Mitch Berg

Mitch Berg, Recycled/Glass Artist

Residence: Santa Fe

Mitch has been working with fused glass, lampwork glass, wire and metal since 1998. He fuses heavy gauge wire in between sheets of glass allowing him to construct his sculptures, including various metals and foils to create the patina of age in his glass. Every piece presents a unique engineering problem that he solves at various times using copper tube, welded brackets, springs, drilling holes and using bolts and nuts and various wire assemblages. The forms he creates are two and three dimensional sculptures that can either hang by a hook or be mounted on a base. His inspiration comes from the things he finds: machine and car parts, discarded wood, platic, lamp parts, plumbing fittings, beeds, tree seeds, nuts, bolts, toy parts, even rubber tires. The world abounds with sources for discarded and rusting junk. His figures tell stories that poke fun at culture, psychology, politics, relationships and just about anything human!

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