Artist Bio
Rob Levin was born and raised in Baltimore and currently lives and
works near Burnsville, NC. He was formerly the Resident Glass Artist
at Penland School of Crafts, and has taught in many exotic places such
as New Zealand, Rochester, Cleveland and Penland. He has exhibited
widely in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and the former Soviet Union. His
work is in numerous public and private collections, including the
Corning Museum of Glass, the Museum of American Glass, the Museum of
Arts + Design, the Contemporary Glass Museum in Madrid, the Mint
Museum, the High Museum in Atlanta, and the Ebeltoft Glasmuseum in
Denmark. He has received a Southern Arts Federation/NEA Visual Arts
Fellowship, two North Carolina Arts Council Fellowships, and a NCAC
Project Grant.
Artist Statement
I was originally attracted to hot glass because of its liquid qualities and sense of immediacy. I have always tried to capture an element of the elegance, fluidity, and whimsy which I feel are inherent properties of glass. I have often formulated my own glass, including the colors I use, and have generally used opaque glasses or frosted surfaces, which tend to emphasize the overall form of each piece. Over the years, the work has moved into a more sculptural context, melding "function" with more intuitive feelings. My work, whether more "sculptural" or "functional" in intent, has maintained a certain continuity in terms of style. The approaches I use are eclectic and personal at the same time -- sort of a blend of Late Venetian and Early Neurotic.
