Mark Leputa
Inspired by his travels and love of nature, Mark Leputa’s glass sculptures conjure the majesty of mountains, glaciers, and ethereal landscapes. With intense focus, Leputa’s creative approach is relentless and uncompromising. Through demanding precision and undivided attention to detail, he is able to bring his abstract visions to life. The resulting sculptures possess a power that stimulates feelings of awe and wonder. Leputa’s defined and harmonious body of work has reached worldwide audiences, finding its place within select exhibitions and galleries in the Netherlands and United States.
Tangerine Dream
Seeing Stones Pink
Seeing Stones Blue Green
Mark Leputa
For Mark Leputa, the greatest sense of satisfaction and pride are found in the hands-on creation process. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003 with a BA in Communications. During this time Mark felt his imagination was being suppressed and often turned to art to liberate the ideas boiling within. On a holiday in New Zealand in 2004 Mark finally discovered his medium. He was liberated at last into the dynamic and ever challenging world of glass making.
The heat, the fire, the seemingly liquid state that this material is worked at entranced him. This experience forever changed him and he has not looked back. His short vacation in New Zealand turned into a three-year apprenticeship. During this time, he was able to define and create a body of work where simplicity, purity of form and negative space merge to create harmony. His passion continues to be expressed through his growing body of work.