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Ji Huang
Ji Huang
Show RCA work
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Turquise Xi Pi Glass Jar, 2018
Glass
16cm x 16cm x 23cm -
Red Xi Pi Glass Jar, 2019
Glass
19CM X 19CM X 24CM -
Midnight Blue Xi Pi Glass Jar, 2018
Glass
14cm x 14cm x 16cm -
Green Xi Pi Glass Jar, 2018
Glass
14cm x 14cm x 16cm -
Scholar stone red bowl, 2017
glass, SLA 3D-Print, lacquer
28cm x 28cm x 14cm | Photographer: Hao Ma -
Cast Bong, 2018
Crystal Glass
10cm x 15cm x 15cm -
Glass Hat, 2018
Glass -
Destruction of a mold, 2017
Plaster -
Crystal Tumbler, 2018
Crystal Glass
8cm x 8xm x 9cm -
Belong, 2018
40cm x 25cm x 23cm -
Black Xi Pi Glass Jar, 2019
Glass
18cm x 18cm x 18cm -
Formare Bolle Arch, kyoko Hirako, Leah Kudel, Alexandra Chambers, Ji Huang, Thomas Pearson, Lynn Read 2019
Steel, Glass, Mirror
101cm x 201cm x 282cm
Major project:
Xi Pi Glass
Info
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School
School of Arts & Humanities
Programme
MA Ceramics & Glass
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Contact
- +44 (0)7986956928
- [email protected]
- https://www.instagram.com/jihuangglass/?hl=en
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Glass is my chosen material. I am fascinated and inspired by both the long history of glass making, and the daily experience of working with glass. I am determined to not only master techniques, but also to invent something new, incorporating influences from my own culture.
I am intrigued by a style of lacquer decoration called 'Xi Pi'. Fascinated by the idea of generations of craftspeople accumulating technical knowhow, and experience in different materials, my current work focusses on developing a glass making process inspired by Xi Pi lacquer; to achieve a unique surface quality in glass.
The glass making process I developed is extremely labour intensive. I create each original form from wax, and texture it by hand. Using the lost wax process, I make a refractory mould. A prepared layered colour cup is blown into the pre-heated mould by an experienced glassblower. After a 48-hour cooling cycle, I remove the glass from the mould and finish the form, using cold working processes. Each object takes a minimum of two weeks to complete.
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Previous degrees
- BA Interdisciplinary Visual Art, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2017
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Experiences
- Teaching assistant, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2017; Art handler, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA, 2017; Gallery assistance, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, USA, 2017; Digital fabrication technician, Pilchuck Glass School, Pilchuck, USA, 2017; Mentor, CoMotion MakerSpace, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2017; Designer, Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury, UK, 2018; Designer, Cumbria Crystal, Cumbria, 2018; Teaching assistant, Pilchuck Glass School, Pilchuck, USA, 2018; Artist in resident, Pilchuck Murano Residency, Venice, 2019; Artist in resident, Harbourfront Centre for Craft and Design, Toronto, Canada, 2019–2020
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Exhibitions
- Senses, CMA Gallery, Seattle, USA, 2015; PIichuck Annual Gala, Seattle, 2016; University of Washington Glass Chihuly Celebration, CMA Gallery, Seattle, 2016; Utopia Neighborhood Club Show, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, 2017; SOCIAL COOK, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, 2017; 3D4M Juried Show, CMA Gallery, Seattle, 2017; Strange Coupling Auction, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, 2017; University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium, Odegaard Library, Seattle, 2017; Interdisciplinary Visual Art Graduation Juried Show, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, 2017; Strange Coupling, Good Arts Gallery, Seattle, 2017; GAS Exhibition, Glass Wheel Studio, Norfolk, USA, 2017; The Ornament, London, 2019; Inspire, London Glass Blowing, London, 2019; Venice Glass Week, Museo Del Vetro, Venice, 2019; Art Fair in Hotel, The Peninsula Beijing, 2019; Grassimesse, Leipzig, Germany, 2019; British Glass Biennale, Stourbridge, UK, 2019
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Awards
- Corning Incorporated Award Nominee, Corning inc, Corning, USA, 2016; Strange Coupling, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2017; Award design, Anne Focke Arts Leadership Award, Seattle, USA, 2017; Member Juried Show Award, Glass Art Society, Norfolk, USA, 2017; Pilchuck Murano Scholarship Residency, Venice, 2019; Harbourfront Centre Residency Scholarship, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada, 2019
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Sponsors
- Lagunab
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Collaborators
- AutonomaFactory