For those of you who are keeping up with my where-abouts and Glass Recycled's recent projects you'll find a few updates in our Facebook statuses and tweets on twitter. I recently visited New York this past weekend for little fun with my sister. I contact Mark Reigelman, a New Yorker upcoming artist, who has purchased our glass for his vision of house protection through the design and creativity of art.
Mark is a young and upcoming artist in the New York City area with several glass collections. He is known for is collection in the Heller Gallery. The piece displayed in the Heller Gallery is called Breaking the Bottle and is quite massive in comparison to other art displays. With a life size table and chairs along with lamps and rugs it makes this green art come to life.Mark and I spent a good part of my first day in New York examining his art and informing one and other about the green industry. To my surprise I found the furniture to be very sturdy and not as sharp as you think! Mark and I posed a few times on the chairs and rugs to prove that his art is not just for looks! Mark went on to tell me where his inspirations came from, ""Breaking the Bottle" is inspired by the do-it-yourself protective glass barriers surrounding homes. Found on fences and rooftops around the world, these labor-intensive layers of glass shards display careful planning and placement, while exposing an underlying and pervasive mistrust of the community. These barriers, which intend to protect the contents within their perimeter, greatly isolate the objects therein. The intention of this installation is to highlight the elegant results but unfortunate need of D-I-Y glass barriers while exaggerating the repercussions of over-protection." Mark is a do it yourself kind of guy and until he realized how much work went into breaking all the bottles necessary to create his vision that is when Mark and Glass Recycled met.
"I spent hundreds of hours collecting and breaking bottles for my first 5 Cent glass chair. At one point I realized how ridiculous this process was. Shortly after I started researching broken glass and I discovered [Glass Recycled]. They offer a product that suits my needs perfectly and their drive to promote recycled material blended wonderfully with my work formally and conceptually. Ever since, [Glass Recycled] has been extremely generous and supportive of my current exploration."
Glass Recycled is nationally known and has taken its part in many aspects of media... From the involvement in making a difference in homes and offices to its premieres on several television networks, and now art Glass Recycled is not only promoting the company, but the green ways of living.
