"Bend" by Bozeman glass artist Richard Parrish
Bozeman glass artist Richard Parrish joins photographer Christopher Boyer in a two-person show, through Oct. 24 at Turman Larison Contemporary in Helena. The exhibit, “Aerial Views,” explores their mutual fascination with aerial views of the landscape. The natural environment and the evidence of human impact on that landscape emerge in both artists’ work, creating a compelling synchrony of contour and light.
“As an artist and an architect, I find inspiration in both the human-made environment and in the vast landscape of the American west where I grew up,” writes Parrish. “I am fascinated by the juxtaposition of the constructed and natural environments, which I often explore in my work.”
Parrish is the owner of, and designer for, Fusio Studio, a studio for kiln-formed glass in Bozeman. He earned a master of architecture degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI, and a bachelor of architecture degree from the University of Idaho in Moscow. His work was selected for the Corning Museum of Glass’s New Glass Review 27, and he was awarded the American Craft Council Award of Achievement in 2003.
He teaches classes in kiln-formed glass throughout the United States and internationally.
“I find that it is critical to my existence to make things with my hands, using real materials,” he writes. “I focus on the integration of meaning, design and technique in my glasswork and in the classes that I teach. I am particularly interested in the interaction of light and color in the environment and in my own work.” Learn more about the artist at www.fusiostudio.com.