{"id":319,"date":"2012-08-24T23:31:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T23:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/?p=319"},"modified":"2012-11-04T16:33:43","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T00:33:43","slug":"michael-cohn-artist-bio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/?p=319","title":{"rendered":"Michael Cohn Artist Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Started working in glass in 1968 at UC Berkeley.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cohnstone.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.cohnstone.com\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michael set up his first studio in 1973 in Berkeley, California, and has been operating glassblowing studios continuously since that time.\u00a0 He is currently co-owner of Cohn-Stone Studios in Richmond, Ca. \u00a0 Started working in glass in the 1970&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>For as long as I can recall, I have made things with my hands. It is what I do. It is one of my primary forms of expression. I am also completely fascinated by fire \u2014 by its incredible power to destroy as well as to create. \u00a0It is appropriate then, that I have devoted the greater part of my life to the creation of objects of glass (or primarily glass).<\/p>\n<p>The act of glass making is elemental \u2014 it involves earth, air, fire and water. It is a series of choreographed steps \u2014 a fiery fluid dance frozen in motion. Even after working so closely with this material for so many years, I am still amazed that a pile of what appears to be basically sand can be shoveled into the furnace and the next day can be transformed into essentially anything ones imagination, skill and strength will allow. Physics, alchemy and magic each play a part in the process.<\/p>\n<p>I am inspired by the purity of the classical forms and the beauty and diversity of the natural world, as well as by the ingenuity and functionality of machinery. I derive equal satisfaction in the creation of high quality decorative and\/or sculptural glasswork as well as in the design and construction of the furnaces, ovens and other equipment which make the work possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Collections<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC<\/li>\n<li>Oakland Museum, CA<\/li>\n<li>Corning Museum of Glass, NY<\/li>\n<li>Museum fur Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, Germany<\/li>\n<li>Huntington Museum, WVA<\/li>\n<li>National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan<\/li>\n<li>Toledo Museum of Art, OH<\/li>\n<li>Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia<\/li>\n<li>High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA<\/li>\n<li>Kestner Museum, Hanover, Germany<\/li>\n<li>Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA<\/li>\n<li>Musee de Design et d\u2019Arts Appliques\/Contemporains, Lausanne, Switzerland<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco Fine Arts Museums, CA<\/li>\n<li>J P Lannan Foundation, Palm Beach, FA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1709\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cohn-Space-Cup-112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1709\" class=\" wp-image-1709\" title=\"Cohn Space Cup # 112\" src=\"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cohn-Space-Cup-112-803x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cohn-Space-Cup-112-803x1024.jpg 803w, http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cohn-Space-Cup-112-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Space Cup&#8221;<br \/>Michael Cohn<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1708\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cohn-Roll-over-Mondrian-and-tell-Brancusi-the-news_-49.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1708\" class=\" wp-image-1708\" title=\"Cohn Roll over Mondrian and tell Brancusi the news_ #49\" src=\"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cohn-Roll-over-Mondrian-and-tell-Brancusi-the-news_-49-830x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cohn-Roll-over-Mondrian-and-tell-Brancusi-the-news_-49-830x1024.jpg 830w, http:\/\/www.californiastudioglass.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Cohn-Roll-over-Mondrian-and-tell-Brancusi-the-news_-49-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Roll over Mondrian and tell Brancusi the news_ #49&#8221;<br \/>Michael Cohn<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Started working in glass in 1968 at UC Berkeley. www.cohnstone.com\u00a0 Michael set up his first studio in 1973 in Berkeley, California, and has been operating glassblowing studios continuously since that time.\u00a0 He is currently co-owner of Cohn-Stone Studios in Richmond, &hellip; 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