Ed Carpenter (artist)
 |
Ed Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Los Angeles |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rhode Island School of Design University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Glass art |
Ed Carpenter (born 1946) is an artist specializing in large-scale public sculptures made of glass. His work can be found in conference centers, libraries, and airports.
Early life and education
[edit]Carpenter studied architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he studied with Dale Chihuly.[1] He attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1968-1971.[2]
Glass technique
[edit]Carpenter specializes in large-scale installations in glass. He is known for his technical innovation using cold-bent tempered glass, encapsulated glass elements, and programmed lighting elements. His work is often described as "architectural".[3]
Works
[edit]While working with Dale Chihuly they created lead glass doors that are in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass and the Toledo Museum of Art.[1]
In 2019 he installed the first phase of a dichroic glass sculpture in the Portland Public Library, called "Mollie's Garden". The piece honored his mother, a library volunteer named Mollie Starbuck, who died in her 80's.[4] His work "Aloft" is a 360 foot glass sculpture in the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport lobby and was featured as an event by the Wichita Art Museum on November 18, 2021.[5]
He created a lobby sculpture for the Meydenbauer Convention Center in Bellevue, Washington; a large (17 meters x 18 meters x 6.5 meters) work for the Morgan Library at Colorado State University (commissioned by the Colorado Council on the Arts); and glass windows for the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana.[6]
Other works include the Flying Bridge between buildings at Central Washington University, an installation at the Hokkaido Sports Center, and a large sphere for the atrium of Carlson school. He also created an outdoor sculpture for the Broadway pumphouse.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Carpenter lives and has his studio in Portland, Oregon.[3]
Writings
[edit]- Carpenter, Ed (2000). Ed Carpenter: Breath of Light. Milano: L'arca. ISBN 9788878380851.
References
[edit]- ^ a b CHAMBERS, K. S. (1994). "The new wave in glass". World & I. 9 (5): 102.
- ^ RADULSKI, J. P. (2004). "Artist Ed Carpenter manipulates daylight and electric light to spark his site-specific architectural works". Architectural Record. 192 (5): 198–202.
- ^ a b "Conference featured speaker: Ed Carpenter". Stained Glass: Quarterly of the Stained Glass Association of America. 96 (2): 132–135. 2001.
- ^ Swindler, Samantha (2 September 2014). "Portland artist Ed Carpenter has worked 16 years on a memorial to his mother at Forest Grove's library". The Oregonian Live. The Oregonian. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Murdock Mixology: Ed Carpenter". The Murdock Society. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Knapp, Stephen (1998). The Art of Glass: Integrating Architecture and Glass. Gloucester, Mass: Rockport Publishers. pp. 35–38. ISBN 9781564963437.
- ^ Roots, Garrison (2002). Designing the World's Best Public Art. Mulgrave: Images Publishing Group.