Expressions in Glass - Jill Casty Art
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Expressions in Glass
The Colors of Joy - The Art of Jill Casty
As befits these times that we live and work in, the art of Jill Casty is innovative, “cutting edge”, even provocative
in its own way. But unlike so much contemporary art, it is an art of flowing rhythms and form, bright, glowing
color—an exuberant art, full of grace and joy.
In surprising, unique ways, she combines the glass images created by fusion—dramatic, lyrical, elegant, with
an evocative transparency—with the crisp, precise edges and surfaces—solid, self-contained—of varied
patterns and types of metal, and now Carrara marble. It is a “painterly” use of glass, the works like dramatic
paintings in shapes and space.
Color, as transformed in glass, is her guiding force and passion, Henri Matisse her guiding spirit. Inspired by
his quest to see “…how to make my colors sing.” For everyone knows, he wrote, that “Good color sings. It is
melodious, aroma-like, never over-baked…, can inspire ideas of joy, of riches, of glory and love.”
Her colors, layered and textured, full of light and energy, capture this spirit, They are rich, serene or bold,
vivacious. They shift and change their tones, impressions, subtleties as they interact with the play of changing
light. Reflecting light, changing light on its passage through the glass.
She enthusiastically follows the banner of the artistic credo of Pierre August Renoir about the place of, indeed
the need for beauty in the world: “To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty,
yes pretty! There are many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.”
As always, she believes, Renoir was right. Modern world or not, people still need to feel good, find peace and
pleasure. In this world of chaos, discord, dislocation, there is a deep and residing need for an art of beauty,
that finds a harmony within the chaos, that can refresh, energize. An art that can be a light, bright and
affirming, of the spirit of life. Bring a moment of grace, beyond all that assaults our spirit.
Jill explains her artistic journey: “I want to explore an art that is a festival and celebration. I want it particularly
to be a celebration of the possibilities of the harmony that can be maintained in our continuing connection,
threatened as it is, to the natural world.
“I want to explore the forms, the tones, the structures that represent our inter-relationship with the world
of nature. My sculptures are impressions in abstracted form of the essences of the beauty of nature, its
wonders; or expressions of my emotional responses to moments shared with the natural world.
Whether public or personal, grand or intimate, the form of her work constructs emotional and lyrical
constellations of contrasts and surprises, counterpoints and, ultimately, affirming balances and harmonies.
There are sculptural echoes here of the dramatic flow and sweep, the tensions of abstract expressionism; of
the more tranquil rhythms, sharp and clean lines of contemporary geometric abstraction, as in the mobiles
of Alexander Calder; of the abstracted essences of nature and its wonders, as in the paintings of Georgia
O’Keefe. Yet, ultimately, in all their variations, in her works the lights and delights of color and form are
ultimately vibrant forms of joy.
Lisa Crawford Watson
I Colori di Gioia - L’Arte di Jill Casty
Jill Casty è un artista Americana che lavora prevalentamente in Italia e in Messico. Le sue creazioni
sono sculture fatte di fusioni di vetro di colori molto vivaci e molto eleganti allo stesso tempo con la loro
trasparenza; il metallo come supporto dà solidità e precisione alle opere.
Esplora i vari modi in cui le espressive qualità delle fusioni di vetro sono un mezzo per trovare una bellezza
appropriata e vitale per il mondo moderno. La fusione di vetro di Jill Casty è stato definito “pittorico” in
quanto il vetro viene trattato allo stesso modo di un pittore che usa il pennello sovrapponendo dei colori
brillanti e drammatici creando ritmo, trama e forme in movimento. Come dipingere le forme nello spazio.
Le sue sculture riflettono la sua convinzione e sensazione profonda che in un mondo di tanta sofferenza
e conflitto, l’ arte contemporanea può ancora dare momenti di gioia, di armonia, di tranquillità e che la
bellezza pura può essere una luce intensa che afferma lo spirito della vita; celebra un momento di grazia.
