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Joseph Ivacic’s current body of work Structural Integrity is influenced by strength, fear of the unknown, and urban decay. Considered rigid, historically valuable, and beautifully fragile, a gather of glass is blown, cast, fused, sculpted, and slumped into a sculptural narrative, questioning the participants mindset; a paradigm shift.
Inspired by the ebb and flow of Chicago’s urban environment, Joseph uses the historical iconography of its famed architecture to guide the styling of the bridge structures in his work - a feeling of connection and support. Specific themes include: The perception of Chicago through media. Political events and the reactions felt throughout the city. The exploration of emotions, movement, and discovery, through the innocent lens of a child.
All elements are created in glass* - The cans of spray paint draw parallels, positive and negative, between spray paint as art and as one of the oldest forms of social communication while layers of vibrant colors and text provoke further examination of the subtle details.
*Grass is Greener is mixed media sculpture representing a found object wall, similar to the exterior of a shanty. Apart is the opposite of together. A physical wall does not connect, but divides and defines. Joseph also explores the use of walls in society, and the fears, perceptions, and misconceptions it represents.
about.
Joseph Ivacic is a Chicago based artist who believes in pushing the boundaries of how glass is used in contemporary art. In 2018, Ferd Hampson of Habatat Galleries declared Joseph to be a "Top Ten Trend in Contemporary Glass" for his recent street inspired work - where all elements are glass, including the labels on the cans.
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Joseph P. Ivacic/PARADIGM SHIFT
Shows
2019
Fall Group Show - Echt Gallery, Chicago IL
Prime Space Chicago Group Show - Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak MI
Group Show for AACG - K. Allen Gallery, Appleton WI
Art Santa Fe - Travelogues Galleries, Santa Fe NM
“Summer of Glass” Fort Wayne Museum of Art - Fort Wayne IN
Divergent Materiality: Contemporary Glass Art - Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale AZ
Pop and Lock - Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak MI
47th International Glass Invitational - Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak MI
Las Vegas Modernism -Travelogues Galleries, Santa Fe NM
Art Palm Springs - Travelogues Galleries, Palm Springs CA
LA Art Show Travelogues Galleries, Los Angeles CA
Great Glass Getaway - Habatat Galleries, St. Petersburg FL
2018
SCOPE - Habatat Galleries, Miami FL
SOFA EXPO - K. Allen Gallery, Chicago IL
“Street Kraft” - Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak MI
“Summer of Glass” - Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne IN
Art Santa Fe - Travelogues Gallery, Santa Fe NM
“Some Like It Hot” - Morgan Contemporary Glass, Pittsburgh PA
46th International Glass Invitational - Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak MI
TeaPots! - Morgan Contemporary Glass, Pittsburgh PA
10 Trends - Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg FL
Art Palm Springs - Travelogues Gallery, Palm Springs CA
10 Trends - Habatat Gallery, Ringling Museum, Sarasota FL
2017
FORM Expo - Hive Contemporary, Miami FL
Group Show - Echt Gallery, Chicago IL
SOFA Expo - K. Allen Gallery, Chicago IL
The Great Glass Escape - K. Allen Gallery, Sister Bay WI
Echt Galleries: Narratives in Glass - Highland Park Art Center, Highland Park IL
“Summer of Glass” - Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne IN
NEXT: 45th International Annual Glass Invitational - Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak MI
Treachery of Images: A Glass Art Exhibition - National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia PA
Art Palm Beach - K. Allen Gallery, West Palm Beach FL
2016
SOFA Expo - K. Allen Gallery, Chicago Il
Great Glass Escape - K. Allen Gallery, Sister Bay WI
Urban Landscapes - K. Allen Gallery, Sister Bay WI
Art Santa Fe - Irazoqui Gallery, Santa Fe NM
Collective Show - Irazoqui Gallery, Miami FL
Art Boca Raton - Irazoqui Gallery, Boca Raton FL
Art Palm Beach - K. Allen Gallery, Palm Beach FL
2015
SOFA EXPO - K. Allen Gallery, Chicago IL
Great Glass Escape - K. Allen Gallery, Sister Bay WI
Art Palm Beach - K. Allen Gallery, Palm Beach FL
2014
Transit, Group Show - Vertical Gallery, Chicago Il
Glass Artist Society Group Show - Chicago Hot Glass, Chicago Il
2013
Group Show - Ignite, Chicago Il
2011
Group Show - Gruen Gallery, Chicago Il
Art Prize - Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
“The Collective” - David Weinberg Gallery Chicago, IL
2010
Art Loop Open - Awarded 3rd place of 200 contestants Chicago, IL
2008
“Things Left Behind”, Solo Show - Haus Gallery Chicago, IL
“Glass ?”, Group Artist Show - Lotus Keep Gallery Chicago, IL
2007
SOFA EXPO - Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago IL
Group Artist Show - Golan Liebermann Gallery, Rockford, IL
2006
Group Artist Show - G. C. Lucas Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
“Scratching the Surface” - Kraft Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
“2006 Rockford Midwestern” - Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
“Reflections” - Underground Studio, Rockford, IL
2005
“Three Degrees of Separation” - Acme Art Works, Chicago, IL
2004
“Security” Solo Show - Making Glass, Highland Park, IL
“Five” - North Lakeside Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Education
College
B.F.A. University of Illinois at Champaign, Urbana 2000
Studied under William Carlson, Jose Chardiet, Kathrine Gray, Greg Fidler, Brent Cole, Paul Nelson, and Robert Blakely
Classes
Glass Sculpting with Pino Signoretto 2009
Large Sculpture with John Miller, Pilchuck 2007
Traditional Forms by Matt Urban, Making Glass 2005
Cane and Murini Pickups by Matt Urban, Making Glass 2005
Venetian Goblets by Matt Urban, Making Glass 2005
Murini Pickups by John Miller, Chicago Hot Glass 2004
Goblets and Venetian Forms by Elio Quarisi, Chicago Hot Glass 2003
Residencies
Rosenberg Institute for Passionate and Emerging Artist at the Salem State University
Salem, MA - July 2014
Corporate and Private Collections
200 S. Wacker, lobby, Chicago Il
Rush Hospital, Hospice wing, Chicago Il
L. Lieberman, Highland Park Il
L. Brodson, Highland Park Il
L. Sibley, Chicago Il
R. Starr, Winnetka Il
Invenergy, Chicago Il
M. Polsky, Chicago Il
P. Johannson, Rockford Il
C. Remer, Winnebago Il
M. Babb, Rockford Il
K. Dindial, Chelsea NY
M. Wassell, Stone Ridge NY
J. Slomsky, Gramercy NY
U. Udoiwod-Wu, Brooklyn NY
J. Urow, Reston VA
L. Greene, Dallas TX
J. Goldberg, Louisville KY
R. Graebner, Madison WI