There were no women maestros, historically, and that was something really important to me - to do something that wasn’t yet done by women. It’s a question I always ask myself: “What is it about this? Is it even valid to stick to one material?” I decided it was the perfect material to express what I wanted to express because it was such a transformative material. One of the things I think about glass and making material-specific art is that there should be a reason to use the material.
Then I realized that one of the things I was connecting with was the material itself. I spent a lot of time trying to do that in the six weeks I was there - grow artistically and conceptually, and resonate with the issues. As an accomplished, unapologetic and, yes, demanding woman artist, Czeresko must confront sexist reality TV tropes in addition to art world misogyny.Ī: I feel like my artistic voice was growing throughout the process. Whether you consider her the villain or the heroine of "Blown Away," Czeresko, who days ago turned 58, has emerged as the unlikeliest reality TV star since Wendy Pepper, the Middleburg, Va., mom who stirred up controversy in the debut season of "Project Runway." With thick-rimmed specs, blunt bangs and a flair for provocative, political work, Czeresko cuts a striking figure in the 10-part competition - easily binge-able at 23 minutes an episode - and it's not only because her projects, such as sprouted potatoes and larger-than-life breakfasts, are likely to elicit strong responses of their own. “I think I’m a very polarizing personality,” she says to camera. In the first episode of the glassblowing showdown, the Tulane University-trained, New York City-based artist - a 30-year veteran of the craft - introduces herself as an acquired taste.
WHO WINS BLOWN AWAY SEASON 2 SERIES
“Rude.” “Narcissistic.” “Feminist queen.” “The best part of that entire show.” As the Twittersphere has caught up with “Blown Away,” the Canadian reality-competition series that’s taken Netflix by storm, one thing is clear: Deborah Czeresko was right.
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