Statement
Traditionally, Chain maille was used for protection by knights in battle but today it is mostly worn as jewelry. My work questions the idea of protection and finds beauty in the fragile forms. All of these works are created using torchworked borosilicate glass and various chain maille techniques. Experimenting with shapes, size and complex patterns allow for a diverse range of effects in light and shadow. Contradictions in strength and security are questioned with clear glass emitting strong and powerful shadows. Each piece is unique and changes with every installation or how it’s worn on each individual.
BIO
David Licata is an artist from White Plains New York. He is a graduate of Cranbrook academy of art with a MFA in metalsmithing and a BFA in Sculpture and Art education from SUNY New Paltz. He has over ten years of various glass working experience working in studios such as Adeptus Arts, Salusa Galssworks, Wheaton Arts, Peters Valley and the Brookfield Craft Center. David is currently teaching workshops at Silvermine Art Center and has exhibited in such shows as SOFA NY, Chicago, Glass Weekend, and Internationally at Talente 09 in Munich Germany.
Traditionally, Chain maille was used for protection by knights in battle but today it is mostly worn as jewelry. My work questions the idea of protection and finds beauty in the fragile forms. All of these works are created using torchworked borosilicate glass and various chain maille techniques. Experimenting with shapes, size and complex patterns allow for a diverse range of effects in light and shadow. Contradictions in strength and security are questioned with clear glass emitting strong and powerful shadows. Each piece is unique and changes with every installation or how it’s worn on each individual.
BIO
David Licata is an artist from White Plains New York. He is a graduate of Cranbrook academy of art with a MFA in metalsmithing and a BFA in Sculpture and Art education from SUNY New Paltz. He has over ten years of various glass working experience working in studios such as Adeptus Arts, Salusa Galssworks, Wheaton Arts, Peters Valley and the Brookfield Craft Center. David is currently teaching workshops at Silvermine Art Center and has exhibited in such shows as SOFA NY, Chicago, Glass Weekend, and Internationally at Talente 09 in Munich Germany.
