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Artist Statement
Therman Statom is best known as a pioneer of the contemporary studio glass movement. He has been recognized for his life-size glass ladders, chairs, tables, constructed box-like paintings, and small scale houses; all created through the technique of gluing glass plates together.
Sandblasted surfaces become a canvas for spontaneous vibrant colors and line work, which take nuances from Abstract Expressionism and concepts of Minimalism, while simultaneously incorporating a twist by using blown-glass elements and found objects.
Bio
Born in Winter Haven, Florida, Therman Statom spent his adolescence in Washington, D.C.
His initial interest in the arts grew from a fondness of painting; he began to investigate ceramics as an undergraduate student at RISD. However, after an experimental glass blowing session with Dale Chihuly, Therman was soon hooked on the spontaneity of glass blowing and its limitless possibilities.
Therman pursued his glass studies at Pilchuck Glass School during its inaugural year. He completed his BFA from RISD in 1974, and received his MFA from the Pratt Institute School of Art and Design in 1978.
Throughout his career, public artworks have been permanently installed at prominent locations including the Los Angeles Public Library, Corning, Inc. Headquarters, the Mayo Clinic, San Jose Ice Center, the Toledo Museum of Art, and the Jepson Center for the Arts in the Telfair Museum, Savannah as well as several hospitals across the country.
Therman has exhibited nationally and internationally. Over the span of his career, he has completed over thirty large, site-specific installations.
Much of the latter half of Therman’s career has been focused on the importance of educational programming and development within the arts. He has taken a deep interest in employing workshops as a catalyst for social change. Inhibitions and limitations are left by the wayside, and the practice or act of “doing” becomes a journey of self-discovery.
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