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Dan Bowran

MA work

  • The lines of progress

    The lines of progress
    Glass

    The lines of progress
    Glass

  • There's no other way

    There's no other way
    Glass

    There's no other way
    Glass

  • i stand corrected

    i stand corrected
    Glass

    i stand corrected
    Glass

  • We could be one

    We could be one
    Glass

    We could be one
    Glass

  • There's nothing between us

    There's nothing between us
    Glass

    There's nothing between us
    Glass

  • the morning will come when your composure returns

    the morning will come when your composure returns
    Glass

    the morning will come when your composure returns
    Glass

  • i know where the summer goes

    i know where the summer goes
    Glass

    i know where the summer goes
    Glass

  • two weeks time from now - ROSL display

    two weeks time from now - ROSL display
    Glass

    two weeks time from now - ROSL display
    Glass

  • you liberated the one i never rated

    you liberated the one i never rated
    Glass

    you liberated the one i never rated
    Glass

  • almost always there

    almost always there
    Glass

    almost always there
    Glass

  • almost always there - detail

    almost always there - detail
    Glass

    almost always there - detail
    Glass

  • group shot

    group shot
    Glass

    group shot
    Glass

  • ROSL Trophy

    ROSL Trophy
    Glass

    ROSL Trophy
    Glass

  • inbetweeners

    inbetweeners
    Glass

    inbetweeners
    Glass

  • There's no other way

    There's no other way
    Glass

    There's no other way
    Glass

The ones we looking straight through: an alternative history of glass

This series of sculptures are created using a unique glassmaking process I developed during my time at the Royal College of Art.  It draws upon the re-workable properties of glass, and questions the traditional trajectory and purpose of the workshops involved in glassmaking.

The re-workable qualities of glass allow it to circulate repeatedly through the workshops, on a path of perpetual refinement.   This progressive process has been designed to be adaptable and suit any studio.  I’m excited about the future and the potential it has to expand and incorporate new techniques and materials such as ceramic, wood and metal.

Programme
Ceramics & Glass

Info

  • Dan Bowran

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Humanities

    Programme

    MA Ceramics & Glass, 2014

    Specialism

    Glass

  • As an artist and audiovisual engineer, I have been working with sound and light as my materials of choice for many years.  It’s interesting how we conceptualise this ephemeral matter and create structures to work with them.  Our understanding is altered as we move from analogue to digital, from black and white to colour.  I have taken this methodology and adapted it to the physicality of glass.

    The studio defines the boundaries, determining the possibilities and providing the structure to explore the innate properties glass.  In the same way as I would record a song for a band, it is a collaboration where I establish the dialogue and orchestrate the conditions for the glass to express itself.  This is illustrated by the fluid inner forms which inhabit thick, rigid outer shells – allowing the glass to become a mould for itself.

  • Degrees

  • BA (Hons) Glass, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2011; Diploma Audio Engineering, AVC, 1998; Diploma Live Sound & Stage Lighting, AVC, 1997; BA Philosophy and Cinema Studies, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 1993

  • Experience

  • Sound engineer and audiovisual technician, Freelance and corporation employed, London and Melbourne, 1995–present

  • Exhibitions

  • CAL, RCA, London, 2014; Work-in-progress Show, RCA, London, 2014; Anima, The Asylum, London, 2013; Unknowns with Richard Slee, Northlands, Scotland, 2013; CAL, RCA, London, 2013; Work-in-progress Show, RCA, London, 2013; Exploration 12, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne, 2012; National Student Art Glass Prize, National Art Glass Gallery, Sydney, 2012; Media Specific, Monash University, Melbourne, 2011; Fresh, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, 2011; Graduation Exhibition, Monash University, Melbourne, 2011; Momentum, Kirra Gall, Melbourne, 2011; Graduation Exhibition, Monash University, Melbourne, 2010; Tyro, Glass Plus Gallery, Melbourne, 2010; Between Bodies, Italy, 2010

  • Awards

  • Trophy, Royal Overseas League, London, 2014; Scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass, New York State, 2014; Bursary, West Dean College, UK, 2014; Grant, Northlands Creative Glass, Scotland, 2013; Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, 2012; Fresh, State Selection, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, 2011; National Student Art Glass Prize, Sydney, 2011; D.W. Rogers Award, Monash University, Melbourne, 2010; Letter of Commendation, Faculty of Art & Design Board of Examiners, Monash University, Melbourne, 2010; Yarra Art Award, Australian Fine Arts and Decorative Society, Melbourne, 2010; Kirra Gallery Award, Melbourne, 2010; Axcess Glass Award, Melbourne, 2010; Study Abroad Grant, Monash University, Melbourne, 2009; Blackwood Crystal Glass Prize, Melbourne, 2008

  • Publications

  • Feature article, Cornermag, Issue 3, 2014; National Student Art Glass Prize Catalogue, 2012; Australian Art Collector. April–June, 2012, p.30 ; Media Specific, Catalogue, Monash University, Melbourne, 2011; Graduation Exhibition Catalogue, Monash University, Melbourne, 2011; Graduation Exhibition Catalogue, Monash University, Melbourne, 2010

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