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(4.20 - 142 votes)About Luke:
Luke Jerram’s multidisciplinary practice involves the creation of sculptures, installations, live arts projects and gifts. Since his professional career as an artist began in 1997 Luke has created a number of extraordinary art projects which excite and inspire people around him. Currently working with a number of established arts institutions and organisations in the UK, new complex and ambitious arts projects are being developed in parallel with one another. Once born, these new projects will evolve and tour abroad. His celebrated street pianos installation ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ is currently touring and being shown in different cities around the world.
About “Glass Microbiology” (left):
These transparent glass sculptures were created to contemplate the global impact of each disease and to consider how the artificial colouring of scientific imagery affects our understanding of phenomena. Jerram is exploring the tension between the artworks’ beauty and what they represent, their impact on humanity.
The sculptures were designed in consultation with virologists from the University of Bristol using a combination of different scientific photographs and models. They were made in collaboration with glassblowers Kim George, Brian Jones and Norman Veitch.
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This Portrait Projecting Ring made by Tamrakar, the ring was created for the wedding of Luke Jerram and Shelina Nanji. In a darkened room, light from ...
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sometimes you have to go through a total loss of inspiration to find what really inspires you the most but (!!!) it feels so good when it hits. from t...
Piano Adventure Part 3
We found piano #10 at Queen and Vine, it had hand prints all over it. By then we had walked 2.5 miles, large and in charge! Conquered another one! The...
The Adventure Of 22 Pianos Part 1
A passing comment on Facebook about an experiential art project in NYC by Luke Jerram led to a spontaneous visit to Lancaster PA this weekend. I haven...
Public Pianos Offer You “Your Keys To The City” In Denver
Denver's "Your Keys to the City" Piano & Art Public Exhibit. I was chomping down a buffalo burger at an eatery in downtown Denver on Tuesday when a ha...
I think these are really successful pieces. I think the medium of glass is excellent–the fragility of something that is so lethal to us.
Comment by Elizabeth Rose — January 28, 2010
It’s really beautiful, but at first I had no idea what it was. ^.^
Comment by Caitlynn — January 28, 2010
This definitely caught my eye today. I love these! The texture and forms are just beautiful.
Comment by Amanda — January 28, 2010
Wow, I love the first one. The second is just pretty strange, though.
Comment by Stephanie — January 28, 2010
i really like your drawings they are fine and they make so much meaning to the elevated mind please keep up the good work thanks…
Odili Ify…
Comment by Harry — January 28, 2010
Very unique and beautiful!
Comment by Cynthia — January 28, 2010
Luke I love glass art.
Comment by KAREN — January 28, 2010
Absolutely amazing! (makes one think of how the classical Greek statues also used to be brightly colored) That something so lethal can be so beautiful…
Comment by Michelle — January 28, 2010
kind of disgusting
Comment by Anonymous — January 28, 2010
Wow! The glass sculptures are simply amazing.
Comment by notquitesane — January 28, 2010