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HILDEGARD PAX
HILDEGARD PAX BA
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hildegardpax@gmail.com hildegardpax.com HildegardPaxGlass hildegardpaxglass Hildegard's work in glass explores it's inherent qualities of transparency, translucency and opacity, alongside colour and shape, reflections and shadows. Her wall sculptures are brought to life by their interaction with light and invite the viewer to look closer and understand where the colour is coming from. In the assemblages of glass she strives to ‘Make the Invisible Visible’ and to create unexpected temporal beauty. Reflected and transmitted colours meet and intermingle, creating an ethereal colour field space within the artwork. Her unique glass artworks have been selected for exhibitions at the Mall Galleries and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and exhibited at art fairs in the UK, Germany and the USA.
Describe the setting of your studio
I have two studio spaces, one set in a spare room in our home which has great light most of the day, where I do a lot of sketching and assembly of work. Then there is my sandblasting studio which is a space in a very industrial setting, where I do my computer stencil drawings and sandblasting.
How does your studio inspire/influence your artwork?
My home studio has great light throughout the day and an outlook over the garden on one side and fields on the other. The changing light throughout the day presents me with inspiration and the chance observations in moments of light interacting with the glass can lead from experimentation and exploration of that observation to a new glass artwork. My other workshop allows me to experiment with patterns and texture, adding another rich layer to my work. Work will develop through working on pattern samples and evolving through the process of sampling, adjusting and refining.
Do you prefer working alone or with others?
I tend to work alone, enjoying to have 'A space of my own'. But working on larger pieces I need to elicit the help of my husband to lift and move the various glass sheets ready for assembly.
