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(Left) Alex Bernstein, artist; (Right) Hare. Mitchell Lonas, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

By Gina Malone<\/p>\n

At Blue Spiral 1\u2019s (BS1\u2019s) Lower Level Gallery, dramatic, carefully wrought works of carved glass and incised aluminum make up the exhibition Step Into the Light: Alex Bernstein and Mitchell Lonas<\/em>, running through October 26. \u201cHaving worked with both artists for more than a decade, pairing them together for a major exhibition was well overdue,\u201d says Michael Manes, Blue Spiral 1\u2019s gallery director and co-owner. \u201cKey to both artists\u2019 work is light. Light energizes and brings their work to life, enhancing color, form and imagery.\u201d Lighting in the gallery emphasizes attributes of the works and creates an intimate space where viewers can interact with each piece. As part of its \u201cIn the Studio\u201d series, BS1 has created a short documentary-style video for each artist.<\/p>\n

Alex Bernstein<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Alex Bernstein, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI was literally raised in a glass studio,\u201d says Bernstein. His parents, William and Katherine, are glass artists and his father was a founding member in 1971 of Glass Art Society. Bernstein studied psychology at UNC Asheville and worked in a psychiatric hospital for several years before enrolling in the graduate program at Rochester Institute of Technology in NY. He taught for several years after obtaining his degree before finding himself able to focus full-time on being a studio artist. He moved back to Asheville to live and work. \u201cEarly in my career, I was very lucky to have significant early success with a show that sold out in New York City that I believe launched my career,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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Alex Bernstein, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

During his growing-up years in Celo, he found plenty to inspire him in the mountain views and while running and playing near the South Toe River. \u201cI make abstract sculpture, so I never try to recreate what Mother Nature has done,\u201d Bernstein says, \u201cbut look at it as an inspiration. My work very much feels like natural crystals or geodes or the mountains\u2014whether it\u2019s a micro or macro view.\u201d<\/p>\n

To create his glass sculptures, he starts with additive sculpting. \u201cI put pieces of glass in an oven and then melt them together,\u201d he says. \u201cThen I turn it into more of a subtractive sculpture, working much like a stone sculptor subtracting material, cutting and carving to achieve the design I\u2019m looking for.\u201d He developed a method of fusing steel to the surface of the cast glass sculptures. \u201cI literally melt sparks or metal onto the glass,\u201d he says. \u201cIt gives it a unique look as well as being a great metaphor for the fact that the work is inspired by nature and, in fact, is going through a natural phenomenon as the steel rusts and patinas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mitchell Lonas<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cMy whole adult life has been spent in the studio creating,\u201d says Lonas, an eastern Tennessee native, who now works from a studio in Asheville. He began his art career as a portrait artist and, by age 24, had enough commissioned work to devote himself solely to art. It was during a year off after many years of painting that he picked up metalwork. \u201cI spent a few months practicing different techniques,\u201d he says. \u201cThere was an immediate connection that excited me\u2014and that\u2019s still happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alight. Mitchell Lonas, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

Like Bernstein, he, too, is inspired by nature, albeit portraying it in a more representational way. His intricate process involves cutting aluminum into objects such as feathers or a bird\u2019s nest, baking an enamel finish onto it and then mounting it on stretchers where it floats and takes on a sculptural quality.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always felt like things sometimes looked over\u2014like a nest, a pinecone, a tree, a feather\u2014hold the most beauty,\u201d Lonas says. \u201cI\u2019d like to be a catalyst for someone appreciating the small natural wonders around them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Murmuration. Mitchell Lonas, artist<\/p><\/div>\n

He credits his parents with his becoming an artist and with supporting him in his art. His father makes all of the stretchers for his artwork, and his mother, Lonas says, has an eye for beauty. \u201cShe has shown me the beauty in nature and always encouraged me to pursue life as an artist.\u201d Between the two of them, he says, \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more supported.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lonas does not wait for inspiration to strike. Applying himself to his art every day, he finds inspiration in the work. \u201cI feel at peace when I am working,\u201d he says. Peace is also what he hopes viewers find when they experience his incised panels. \u201cI enjoy watching people \u2018commit\u2019 to my work,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen that connection is made, it makes me feel I\u2019m doing what I\u2019m supposed to be doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blue Spiral 1 is located at 38 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville. Hours are Sunday through Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, visit BlueSpiral1.com<\/a> or call 828.251.0202. Find more about Alex Bernstein\u2019s life and work at AlexBernsteinGlass.com<\/a> and on Instagram @alexbernsteinglass<\/a>. Learn more about Mitchell Lonas\u2019s life and work at MitchellLonas.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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