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

Ben Young is a technically finessed glass 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.

Available Ben Young Artworks At Black Door Gallery

Ben Young, Ben Young, “Inverse III”, Laminated float glass & cast concrete, 400 H x 200 W x 115mm D, 2021

Previous Exhibition Pieces By Ben Young

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, "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, "The Diver", Laminated Float glass and Bronze, 2017, W 300 x H 300 x D 150mm, 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, "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, "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, "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, "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, "New Lands II", Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete, H 220 x W 680 x D 430mm, 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, "Steed", Laminated clear float glass with cast bronze horse, H 200 x W 380 x D 140mm, SOLD

Ben Young, "At Ease", Laminated float glass, cast concrete and steel base, W 600 x D 200 x H 390mm, SOLD

Ben Young, "Suspended", Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete & white bronze, W 135 x H 500 x D 135mm, 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, "Subterranean III", Laminated clear float glass with cast concrete, H 280 x L 640 x D 96mm, SOLD

Ben Young, "Arctic I", Laminated float glass, W 250 x H 250 x D 200mm, 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, "Born in a Storm", Laminated clear float glass, W 1200 x D 300 x H 300mm, 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, "Reflection", Cold worked laminated float glass, cast concrete and bronze, 385 x 220 x 220 mm, 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, "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, "Changing Tides", Laminated float glass and cast concrete, 650 H x 250 W x 150mm D, 2019, 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, "Sea of Seperation", Laminated float glass, cast concrete, bronze and stainless steel stand. W 600 x H 350 x D 170mm, 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, "Watchful Gaze", Laminated float glass, cast concrete, bronze and stainless steel base, W 600 x H 375 x D 285mm, 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, "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, "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, "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, "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, "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, "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, Ben Young, “Atmosphere I”, Laminated float glass & cast concrete, 500 H x 500 W x 120mm D, 2021

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