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Ben Young


Residing in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Ben Young is a self-taught artist who has been making glass sculpture for over 15 years. He has exhibited alongside well-known glass artists in New Zealand and internationally, with successful sell out solo shows in New York, Auckland and Singapore.

Each of Young’s sculptural works are hand crafted from clear sheet float glass, concrete, steel and bronze. No computer aids or high-tech machinery is used in the making of his pieces.

To create his work, Young begins by sketching out the concept by hand. The complexity comes from the planning phase, where he says ‘I do a lot of thinking before I even start to draw or cut’. Once the form has been designed the artist then begins the multi-stage process of constructing models, making custom jigs, working with a glazier’s hand-tool and creating moulds for casting.  During the process the artist plays with the irony between the solid materials he uses and the organic subjects he creates. Once complete, light is the final crucial element to bring Young’s sculptures to life. When lit, an illusion of space, movement and depth is created.

Young favours coastal landscapes with the ocean as a recurring motif. An avid surfer himself, the ocean is where the artist can be found when he is not in the studio. His time spent in nature is integral to his making process.

In his work, Young situates figurative elements such as boats, lighthouses, huts and individuals, in order to create a personal entry point for the viewer. In doing so, a unique narrative is built around each piece that draws on psychological experience- both personal and universal.  These human presences appear belittled by their surroundings which creates a sense of scale for the landscape. The viewer is invited to imagine inhabiting Young’s worlds, to stand on a cliff facing the wind, or to take a boat to the edge of the bay where it opens to the ocean.

Solo and Group Exhibitions with Black Door Gallery

LITTLE WORLDS | Recent Works by Ben Young | November 8-30, 2018
WE ARE LUMINARIES | Showcasing Leading Australasian Glass Art | October 4-30, 2019
​BEN YOUNG | NEW RELEASE | 2020 | June 11-July 1, 2020
AUCKLAND ART FAIR | 2021 | Feature Artist | February 24-28, 2021
RECONNECT | 2022 | A Solo Exhibition of Ben Young | Black Door Gallery | March 17- April 7
AOTEAROA ART FAIR | 2022 | November 16-20, 2022

FOLDED LANDSCAPES | 2024 | September 12-28, 2024
AOTEAROA ART FAIR | 2025 | May 1-4, 2025
Ben Young is a technically finessed artist who creates explorations of the local landscape through evocative glass forms. Each work offers a unique tension between industrial materiality and organic subject matter.

NEW WORKS- 2025


Ben Young Suspended Silence Laminated Float Glass and Cast Concrete H 35cm x W 40cm x D 20cm 2025
Ben Young
Suspended Silence

Laminated Float Glass and Cast Concrete
H 35cm x W 40cm x D 20cm
2025

$19,000
​Available
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Ben Young Where Water Remains Laminated Float Glass and Cast Concrete H 25cm x W 35cm x D 23cm 2025Picture
Ben Young
Where Water Remains

Laminated Float Glass and Cast Concrete
H 25cm x W 35cm x D 23cm
2025

$19,000
​Available
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Ben Young Veiled Forces Laminated float glass and cast concrete H 32cm x W 50cm x D 12.5cm 2025Picture
Ben Young
Veiled Forces
Laminated float glass and cast concrete
H 32cm x W 50cm x D 12.5cm
2025
$19,000
​Available
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Ben Young
Float
Laminated float glass and cast bronze
H 5cm x W 20cm x D 20cm
2025
Edition of 100, September delivery

$2,800
​Available
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2024 Collection


Ben Young Ocean Echo Laminated float glass, cast concrete and stainless steel Sculpture Dimensions: 650 x 510 x 100mm 2024
Ben Young
Ocean Echo
Laminated float glass, cast concrete and stainless steel
Sculpture Dimensions: 650 x 510 x 100mm
2024
​$34,000
​Available

Ben Young Elusive Horizon Float Glass, Mirror, LED Lighting & PVC 360mm Diameter 2024
Ben Young
Vanishing Point
Float Glass, Mirror, LED Lighting & PVC
360mm Diameter
2024
$16,000
​Available
Ben Young Suspended Sea Laminated float glass, cast concrete and stainless steel​ Sculpture Dimensions: 450 x 325 x 100mm 2024
Ben Young
Suspended Sea
Laminated float glass, cast concrete and stainless steel​
Sculpture Dimensions: 450 x 325 x 100mm
2024
​$28,000
​Available

Ben Young Tidal Poise Laminated float glass and cast concrete Sculpture Dimensions: 530 x 180 x 180mm 2024
Ben Young
Tidal Poise
Laminated float glass and cast concrete
Sculpture Dimensions: 530 x 180 x 180mm
2024
​$18,000
​Available

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Ben Young
Rise
Laminated float glass, cast concrete, stainless steel, LED lighting and MDF plinth 
1600 x 450 x 450mm
2022
$36,000
Available
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Ben Young In Flux Laminated float glass, cast concrete and stainless stee​l Sculpture Dimensions: 320 x 530 x 100mm 2024
Ben Young
In Flux
Laminated float glass, cast concrete and stainless stee​l
Sculpture Dimensions: 320 x 530 x 100mm
2024
​$26,000
​Available

