Andrew Katz

Featured Work

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:27:43 +0000

Some of my recent work has focused on the human body and it’s organs. Featured here is a blown heart which is simply a representation. I find this challenge of creating real-life representations utilizing glass intriguing and enjoyable.

Production Work

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:48:41 +0000

In my decorative work I aim to express the physical nature and lusciousness of the material stimulating curiosity and intrigue. Utilizing color combinations and patterns that mimic nature an object can be transformed from simply functional to beautifully functional.

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Sculpture Work

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:41:54 +0000

My work is mostly figurative in nature addressing human thirst or desire both physical and emotional.

At lunch in New Orleans, local’s talk about where or what to eat for dinner, and at that dinner, part of the conversation is reserved for what to eat the next day.

My work reflects on the gluttonous physical consumption of food and drink. Food is part of daily living and existence but the importance of food in New Orleans is raised to a higher level.
The use of glass offers an internal perspective and it’s historical reference as a container for consuming. Cast Iron as a material is symbolic of a culinary vessel for cooking but can be used metaphorically to describe a resilient gut. Iron water traps are similar to the human digestive tract in appearance as well as function, after all the sewer system is basically a man-made continuation of the digestive system.

My work is not limited to these materials. I will use any material found or fabricated to further express myself, iron and glass are the building blocks of my work at this time.