LIU PENG

Shield, The Edge Series, 2007
Kiln cast glass
38cm x 22cm


I am an artist in arts and crafts, born in 1979 in Hu Nan province, China. I graduated from the glass department (MA) of the University of Wolverhampton in 2007 and I am working at JingDeZhen Ceramic Institute as a teacher of art glass and ceramics and a member of China Arts and Crafts Society. My works have been shown in Hong Kong, England, Wales, and are in gallery and private collections.

From 2005, I studied at the University of Wolverhampton and majored in glass. Since then I have devoted myself to learn and create art glass from various techniques. I usually select cold metallic weapons as my subject, as well as teeth, spurs and decorative patterns. In ‘ The Edge Series’ , those ancient cold weapons are made by kiln casting glass. The meaning is two fold: a tool of war, and a personal symbol for the carrier, reflecting the individuals’ mood in a changing social life.

The work that I will exhibit at the Glass Routes Exhibition is the second piece of The Edge series. The inspiration of this work comes from shields, a kind of protective covering or structure at fields of honour to express my mood of conservation and the associated sense of frustration. I hand build the wax model and mould, use kiln casting technique with lead glass and afterwards delicately cold work the surfaces and form.

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Selected Biography

EDUCATION
2005 - 2007: University of Wolverhampton MA (Glass joint Sculpture) (UK).
1998 - 2002: Jing De Zhen Ceramic Institute BA (Sculpture) (China).

WORK
2003 - 2004: Sculptor in YiFenYuan Architectural Co.,Ltd in ShenZhen (China).

EXHIBITIONS
2007: ‘The Batch 2007’ in Oriel Ty Gorsaf Gallery in Anglesey, Wales (GB).
2007: New Designers London Business Design Center in London (UK).
2007: ‘Warm Glass 2007’ show case exhibition in Birmingham (UK).
2006: ‘The Batch 2006’ of International Festival of Glass in Holy Trinity Church, Stourbridge.