Geelong Gallery presents the JamFactory solo exhibition ‘Giles Bettison: pattern and perception’, showcasing the internationally renowned Australian artist’s skills as a master of contemporary murrine glass. Bettison’s work transforms the ancient mosaic glass technique, primarily associated with traditional Venetian glass-blowers on the island of Murano, with his kiln-worked and blown forms incorporating radically complex patterns in subtle chromatic registers.
Bringing together 33 of Bettison’s works, and accompanied by the recently released monograph of the same name by Margot Osborne, the exhibition is curated by Margaret Hancock Davis and is the third in the annual JamFactory Icon series of touring exhibitions.
Geelong Gallery
20 February to 8 May, 2016
Victoria
Textile #2, 2015, cold assembled, hot worked murrine, blown with ground finish, 26 x 17cm
Courtesy the artist and Geelong Gallery, Victoria
