“I have to be careful sometimes because I make aspirin and chalk - I throw it away. Welcome to the wonderful world of Chris Taylor, where glass might resemble anything, and anything - from a deflated basketball to rubber bands - might be inspiration for his next piece. Installation view of Christ Taylor's 2016 work "Untitled," seen in the exhibit "Explode Every Day: An Inquiry into the Phenomena of Wonder" at MASS MoCA in 216. “And I also feel like I was able to preserve my artistic voice through the different projects in spite of being pushed in this direction or that direction.Artist Chris Taylor (Courtesy Netflix) This article is more than 1 year old.Ĭollectively, they could be the remains of a wild party: Birthday candles, Solo cups, plastic picnic knives, drink stains, bubble wrap.Įven up close, these works of blown glass look like discarded everyday items. “I don’t think I was portrayed in a way that was different than how I am,” he said. Most importantly, Rosenberg, who now directs the glass studio at WheatonArts in Millville, NJ, said his integrity remained intact. His Instagram has more than 80,000 followers. Rosenberg said he saw an immediate lift in his social media. “You get this kind of audience that I don’t think I’ve ever been able to get through an exhibition or a publication or any of these standard checkboxes of an arts career.” “But Netflix is enough of a platform…that (exposure) actually really is worth something in a way.
“You know, we make all these jokes about exposure, right? In the arts, it’s like, ‘Oh, I can’t pay my rent with exposure,’ “ he said. It’s given him exposure that he’s been able to monetize and market. Rosenberg may not have made it to the finals in 2019, but the show has enriched his life, he said. It’s stressful, but there’s also a great kind of reward to it,” Rosenberg said. “To have this whole thing unfold in such a short amount of time: having the idea, the technique and the execution all kind of unfolding in hours. He’d made a short appearance on season two as a judge – and realized he missed being down in the hotshop.
Instead, it’s on technique, the beauties and challenges of the medium that can be as strong as it is fragile.ĭespite the stakes and the stresses, Rosenberg didn’t hesitate about participating in the Christmas special. Like the earlier seasons, the focus isn’t on personal drama. The glassmakers have only a few hours to design and create art in an intensely demanding medium. With just four episodes, the course remains grueling. Besides Rosenberg, other cast members are Edgar Valentine, Cat Burns, Andi Kovel, and Nao Yamamoto.” Queer Eye’s” Bobby Berk and glassmaker and art professor Katherine Gray return as hosts. This latest version has five former contestants competing for $20,000 – $10,000 for themselves and $10,000 for their favorite charity. But the Philadelphia-based glassmaker is back for a third attempt in the holiday edition, “ Blown Away: Christmas,” now streaming on Netflix. Rosenberg didn’t win the prize, valued at $60,000. It’s a succinct exploration of the world of glassblowing - perfectly bingeable at around four hours total.” called “Blown Away, “… just a sheer joy to watch. That shot hit the mark in 2019 when the reality show competition featuring glassmakers turned into a surprise hit. “I thought ‘Okay, I have a chance maybe to maybe to make some money. And I was just trying to figure out what to do next,” he said. I had left a pretty secure career, I guess, without a safety net. “I applied … really out of a place of desperation. When Alexander Rosenberg auditioned for the first season of Netflix’s “Blown Away,” reality show, he was at the end of a road.
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