PAST WORKS


Ben Young, "Marked By Light", Cold worked laminated float glass, cast concrete and bronze, H 360 x W 580 x D 180mm, 2020, 37.5kg, SOLD
Ben Young, "Wind Dancer", Cold worked laminated float glass, cast concrete and white bronze, W 250 x D 215 x H 460mm, 21kg, 2016, SOLD
Ben Young, "Reflection", Cold worked laminated float glass, cast concrete and bronze, 385 x 220 x 220 mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "The Divide", Laminated clear float glass and cast concrete, 930 x 375 x 165mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "The Waiting Game", Laminated float glass, cast concrete and white bronze, 450 H x 150 W x 120mm D, 2019, SOLD
Ben Young, "Stormy Sections", Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete and stainless steel frame. Internal lit. H 425 x W 250 x D 150mm (each piece), SOLD
Ben Young, "The Entrance", Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete base and cast white bronze canoe, H 215 x W 430 x D 280mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "The Diver", Laminated Float glass and Bronze, 2017, W 300 x H 300 x D 150mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "Weathering the Storm", Laminated float glass, cast concrete and cast bronze and stainless steel base, W 540 x H 300 x D 250mm, 2018, SOLD
Ben Young, "Oceans Apart", Cold worked laminated float glass, cast concrete, bronze and steel base, 2017, 600 W x 350 H x 155mm D, Weight 25kg, SOLD
Ben Young, "Time Stand Still", Laminated float glass, cast concrete, white bronze and stainless steel base, 570 H x 250 W x 245mm D, 2019, SOLD
Ben Young, "At the Helm", Laminated float glass, cast concrete & bronze, W 470 X D 175 X H 300mm, 25.5 Kg Weight, 2017, SOLD
Ben Young, "Lonesome Light", Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete base and cast white bronze lighthouse, H 450 x W 250 x D 250mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "New Lands II", Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete, H 220 x W 680 x D 430mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "Suspended", Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete & white bronze, W 135 x H 500 x D 135mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "Subterranean III", Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete, H 280 x L 640 x D 96mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "Fjord", Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete base and cast white bronze cabin, H 170 x W 250 x D 350mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "At Ease", Laminated float glass, cast concrete and steel base, W 600 x D 200 x H 390mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "Ocean Segment",  Laminated float glass, cast concrete and cast bronze, W 165 x H 400 x D 165mm, 2018, SOLD
Ben Young, "Born in a Storm", Laminated clear float glass, W 1200 x D 300 x H 300mm, SOLD
Ben Young, Ben Young, “Atmosphere I”, Laminated float glass & cast concrete, 500 H x 500 W x 120mm D, 2021
Ben Young, "Arctic I", Laminated float glass, W 250 x H 250 x D 200mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "Rising from the Deep", Cold worked laminated float glass, cast concrete, bronze, LED, and steel frame, 2018, 800mm Diameter, SOLD
Ben Young, "Beached", Laminated float glass, cast concrete, cast bronze and stainless steel base, W 290 x H 300 x D 205mm, 2018, SOLD
Ben Young, "Steed", Laminated clear float glass with cast bronze horse, H 200 x W 380 x D 140mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "Still Water", Laminated float glass, cast concrete and cast bronze and stainless steel base, W 400 x H 620 x D 300mm, 2018, SOLD
Ben Young, "Guiding Light", Laminated float glass, cast concrete and cast bronze, W 700 x H 400 x D 150mm, 2018, SOLD
Ben Young, "Love Letters", Laminated float glass, cast concrete, cast bronze and stainless steel frame with built in LED lighting, W 410 x H 840 x D 100mm, 2018, SOLD
Ben Young, "Sea of Seperation", Laminated float glass, cast concrete, bronze and stainless steel stand. W 600 x H 350 x D 170mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "Changing Tides", Laminated float glass and cast concrete, 650 H x 250 W x 150mm D, 2019, SOLD
Ben Young, "Watchful Gaze", Laminated float glass, cast concrete, bronze and stainless steel base, W 600 x H 375 x D 285mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "Summit Below", Laminated float glass, cast concrete and stainless steel base with built in LED lighting, W 250 x H 580 x D 250mm, 2018, SOLD
Ben Young, "Cast Off", Laminated float glass, cast concrete and bronze, W 450 x D 250 x H 210mm, SOLD
Ben Young, "Floating", Laminated float glass, cast bronze, cast concrete, stainless steel and built in LED Lighting, W 800 x H 800 x D 100mm, 2018, SOLD
Ben Young, "Daydream", Cold worked laminated float glass, cast concrete, bronze and steel frame, H 700 x W 195 x D 195mm, 2020, 15kg, SOLD
Ben Young, "Head in the Clouds", Laminated Float Glass, cast bronze, cast concrete and stainless steel. W 800 x H 800 x D 100mm, 2019, Combined Weight: 75kg, SOLD
Ben Young, "Splitting Peak", Cold worked laminated float glass, cast concrete and steel frame, H 570 x W 280 x D 280mm, 2020, 22kg, SOLD
Ben Young, "Two Palms", Cold worked laminated float glass, cast concrete, bronze, LED, and steel frame, H 800 x W 800 x D 100mm, 2020, 45kg, SOLD
Ben Young, "Torn Earth", Cold worked laminated float glass, cast concrete and bronze, H 500 x W 500 x D 250mm, 2020, 52.5kg, SOLD
Ben Young, "Oceanscape", Laminated float glass, cast concrete, stainless steel 
670 x 100 x 100mm
2022
Ben Young, "Paradox", Laminated float glass, cast concrete and stainless steel, W 900mm x H 350mm x D100mm, 2023
Ben Young, "Infinite Sea", Float Glass, Mirror, LED Lighting & PVC, 500mm diameter, 2023
Ben Young "Tomorrow’s Reflection", Laminated float glass, cast concrete, steel, bronze motif, 430 x 530 x 270mm, 2022
Ben Young "Ocean's Edge", Laminated float glass and cast concrete, Sculpture Dimensions: 350 x 300 x 300mm, 2024
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