Shattered Dreams
In 1971, I created a series of sculptures inspired by the tragic shooting of four students at Kent State University. Those sculptures depicted the political establishments inability to grasp the futility of the Vietnam War, which ultimately led to the students’ deaths at the hands of the National Guard.
I have created a new series of castings addressing a similar theme of blindness. This time, my focus is on the global community’s inability to perceive or, in this case, see the dire state of our planet. These works employ white opaque glass, which symbolizes a world devoid of color.
All the works are wall hung.
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If you are interested in any of these works contact the artist.
Wall Display
Date: 2023
Media: Opaque White Glass
Dimension: 14" X 18"
At Habatat Gallery
Date: 2023
Media: Opaque White Glass
Dimension: 9" X 16"
Collection: David and Shari Hopper
Date: 2023
Media: Opaque White Glass
Dimension: 9" X 9"
Possession of the Artist
Collection The Artist
$1,500
Date: 2023
Media: Opaque White Glass
Dimension: 9" X 16"
At Habatat Gallery
Date: 2023
Media: Opaque White Glass
Dimension: 15" x 14"
Collection: The Artist
$1,500
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Brief Bio
Henry Halem has been a glass artist since 1968. He earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, an MFA from George Washington University, and pursued post-graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. In 1969, he established the glass program at Kent State University, where he taught for 29 years until his retirement in 1998. Since then, he has dedicated his time to his studio practice and refining his golf game. Halem was also a co-founder and the first president of the Glass Art Society.
In 2008, Halem received the esteemed "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Glass Art Society at their annual meeting in Portland, Oregon. A Fellow of the American Crafts Council, he was honored with the Governor’s Award from Ohio in 1994 and the President’s Medal for Outstanding Achievement from Kent State University in 1998. Halem’s work has been widely exhibited across the U.S., Europe, and Japan and is included in major collections worldwide. His art is part of the permanent collections at notable institutions like the Cleveland Museum of Art, Corning Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Renwick Gallery, Toledo Museum, Detroit Institute of Art, High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as the Hokkaido & Niijima Museums in Japan and the Museum of Decorative Arts in the Czech Republic.
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