Lukas Mjartan - glass artist

Lukas Mjartan is a glass artist living and working in Slovakia. His major interest lies in kiln-formed glass, especially in cast glass. After his apprenticeship with renowned slovakian glass artists Zora and Stephan Pala, he began his own artistic practise. He has since developed distinctive sculptural language. He draws his inspiration from various architectural forms transforming them into contrasting rigid geometric shapes with structural, sometimes even rough gestural textures and elements. The light and the varying thickness of the glass mass play with the intensity of each colour he chooses for his works, thus creating expressive sculptural forms. Enjoy my glass gallery!

Glass artist - CURRICULUM VITAE

Lukas Mjartan

Lukas Mjartan

born in Bratislava, Slovakia 1975

Qualifications:

1994-2000Study at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava - Department of Industrial Design, M.A.
1997Study at the University of Fine Arts Krakow, Poland
1998Study at the University of Sunderland, UK, Department of Glass, Architectural glass, and Ceramics
2004Artist in residence with the University of Sunderland, UK, Department of Glass, Architectural glass, and Ceramics

Professional Experience:

1998-2005Studio glassmaker and assistant to glass artists Zora Palova and Stephan Pala, Bratislava, SR
2004T.A., North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland, UK, Vaclav Cigler's Master Class
2006Technical assistant, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland, UK, International Master Classes and Conference 2006
2008Course leader, Centro Nacional Fundacion del Vidrio, Madrid, SPAIN, Introduction to glass sculpture (kiln casting)