x 5.5 x 5.5 in.
Reticello Murinne Sphere, 2021, glass, 9 x 9.5 x 9 in.
Duomo 16, 2021, glass, 16 x 6 x 6 in.
Mirrored Duomo’s, 2021, blown and mirrored glass, 22.5 x 10 x 7 in.
Simon Towers, 2021, cast glass and stainless steel, tallest is 74 in.
Duomo, 2021, blown and engraved glass.
Duomo 3, 2021, glass, 9 x 5.5 x 5.5 in.
Duomo 6, 2021, glass, 8.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 in.
Blanket Cylinder, 2021, glass, 21 x 6 x 6 in.
Blanket Cylinder 6, 2021, glass, 14 x 5 x 5 in.
New Pattern Grouping, 2021, glass, 25 x 9 x 6 in.
New Pattern, 2021, glass, 20 x 12 x 12 in.
SIMON WARANCH
Through glassmaking, my work explores patterns that originate from varying sources from unconscious doodling to historical glass design. My practice is deeply committed to the glass process, and through glass blowing I playfully reimagine, collage and layer traditional glass techniques and expressionistic graphics. In each object I seek new moments of excitement by innovating techniques and translating patterns to form.