Artist
Alexis Silk
Born
Seattle, Washington (USA), 1983
In Murano
Since 2012
Technique
Free-hand sculpted blown glass, cast iron and steel
Alexis Silk is breaking exciting ground with dramatic new works in blown glass and metal, both timeless and thought-provoking, born from her fascination with the human figure.
«Her glass figures are sculpted entirely free-hand, without the use of moulds, while the glass is hot.»
Born in Seattle in 1983, she has worked full time as an artist since 2006 and in Murano since 2012. She studied with masters such as Pino Signoretto, Martin Janecky, Richard Royal and Cristiano Toso. Her work is in museums, galleries and collections across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Some of her largest figures are life-size torsos hanging in six-foot-high steel frames. The blown glass bodies weigh up to 70 pounds and need a team of seven assistants while she sculpts them.
The human figure is for her a window onto our humanity. Alexis captures it by juxtaposing the fluidity and translucence of glass with the rigidity of cast iron and steel.
