Brian Usher

United Kingdom
Usher’s work is primarily about the relationship between perception and memory. He creates forms that have a number of different associations, thereby asking viewers to reassess their initial reactions to the work. Usher starts out by making glass rods, placing them in a mould and heating them slowly so that the molten glass fills the void. The piece is then left to cool slowly, a process that can take up to 30 days. Usher then works on it using different grades of diamond pads, grinding and polishing the glass to the desired finish.

Education and teaching
1999 BA Honours in Ceramics, Westminster Univ, UK
1999–2001 Brunel University, London, UK
2000 Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, UK
2001 MA in Ceramics and Glass, RCA, London, UK

Shows
2001 Group Show, Bedlam Gallery, Uxbridge, UK
— RCA Degree Show, London, UK
— Room, Hockney Gallery, RCA, London, UK
2001 Craftscape, Bradford Gallery, UK
— In the Firing Line, Eton Applied Arts, Eton, UK
— First Time, Our Hus, Amersham, UK