It’d be fair to say that Andy Paiko creates magic! His magnificent objects de art embody a clear character and an amazing sense of proportion. Paiko says of himself and his work, “… I consider my goal as an artist to examine the role of glass in relation to its function. Must a vessel be used in order to be functional? Does a functionless sculpture have a real purpose outside of aesthetic contemplation?”.
Glassblowing is a process where layering becomes imperative. Paiko adds to his creations’ complexities by incorporating other mediums such as walnut, brass, feather and copper. This American artist is mostly self-taught… and lucky for us because it seems as though his imagination was never steered or halted. The range of his pieces is so wide that we believe there’s nothing you could dream of that Paiko couldn’t magically form!
In essence… you dream it, he makes it! Paiko has crafted everything from traditional tableware and an absinthe fountain to a glass chair.
Image courtesy of: Apartment Therapy
The artist in his Portland studio with some works “resting” on special hooks.
Image courtesy of: In the Make
This Optic Screen was part of a series made in conjunction with local Portland designer, Jessica Helgerson, and her team. Helgerson has an interior design business and worked with a client whose office needed a visual divider that would allow for light and acoustics to permeate. This hanging system has a variety of shapes and is modular. The individual shapes can be reconfigured as necessary.
Image courtesy of: Andy Paiko Glass
Reliquary Group, 2013
Blown, sculpted, assembled glass, walnut, maple, copper, brass, woodpecker feathers, poison oak seeds, paint.
8 x 8 x 26.5 inches
10 x 10 x 30.25 inches
6.5 x 6.5 x 24.5 inches
Image courtesy of: Wexler Gallery