The final glass exhibition – Lucas Salton

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Lucas

As you my be aware, Lucas Salton diversified into mixed medium Public Art Projects roughly 3 years ago. Lucas is / was a Master Glassblower but due to a fundamental need to expand creatively after 20 years in the craft and a lack of facilities on the Sunshine Coast, Lucas made the leap into Public Art, Design and Design Consultancy. Very successfully too, might I add.

As Lucas Salton Design continues to thrive designing, fabricating, creating and installing large scale projects, it’s become apparent we need more space – quite a bit more. We also feel it’s time to ‘let go’ of Lucas’ last remaining glass works with a sense of excitement for future projects and a smidge of sadness at the end of an era.

At some point in the coming 3 months (dates to be confirmed next week) we will be holding an exhibition / retrospective detailing Lucas’ long career as an internationally successful Glass Artist.

This will be an opportunity to view never before seen pieces and selected works from Lucas’ personal collection. It will also be an opportunity for you to purchase the last Lucas Salton Art Glass pieces.

I will confirm the dates next week. Please check back to our Promotions page for further details then.

Ftizgibbon Public Art Update

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Lucas

The domes have been cast and are looking great!

Remember they will be lit with solar lighting for beautiful night time imagery all the while holding and displaying the beautiful artworks of created by Britta Gudd and Andrea Fisher.

Mystery Public Art Update

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Lucas

Lucas’s work is yet to be installed due to some minor weather issues (looks like the end of this week for installation) but in the meantime, here is some of the very talented Rodney Monks work on the project.

Noosa Junction Public Art – Stage 3

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Lucas

In conjunction with the ever talented Artist / Designer – Russell Anderson, Lucas Salton Design have been awarded Stage 3 of the Noosa Junction Public Art and Streetscaping Project.

For those of you that follow our blog, you’ll remember Lucas presented concepts to Council toward the end of last year: which have been well received

This is a major project which is also an amazing opportunity. 2012 is shaping up to be a very, very good year!

‘A’ Public Art Project Update…..

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Lucas

Below is the sculpture that will utilise the bronze turtle components as shown last week for a Public Art Project Lucas Salton Design is working on. This piece still needs specialised coatings which should occur this week – weather permitting. This means installation may occur next week and we won’t have to keep up the secrecy anymore :-/

Pyrophone Juggernaut : Steve Langton

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Lucas

While we’re waiting for footage from New Years Eve on Darling Harbour that Lucas spent with Steve Langton of Pyrophone Juggernaut fame, we thought we’d share with you this very cool footage taken previously.

Enjoy.

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YouTube by hubbubmusicorg

‘A’ Public Art Project

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lucas

Because of Intellectual Property agreements and contractural obligations, I can’t give too much away just yet concerning this project. Other than saying installation should occur in the next 4 weeks and once that happens we can post more images and information.

I CAN show you an image of something that will be incorporated into the project though

11 of these beautiful cast bronze turtles which we’ve just had fabricated….

Fitzgibbon Public Art

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Lucas

A very quick update… The domes for Fitzgibbon will be cast in concrete next week with a test model to be completed tomorrow.

In the meantime – Lucas has had a helper today!

Welcoming 2012 with Steve Langton

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Lucas

Steve Langton

Happy New Year!

A month or so before New Years Eve, Lucas was approached by an old friend – Steve Langton - of Hubbub Music to help with something pretty special on New Years Eve in Sydney Harbour. Sound, fire and percussion performance on the mind blowing Pyrophone Juggernaut.

Based on a 250 year old experimental musical instrument, Hubbub Music’s ‘Pyrophone Juggernaut’ is the largest hand operated multi-octave fire organ in the world. The organ is 10m tall and made from recycled car parts.

And Lucas was fortunate enough to be a part of the performance once before in Brisbane some years back, and again, New Years just been, on Sydney Harbour.

Below are some images of the process involved to set up and of course, from the event. Footage with sound will be coming in the next few days so check back often.

Steve Langton, Hubbub Music

The Pyrophone Juggernaut was assembled in a shipyard next to the Harbour before being lifted by crane onto a pontoon then towed by Tug to it’s performance position.