The renowned glass and mixed media artists, Jamex and Einar de la Torre just finished a week long workshop in Oaxaca at the Xa-Quixe glass art studio. Students came from all over Mexico, the USA, and even as far away as Italy. The brothers stopped by Gorilla Glass headquarters to do a demo on the torch on Saturday.
I have known the De la Torre brothers since the late nineties, when I got to watch them work at the Pilchuck Glass School above Seattle. Their style is loose, the aesthetic is over the top kitsch, and there is always a humorous element to their work. They explore their Latino identity in much of their work, and are heavily influenced by consumer culture and globalization. I remember seeing an installation they did at Urban Glass in Brooklyn, which consisted of a wall of massive glass vaginas decorated with fake fur and other niceties. On approaching the wall, you realize the vaginas are in fact windows or “portals” looking into a hidden shrine illuminated on the other side.
Ah, the gift of life!
I have known the De la Torre brothers since the late nineties, when I got to watch them work at the Pilchuck Glass School above Seattle. Their style is loose, the aesthetic is over the top kitsch, and there is always a humorous element to their work. They explore their Latino identity in much of their work, and are heavily influenced by consumer culture and globalization. I remember seeing an installation they did at Urban Glass in Brooklyn, which consisted of a wall of massive glass vaginas decorated with fake fur and other niceties. On approaching the wall, you realize the vaginas are in fact windows or “portals” looking into a hidden shrine illuminated on the other side.
Ah, the gift of life!
www.delatorrebros.com
www.xaquixe.com
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