Segue con entusiasmo l’ars poetica di Pierre August Renoir: “Nella mia mente un dipinto sarebbe qualcosa
di piacevole, allegro, bello. Ci sono già molte cose sgradevoli nella vita, non c’è bisogno di crearne ancora
di più.”
E segue anche come guida Henri Matisse. Ispirata nella ricerca con lo scopo di vedere “... come fare a
cantare i miei colori. Come ha scritto Matisse: “i colori buoni sono come una melodia, come un’aroma...,
possono ispirare alle idee, alla gioia, alla richezza, alla gloria e all’amore.”
Al centro delle esplorazioni, nelle opere di Casty si trovano le forme e i colori, le tonalità e la struttura che
rappresentano la nostra interlocuzione con il mondo della natura. Le sculture rappresentano delle impressioni
astratte della sua essenza o espressioni evocative delle sue risposte personali alla natura. E ancora nelle sue
esplorazioni artistiche Jill Casty cerca di trovare il modo di catturare e visualizzare le dimensioni della vita al
di là della natura; altre espressioni astratte del mondo esterno e impressioni particolari del mondo interno
di ognuno di noi.
Le opere di Jill Casty costituiscono costellazioni di contrasti e sorpresa che alla fine riaffermano l’equilibrio e
l’armonia. Si sentono degli echi del flusso drammatico, la tensione della pittura espressionista astratta, dei
ritmi, le forme più precise e quieti della geometrica astratta contemporanea; delle essenze astratte della
natura, come nella pittura di Giorgia O’ Keefe. Ma ancora di più, tutte le variazioni presenti nelle opere
esprimono una gioia vibrante.
Lisa Crawford Watson
Primavera Finalmente! Spring, Finally! Standing Sculpture cm 164 x 103 x 28
Equilibrio Delicato / Keeping a Delicate Balance Standing Sculpture, cm 200 x 176 x 25.5
La Donna che emerge dalle acque / Woman Rising from the Sea Standing Sculpture with Base, cm 152 (su 92 cm basso) x 92 x 92
Homage a Mirò Standing Sculpture, cm 117.5 x 55 x 25
La Canzone d’Estate / Song of Summer Standing Sculpture, cm 115 x 62 x 21
Il Suono del Color / The Sound of Color
Wall Sculpture, cm 80 x 72 x 8.5
Astrazione in Tre / Abstraction in Three Wall Sculpture, cm 78 x 102 x 12
Cielo Rosa al Tramonto / Pink Sky at Sunset
Wall Sculpture, cm 110 x 102 x 7.5Come la Notte Discende / As Night Descends
Wall Sculpture, cm 43 x 78 x 9Paesaggio Ricordato / Landscape Remembered
Wall Sculpture, cm 46 x 65 x 7Mattina in Tuscana / Tuscan Morning Wall Sculpture, cm 51 x 66 x 5
O Che Giorno Glorioso / Oh What a Glorious Day
Wall Sculpture, cm 44.5 x 66 x 5Stella Scoppio / Starburst Hibuscus Wall Sculpture, cm 90 x 90 x 6
Papavero di California / California Poppy
Wall Sculpture, cm 56 x 56 x 5Quando il Colore Parla / When Color Speaks
Wall Sculpture, cm 84 x 99 x 7.5Guardando nel Vortice / Looking into the Vortex
Wall Sculpture, cm 38 x 38 x 7Spiriti danzanti / Spirits Dancing Wall Sculpture, cm 44,5 x 71 x 2,5
Quartetto / Quartet Wall Sculpture, cm 46 x 57 x 7
Armonie Scure / Dark Harmonies Wall Sculpture, cm 38 x 91 x 6
Sogni del Mare / Sea Dreams Wall Sculpture, cm 80 x 78 x 2
Gioiosa Mattina / Joyous Morning Wall Sculpture, cm 59 x 64 x 23
UnEarthed / Ritrovamento
Table Top Sculptures, cm 39 x 38 x 8
Acqua santa /The healing waters
Table Top Sculptures, cm 30 x 40,5 x 8,5VerdePace-BluUmore / GreenPeace-BlueMood
Table Top Sculptures, cm 52 x 66 x 18
Vetroluce / Glasslight
Table Top Sculptures, cm 55 x 30 x 11Apres Mattisse
Table Top Sculptures, cm 61 x 77.5 x 23
Rosso su Nero / Red on Black
Table Top Sculptures, cm 51 x 30 x 11
Un Tesoro Trovato / A Treasure Found Danza della Primavera / Spring Dance
Table Top Sculptures, cm 57 x 64 x 13 Table Top Sculptures, cm 29 x 41 x 6In her Public Art career:
About Jill Casty’s Career
Monumental civic sculptures commissioned for:
Working in Italy, Mexico, and California, Jill Casty now focuses Montclair. California. “Sunrise, Sunset” a three-part, 20
on unique sculptures with ensembles of brilliant, colorful foot, painted aluminum sculpture.
