Artist of the Month
June 2021
Jeffrey Sarmiento
Jeffrey Sarmiento was recently appointed senior lecturer at Australian National University's School of Art & Design. Previously, he served as Reader in Glass at the University of Sunderland (UK), where he was awarded a PhD in 2011. Educated at the Rhode Island School of Design, he has worked internationally as a Fulbright Fellow in Denmark, a visiting artist at UrbanGlass, and an instructor at Pilchuck Glass School. Jeffrey is represented by Bullseye Projects, Portland, Oregon.
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Liverpool Map, 2010; by Jeffrey Sarmiento and Inge Panneels; permanent installation at the Museum of Liverpool, England; glass. Photo: Simon Bruntnell
Liverpool Map, 2010 (detail); by Jeffrey Sarmiento and Inge Panneels; permanent installation at the Museum of Liverpool, England; glass.
Tower Block I, 2008; 9.875 x 34.5 x 1.25 inches installed; waterjet cut, enameled, and fused glass
Tower Block I, 2008 (detail); 9.875 x 34.5 x 1.25 inches installed; waterjet cut, enameled, and fused glass
Sketchbook 2, 2005; 6.25 x 6.5 x 2.5 inches; cast and enameled glass
Encyclopaedia (Swim), 2018; 82 x 12 x 22 cm; screenprinted and fused glass; Encyclopaedia is an ongoing body of work exploring repositories of knowledge and experience.
Encyclopaedia, 2018; 21 x 15 x 7.5 cm each; screenprinted and fused glass
Encyclopaedia Form 1, 2019; 35 x 20 x 20 cm; screenprinted and cast glass; based on a 3D scan of the artist’s head, screenprinted images are layered and fused into a mould in which imagery shifts and warps in the melting process
Occupation, 2008; 21.25 x 42.5 x 1.875 inches; fused and waterjet cut glass
Occupation, 2008 (detail); 21.25 x 42.5 x 1.875 inches; fused and waterjet cut glass
Unclassified Volume (Periphery), 2010; 8 x 5.875 x 1.875 inches; enameled and fused glass
Centre, 2019; 200 x 80 x 5 cm; waterjet cut mirror on wood; commissioned for an exhibition at National Glass Centre
Slither, 2013 Screenprinted, cut and fused glass 130 x 89 x 1 cm photo David Williams Inspired by lenticular imagery, the grossly enlarged image of a common garden snake appears and disappears as the viewer approaches the work, allowing it to ‘slither’ along the wall
Rope Factory, 2013; 2000 x 122 x 45 cm; screenprinted and fabricated glass, handmade Norwegian rope, wood, aluminum; inspired by the remains of maritime industry in Norway, the sculpture is an absurdly long model of a piece of archaic architecture
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