ARTIST
STATEMENT
Innocence, vulnerability and analysis are recurring themes
in my work. I like to bend reality to incorporate odd
positions, to bend forms to follow my own quirky sensibility.
Many
of my goblets express a childlike delight with simple
things, or novel combinations of forms. Some are funky,
some are elegant They can be considered a "toast"
to various manifestations of Innocence.
Some
of the works carry scars, like an ancient artifact or
a primordial carnivorous plant, full of warts and tentacles.
They imply growth over time or an unspoken history.
Like "old souls," they come into this world
already wounded by exposure.
I
find glass the perfect medium for this kind of work:
its fluidity, malleability and paradoxical nature bring
out the mysterious parts of myself that I seek to explore
and express through art. I enjoy and have pursued lampworking
since 1975 because of its immediacy and practicality.
The beauty, transparency and fragility of glass are
especially well-suited for exploring the themes that
interest me.
ARTIST
BIO
Born
in Dayton, Ohio, in 1959, Bandhu began to teach himself
lamp work technique in 1975, while still in high school.
As an undergraduate at Princeton, he received informal
training from the University's glassblower before completing
his apprenticeship under American and European masters
at Urban Glass, the Pilchuck Glass School and the Penrand
School of Crafts. He regularly teaches workshops at
craft schools and private studios around the United
States.
