GRAHAM CALDWELL

Graham Caldwell (b. 1973, Washington, D.C.) studied glass making at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (BFA 1998); the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine (1998); The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York (1998); Umeleckprumyslova (School of Applied Arts) in Prague, Czech Republic; Pilchuk Glass School, Stanwood, Washington (1997); and Parsons School of Design, New York City (1992-1995). After completing his studies, Caldwell returned to live and work in Washington, D.C., where his sculptural installations have been on view at Addison/Ripley Fine Art (2003); the Corcoran Gallery of Art (2003); the Millennium Art Center (2001); and the Octagon Museum of the American Architectural Association (2001).

"I am interested in the intersection of the organic and the mechanical, as is exemplified by the joints of skeletons, the bifurcations of plants, or the veinwork of the electrical grid. Joints between parts are important events within individual works, and the concept of connection and interdependence is a central theme. The connections often involve lines which open into volumes or congeal into droplets. My sculptures embody the fluidity of glass and its ability to amass light. The parts are purposefully joined together to structure the amorphousness of their arrangement, and to fasten them to their own weightlessness. They are simultaneously invisible and visible. I am looking for the bones of the invisible."

Graham Caldwell Elizabeth's Tears (detail), 2002 Glass, steel, water and wood 96 x 612 x 42 in. (243.8 x 1554.5 x 106.7 cm) overall Courtesy of the artist and Addison/ Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC     Graham Caldwell Aquifer, 2003 Glass, steel, concrete and water 96 x 26 x 22 in. (243.8 x 66 x 55.9 cm) Courtesy of the artist and Addison/ Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC

Graham Caldwell
Entanglement, 1999
Solid and blown glass
58 x 44 x 12 in.
(147.3 x 111.8 x 30.5 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Addison/
Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
 
 

Graham Caldwell
Self Propagating Trap, 1998
Solid glass
86 x 54 x 16 in.
(218.4 x 137.2 x 40.6 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Addison/
Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
 
 

Graham Caldwell
Untitled, 2003
Solid glass and steel
9 x 16 x 6 in. (22.9 x 40.6 x 15.2)
Courtesy of the artist and Addison/
Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
 

Graham Caldwell
Extended Conjoined Ring, 2003
Blown glass and steel
13 x 19 x 4 in. (33 x 48.3 x 10.2 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Addison/
Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC

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