"A consummate craftsman, Jesse Olwen has built a burgeoning career in glass by exploring many tracks of multidisciplinary art and fusing them into his work. His willingness to engage painstaking blends of processes and ambitious subjects means he's been able to develop a diverse but unmistakable style bringing together fantasy, playfulness, mastery of technique and personal passion.

 

His current work expands on earlier explorations of realistic subjects rendered in great detail but veers towards the fantastical. Choosing bold contrasting colours and dramatically sectioned faces that bring out the essence of human exploration in a form both familiar and foreign at once."

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- Ian Cibula