Guest Artist Demonstration | de la Torre Brothers

Watch the de la Torre Brothers work with our Hot Glass Team to create intricate sculptural forms representative of the brothers' signature style.
Plus, visit the Museum in-person to view our upcoming special exhibition, Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective, on view May 18, 2024-January 5, 2025.
de la Torre Brothers
Collaborating brothers, Einar and Jamex de la Torre, were born in Guadalajara, México in 1963 and 1960, respectively. In a sudden family move, the brothers moved to the U.S. in 1972, going from a traditional Catholic school to a small California beach town. Both attended California State University at Long Beach. Jamex got a BFA in Sculpture in 1983, while Einar decided against the utility of an art degree. Currently, the brothers live and work on both sides of the border, the Guadalupe Valley in Baja California, México, and San Diego, California. The complexities of the immigrant experience and contradicting bicultural identities, as well as their current life and practice on both sides of the border, inform their narrative and aesthetics.
The brothers have been collaborating in earnest since the 1990s. Over the years, they have developed their signature style featuring mixed-media work with blown glass sculpture and installation art. Their pieces represent a multifaceted view of life that reflects a complex and humorous aesthetic that could be seen as multi-layered baroque. Their approach is additive, constantly combining material and meaning. Influences range from religious iconography to German expressionism while also paying homage to Mexican vernacular arts and pre-Columbian art. In the last 15 years, they have been creating photomural installations and using lenticular printing as a major part of their repertoire. They have won the USA Artists Fellowship award, the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award, and the San Diego Art Prize. They have had 18 solo museum exhibitions, completed 8 major public art projects, and have participated in 4 biennales.
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Question: what do you do with all the "waste" glass, like what is left on the pipes after you take off what you need.