Single 'Serpentine' light sculpture in black hand-blown glass, 2009

在一个以数字发展和非传统创意为定义的时代，古老的玻璃吹制工艺对一些人来说可能有点过时，但对于纽约的一位创意设计师和艺术家杰夫·齐默曼(Jeff Zimmerman)来说，这种消遣从未像现在这样吸引人。齐默曼最近的展览“玻璃画”以纽约市时尚的特里贝卡为基地的R 20世纪画廊为基地，展出了他的一系列不合时宜的作品，散落在整个空间中，像一个名副其实的玻璃作品星座。这些作品受到自然界模式的启发，从树枝、花瓣和波浪中汲取灵感，尽管主题影响不那么重大，齐默曼的作品还是巧妙地突破了以手工艺为基础的传统的界限。展览的特色是一系列球状的悬挂雕塑；有机的、蜿蜒的玻璃烛台；皱巴巴的花瓶和鳞片状的吊灯。展览既颠覆了传统的玻璃吹制方法，又拥抱了传统的玻璃吹制方法。齐默尔曼将展览描述为一系列“可控意外”-展出的作品是对艺术家对这种有点不稳定的材料的不敬态度的直接回应。滴水、融化、爆炸和破裂-这是齐默曼独特的艺术手法的标志。

Portrait of Jeff Zimmerman in his New York studio, 2009

Sculptural 'Crumpled' bowl in hand-blown variegated translucent glass, 2008

Custom-made 'Milk Drop' illuminated sculpture in hand-blown glass with gray interior and white sanded exterior, 2006

Custom-made 'Calla Lily' illuminated sculpture in white hand-blown glass, 2006

Custom-made horizontal 'Vine' illuminated sculpture in brass with hand-blown opaline glass globes, 2007

Custom-made 'Biomorphic Bubble' hanging illuminated sculpture in clear hand-blown glass with opaline gradations, 2007

'Round Bubble' cluster hanging illuminated sculpture in hand-blown glass on wire frame, 2008

Unique round bubble cluster hanging sculpture in hand-blown glass on wire frame. Designed and made by Jeff Zimmerman, 2008

Custom-made 'Biomorphic Bubble' hanging illuminated sculpture in opaque gloss white hand-blown glass, 2009

Sculptural 'Crinkled Series' vase in hand-blown glass, 2009

Sculptural 'Sphere' form with small interior sphere, 2008

Dented sculpture in silver mirrorized hand-blown glass, 2008

Close up of dented sculpture in silver mirrorized hand-blown glass, 2008

Wall hung 'Splash' sculpture in hand-blown glass with a layer of pure silver applied to the interior creating a mirror finish, 2007