LULART Profile - Delphi Gallery

LULART's Profile

Bio

My name is Lula Torgersen. I am a glass artist currently working in Houston, Texas. Art has always been an important part of my life. Growing up on Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and being raised by my artist parents, I learned at an early age to explore and express my emotions through the use of a variety of media and materials. Originally I’ve worked as a graphic designer. I’ve never limited myself to printed media only, but always worked with various resources. My passion for glasswork started on my first visit to Murano, Italy. While living for a few years in Scandinavia, I had the chance to travel around, visiting many glass studios and factories throughout the area and observing numerous techniques. This is where I discovered glass fusing. It was love at first try. Since then my passion for glasswork has only grown stronger. The cultural aspects from my birth place Brazil, combined with those from other countries I’ve visited through several years of expatriate life inspire me in my work every day. Colors, shape and nature form an important role in my work. After more than five years of working with expensive art glass, it came naturally to expand now to a new form of expression, using found glass and subsequently making art out of them. As I work with these objects, I become even more fascinated by the way they can be modified, going beyond the mundane and becoming artworks. My challenge as an artist is to take these found glass, which might at first have no apparent dialogue, and to work with them until they speak and tell their story. Following that, I would like to send the underlying environmental messages inherent in the use of this kind of medium, and look forward to the possible discussion that these pieces may generate as a result. Humanity is at a critical point in time, with our planet currently existing in a fragile ecological state, with global warming speeding up, with few changes being made, all amplifying the fact that we need all the help we can get.