fused glass and various metals. Earlier, in the United States, Whittier, California. “Welcome Friends,” an 18 foot
her career focused on the creation of large-scale works for sculpture.
public places, both civic and commercial. Rancho Cucamonga, California. “Nature’s Cycle, a 24 foot
sculpture.
In Italy: Dallas, Texas. “LifeSong,” for a rapid transit station, a three-
Presented in solo and group exhibitions: In Pietrasanta at part work, 23-30 feet tall.
Galeria La Meridiana and Galeria Carla Castellana; in Pisa at Los Angeles, California, “Promenade Trio,” a three-part
the Commune’s La Scala sopra la Logge, the Palazzo Limonia, work, 12 feet tall, for Century City.
and Galeria Cavour; in Cenaia at Punto Vetro; in Lucca at
Installations of mobiles and other forms of aerial art for:
Villa Marta. For the large fused glass and brushed aluminum
SuperMall of the Great Northwest, Seattle, a series of over
sculpture, ”La Donna Splendente,” inclusion in the traveling
200 pieces of aerial art
annual exhibition, “Polena Proibita,” in major cities of Italy,
Country Club Plaza, Sacramento, California, 16 large-scale
Spain, and France.Represented in galleries, including:
mobiles, four in each court
Galeria Faustini, Forte dei Marmi; Galeria Jean Blanchaert,
Northwest Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri
Milan: Galeria Gio Arte and The Real Luxury, Lucca; Galeria
Florin Mall, Sacramento, California
La Meridiana, Pietrasanta; Galeria Open Art, Prato; Punto
Vancouver Center, Vancouver, Washington.
Vetro, Cenaia; Hotel Royal Victoria and Galeria Gordio Art,
Beverly Center and Century City, both Los Angeles
Pisa; Galeria Roma, Livorno.
And Major Malls in San Diego, Santa Barbara, Palm Desert,
Upland, Carlsbad, California.
In Mexico:
Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles.
Presented in solo and group exhibitions and represented in
The Public Library, Kern County, California
galleries in the major art centers of Baja California Sur:
The Community Center, Seaside, California
Galeria Ida Victoria, Galeria Pez Gordo, San Jose del Cabo;
The Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula,
Galeria de Todos Santos, Galeria Alas y Olas, and Guaycura
California.
Hotel, Todos Santos; Galeria La Encantada, Galeria Bellaterra.
The City of Santa Monica and The City of Monterey,
Art House, La Paz.
California
In America:
Commissioned for private homes and offices in:
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Aptos, Carmel, Monterey,
Beverly Hills, Pacific Grove, Berkeley, California—and in the
states of Washington, New York, and New Jersey.
Presented in solo and group exhibits in various cities:
Including New York City, Carmel, Carmel Highlands, Seaside,
Sand City, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, California. Note: All sculptures are made of fused glass and various metals.
Represented in galleries: In Carmel. Carmel Valley, Sand City, The table top pieces have bases made of Carrara marble.
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