Making Waves

Ben Young Recreates the Ocean in Glass

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Drawing inspiration from the ocean, New Zealand-based artist Ben Young will present a series of glass sculptures in his solo exhibition at REDSEA Gallery in Singapore. Titled ‘Sentiments of the Sublime’, the exhibition will run between 6 October and 5 November.

Having spent most of his life in the beautiful Bay of Plenty in New Zealand, with its picturesque beaches and crystalline waters, Young explains that it was his deep affinity with the ocean that inspired him to begin making art in the first place. A keen surfer who worked in the boat-building industry for fifteen years before deciding to become a full-time artist, Young considers the ocean as not merely a passing fancy, but in fact an important part of his life and upbringing.