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Michael Behrens

  • Glass sculptor
  • Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Master Artisan
Michael Behrens Glass sculptor
Contact
English, German, Dutch
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+49 163 6466333
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Seeing the world through water

  • • Michael makes kiln-casted glass objects
  • • The transparency of glass is crucial to his work
  • • His sculptures are inspired by nature

Michael Behrens lives and works in Dusseldorf, Germany. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Maastricht, the Netherlands, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2003. “I began experimenting with glass in 2002. Over the years, my fascination with the world perceived through water led me to profound involvement with the relationship between outer shape and content.” His work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Europe, the United States and Canada. In 2017 he won the Imagine Museum of Glass Award at the 45th Annual International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition, Habatat Galleries Michigan, US.

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Works

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Photo: © Norbert Hey
Seaforms 214

This blue kiln-cast glass sculpture is part of Michael’s Seaforms series. The finish, created using a grinding wheel and then polished, evokes both animal and plant marine life. The series embodies decades of personal sensory experiences, both under and above water.

Length 65 cm
Width 14 cm
Height 15 cm

Photo: © Norbert Hey
Seaforms 271

This grey and orange kiln-cast glass sculpture is part of Michael’s Seaforms series. The finish, created using a grinding wheel and then polished, evokes both animal and plant marine life. The series embodies decades of personal sensory experiences, both under and above water.

Length 70 cm
Width 36 cm
Height 13 cm

Photo: © Norbert Hey
Seaforms 285

This blue and orange kiln-cast glass sculpture is part of Michael’s Seaforms series. The finish, created using a grinding wheel and then polished, evokes both animal and plant marine life. The series embodies decades of personal sensory experiences, both under and above water.

Length 51 cm
Width 25 cm
Height 12 cm

Photo: © Paul Niessen
Seaforms 287

This light and dark orange kiln-cast glass sculpture is part of Michael’s Seaforms series. The finish, created using a grinding wheel and then polished, evokes both animal and plant marine life. The patterns of seemingly fissured glass were created by fusing different glass elements in a mould. The series embodies decades of personal sensory experiences, both under and above water.

Length 92 cm
Width 36 cm
Height 15 cm

Photo: © Norbert Hey
Seaforms 252

This sculpture is from Michael’s “Sea Forms” series. The Kiln-caste glass sculpture, with a grinded and polished finish is evocative of both animal and plant marine life. The seemingly fused glass patterns and wave like top of this light blue sculpture are evocative of the sea, both under and above water.

Length 49 cm
Width 40 cm
Height 13 cm

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