John White – Onwards and Upwards

Past Exhibition 2-26 Aug 2017

Sabbia Gallery is pleased to present this long awaited exhibition by the 2015 recipient of the Ausglass Sabbia Gallery Exhibition Award, innovative Australian artist John White.

John has been a practicing craftsperson since undertaking an apprenticeship in furniture making in the early 1980’s.  He achieved a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, majoring in glass, in 2013 at the Australian National University. John currently has a studio practice based at Canberra Glassworks.

John has received high recognition and acclaim for his artwork, exhibiting his first solo exhibition at the Toyama Museum of Glass, Japan 2016. His work is held in the National Art Glass collection, and he has successfully exhibited around Australia.

In this new series of works John White investigates the sculptural and architectural splendour of construction techniques that are visually obscured or hidden between our mundane walls. The complexities and repetition of patterning draw the viewer’s attention to the marvels of structural entities with a simplistic purpose.

Artworks

Excelsior I - forever upwards, 2017

Excelsior I - forever upwards, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood
H 50 x W 11 x D 9cm

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SOLD - Excelsior II - forever upwards, 2017

SOLD - Excelsior II - forever upwards, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood
H 50 x W 10.5 x D 9cm

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Magni aedificii - great building, 2017

Magni aedificii - great building, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood - floor installation
H 201 x W 16 x D 34cm

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SOLD - Firmitas orbis - stability of the world, 2017

SOLD - Firmitas orbis - stability of the world, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood - floor installation
H 202 x W 17 x D 34cm

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SOLD - Magna fundamentus - a strong foundation, 2017

SOLD - Magna fundamentus - a strong foundation, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood - floor installation
H 198 x W 17 x D 34cm

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Tempus punctorum I - points in time, 2017

Tempus punctorum I - points in time, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood
H 50 x W 12 x D 9cm

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Tempus punctorum II - points in time, 2017

Tempus punctorum II - points in time, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood
H 50 x W 12 x D 9cm

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Adamantem firmitas I - steel is strong enough, 2017

Adamantem firmitas I - steel is strong enough, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood
H 48 x W 11.5 x D 9cm

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Adamantem firmitas III - steel is strong enough, 2017

Adamantem firmitas III - steel is strong enough, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood
H 50.5 x W 11.5 x D 9cm

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Adamantem firmitas II - steel is strong enough, 2017

Adamantem firmitas II - steel is strong enough, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood
H 44.5 x W 11.5 x D 9cm

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Sagitta grandis - great arrow, 2017

Sagitta grandis - great arrow, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood
H 47.5 x W 11.5 x D 9cm

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Orbis impensis - the high shield, 2017

Orbis impensis - the high shield, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood
H 49 x W 11.5 x D 9cm

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Tentorium fenestram - hanging window, 2017

Tentorium fenestram - hanging window, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood - wall installation
H 220 x W 47 x D 40cm

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SOLD - Tentorium trabem - hanging beam, 2017

SOLD - Tentorium trabem - hanging beam, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood - wall installation
H 220 x W 46 x D 40cm

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Tentorium adamas - hanging diamond, 2017

Tentorium adamas - hanging diamond, 2017

kiln formed & cold worked murrine glass with wood - wall installation
H 220 x W 15 x D 40cm

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