David Licata

Diverging

2013

In this bright and colorful paper sculpture, a fantastical botanical form in vibrant teal green, dark magenta with gold and marbled pink, green, yellow and blue is composed of hand-c...

Framed in a clear acrylic shadowbox, Catherine Latson's Specimen 19 reads as an artistic rendition of a beautiful sea specimen. Jewel-toned hand-dyed...

This hanging sculpture by David Licata is composed of square links of torch-worked borosilicate glass in shades of blue from dark cobalt at the top, pale translucent violet in the middle and clear links at the bottom. The square links are joined together in a Japanese four-to-one chain maille pattern, cascading downward from two cobalt glass tubes supported by two metal brackets that can be installed in the wall. There are four layers of chain maille links in different variations of cobalt blue, violet and clear. The result is a layered, ethereal, delicate work that casts dynamic shadows on its surroundings and glistens in light. Transforming rods of borosilicate glass with fire, David Licata uses a variety of gas torches to pull, stripe, blend, twist and bend glass into ornate links which are transformed into an elaborate wall sculptures of undulating glass. Licata who is exceptionally knowledgeable and adept at creating historic chaine maille patterns often bases his contemporary artwork in that tradition. Licata’s sculptures explore the ideas of protection inherant in chain maille and linked fencing in contradiction to the implicit fragility of glass. Variously transparent and opaque, solid and ephemeral, his glass sculptures are solid forms and also cast shadows that are fugitive and integral parts of the artwork. David Licata’s work ranges from cascading glass wall sculptures to wearable chain maille. A devoted naturalist, he is inspired by hiking and the outdoors. The artist works with notions of the fragility, strength, vanity, and protection by using traditional metalsmithing techniques in the intricate torch-worked glass. David Licata is a graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art where he earned his MFA in Metalsmithing and of SUNY New Paltz where he earned his BFA in Sculpture and BS in Art Education. Licata’s artwork has been exhibited at SOFA (The Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design fair) NY, SOFA Chicago, Glass Weekend, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ, Talente Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich Germany and The Glass Art Society Conference and Fashion Show in Murano, Italy. The artist exhibits and has executed numerous site-specific commissions with Kenise Barnes...

In this wall-mounted sculpture, glass bottles and a round, cylindrical jug are mirrored with white gold leaf on half the inside, creating a reflective inner side visible through the ...

A bright and colorful paper sculpture of a fantastical botanical form in vibrant teal blue, reddish orange and light lime green and yellow. Composed of hand-colored etchings on hand-...

This hanging sculpture by David Licata is composed of chain maille links of torch-worked borosilicate glass in jade green, white, red, burgundy and blue. The circular links are joine...

Large wall object made of hand-blown glass and wire in light blue. Despite the hard material, Aloni's objects possess an extraordinary soft quality, which is the optical attraction of the work. Ron...

Nevelson’s compositions explore the relational possibilities of sculpture and space, summing up the objectification of the external world into a personal landscape. Although her prac...

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Unique. Suzy Hug Levy is a contemporary painting, sculpture, installation, performance and video artist born and raised in Istanbul. Her works are in Turkey and abroad, in the USA...

Suzy Hug Levy is a contemporary painting, sculpture, installation, performance and video artist born and raised in Istanbul. Her works are in Turkey and abroad, in the USA (San Franc...