glass

Dominic Burrell

Born in 1972 Dominic studied social science at Otago University then interior design, before graduating in 2003 from Wanganui glass design school.

Artists Statement 

What draws me to design and production of glass forms is the formal qualities in composition. I am drawn to the aesthetic placement of point, line and plane and the use of colour within this.

The ‘Tower’ series of work speaks of pushing conventions of traditional blown glass forms, using opaque colours to add spatial depth. Each segment is hand blown using colour overlays. It is then cut using a diamond wheel, ground down using a flat bed grinder, sandblasted and edged. The completed segments are then fused together forming the finished tower.

Selected Shows

2003 Solo show, Avid gallery, Wellington

2003 Graduate show, Wanganui

2004 2nd place NZ glass conference
Solo Show, Masterworks, Auckland
Norsewear, Art Awards, Hastings
Solo Show, Avid gallery, Wellington

2005 Solo Show, Masterworks, Auckland
Finalist, Norsewear Art Awards, Hastings
Finalist, Ranamok Australian Glass award
Group Show, World Glass conference Adelaide
Solo Show, Avid Gallery, Wellington

2006 Group show, Seattle USA
NZ select for Bombay Saphire Glass Award
Finalist, Norsewear Art Award Hastings
Solo show, Avid gallery, Wellington
Group show, Hong Kong

2007 Group show, Form Gallery, Christchurch
Group Show, Milford Gallery, Dunedin
Group show, Gary Mahan Gallery, Queenstown