Einar & Jamex De La Torre
The De La Torre brothers worked live in the Chrysler Museum of Art Studio, wowing the audience with intricately detailed works of glass sculptural art
From September 19 - 23, 2012, Einar and Jamex De La Torre worked live in our Studio, wowing the audience with intricately detailed works of glass sculptural art. The pieces were crafted colorful bit by colorful bit, and the amount of detail in many of the pieces was a sight to behold.
Active in the glass art world since the 1980s, they are well-known for assemblage style of work. They have exhibited their work in France, Japan, Canada, Germany, Venezuela, and Brazil--as well as in the U.S. and Mexico-- and their work is in the permanent collections of some of the finest glass art institutions in the world. The brothers also provided a special treat for a student field trip from a Spanish class—a demo conducted entirely en español.
Chrysler Museum of Art
Founded in 1939 as the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, the Chrysler Museum of Art combines one of America's great fine arts museums, two significant historic houses, and a Glass Studio, the only one of its kind on the East Coast. In addition to maintaining a distinguished permanent collection of over 30,000 objects spanning nearly 5,000 years of history, the Chrysler Museum offers a comprehensive program of changing exhibitions and education activities for visitors of all ages.
De la Torre Brothers, Visiting Artists
September 19 – 23, 2012
Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, 745 Duke Street, Norfolk, VA 23510
Chrysler.org/glass/
