Janusz Poźniak Guest Artist Demonstration

Watch Blown Away finalist Janusz Poźniak's demo from the Amphitheater Hot Shop on Friday, February 21. Note that we were unable to include a shot of the final piece out of the annealer, but you can see other completed works by Poźniak on his website www.januszpozniak.com
Janusz Poźniak has been blowing glass for more than 28 years, and has taught at schools in America, Japan, Australia, and Europe - Learn more www.cmog.org/bio/janusz-po-niak
The Guest Artist Series features world-class visiting artists at work in the Amphitheater Hot Shop. These special, extended demonstrations provide a fascinating peek at the techniques, artistry, and improvisation that comprise contemporary glassmaking. Our own Hot Glass Demo Team assists and narrates for each artist, answering audience questions in real time. Learn more at www.cmog.org/programs/guest-a...

[@eyalleviton2617]

Janusz should've won blown away, but I'm glad the show got him a really good exposer

[@Andrew-xc2qi]

Totally! I can't beleive he lost is was total b.s.

[@Bozbaby103]

Agreed. While the winner had a uniqueness to everything she did, Janusz was solid and much more masterful. I hate that they let politics win the day...and I'm a woman aaaand a feminist. J should have won. Period.

[@kathycarlson7947]

@@Bozbaby103 agreed

[@davidravenscroft1641]

Agree!!..I couldn't believe it when he lost in the final,I truly hope he's getting the recognition that he deserves.

[@manot87]

I respectfully disagree. On some technical aspects she blew him out of the water, best example is the foot she did. Good point of comparison as Janusz did one too, that just did not hit the mark. But in the end, I think it all boiled down to artistic expression. Were she really had a multilayeredpiece of art, he had very beautifully crafted pieces of glass, they just did not deliver the same type of artistic impact. That being said, he is a wonderful artist in his own right and deserves full credit! Happy to see him here!

[@kingfisher9553]

Janusz was one of my favorites on the challenge! Loved the challenge shows.

[@rpdzsolrq9553]

We all know he’s the real winner of blown away.

[@maxwellhberger8583]

I really loved Janusz' final display in season one. The way he presented it reminded me of one of those shows about astronomy, but with a twist. Instead of being shown on a screen, Janusz produced a very physical representation that If I saw it in person, I would feel like I stepped in the wrong area of a Wizards tower called "The vision room". After stepping inside, an ancient presence, tells me the state of the planet with an ominous voice, all of the mistakes of Humankind.

[@irisd90]

Blown Away was photographed beautifully but the editing was too fast and furious

[@unavoidablycanadian397]

Janusz is the best!

[@theexcelproject6973]

Blown away judge was biased from day 1. What a disappointment. They said that the Finale would be based on the whole body of work from day 1, and from day 1 Janusz was at the top while deborah was coasting during the earlier parts of the competition. He should have won that one by a mile. During the top three showdown, they separated deborah's work from the two other in the exhibit and makes it the last one they critique. It was so obvious they want to hype her work. However, up until that time, she had very pedestrian output, relatively. Compared to the other copetitors.

[@thedudeabides4829]

I couldn’t believe how narcissistic she was during that season and it was even worse when she appeared as a judge in season 2. Debrah had interesting ideas and did some really good work herself but it was a joke that she won season 1.

[@FunfindersX]

I need another season of Blown Away Watching glass blowing is full of 👌 👏 that's absolutely incredible moments

[@anjasteinbauer6957]

The speaker is great. Very knowledgeable and articulate. I like her style. More please.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@Carlos-Vallejo.]

THE WINNER !!!!

[@NotSpockToo]

Janusz makes this look so easy. I've tried pulling cane twice and it came out very uneven and too thick.

[@lovehildagrey]

He should have won hands down. he dom the whole contest

[@Murmurrr]

Nah, his concepts were weak.

[@zeroflowne]

Great video, host and artist! Thanks

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@mkivy]

Wish I attend...i love this medium of art....

[@joseeduardotschen9186]

Just finished watching Blown Away. Janusz should have won! From the beginning he showed better talent and technique. Deborah won because of sexism or whatever... wish Janusz the best!!

[@ireseb2011]

Piękne prace 😃...gratuluje panie Januszu😃😃

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrJohnblaine]

I love his name.

[@porscha901]

Looks wonderful what evers been made 22.55 pm gmt uk time

[@josephcervantes6872]

Nice

[@mfv2024]

Janusz deserved to win the competition that would have landed him a spot at Corning. It is great to see him here.

[@lauriemiller8825]

I was Very Happy to see him here!!!

[@madddY113938]

Man everybody asking about a show when they can be asking an amazing artist about his years of experience it’s painful

[@randydube1423]

@corningmuseumofglass, why do traditional glass blowers look down upon heady piece glass blowers? I've been curious about the subject since viewing the documentary Degenerate Art a few years back.

[@joshtargo6834]

Are glass blowers particularly good at roasting marshmallows? Both involve spinning gooey stuff on a stick over a fire.

[@joshschneider9766]

I wonder if he still has some of that came he made. Pretty special stuff

[@nesmuelmnostromo5295]

that shot at 43:15 beautiful, looks like eyes in a kaleidoscope

[@lauriemiller8825]

Janus’s Should have won “Blown Away”!!!

[@mkivy]

How often between cleaning the kilns? And. How full are the kilns in weight? KG?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi Mike, we add new batch to the furnace at least once a week, but usually more, depending on how much we're gathering. The melting furnace can hold 1000 pounds or 453 kilograms. Thanks for watching!

[@ellenmurphy2150]

No live chat today?

[@MrJohnblaine]

That plunger is the size of a margarita glass in Los Angeles.

[@kevingrooms1]

How much dose it cost to start learning in a class to work glass

[@NotSpockToo]

Depends on if you take classes at Corning in New York (listed on their website at cmog.org) or at a local university or art center. I'm lucky to have several studios near me. Classes run $60 - $250 per hour depending on what is being offered and who the instructor is. I've been taking classes for more than 2 years and am still a beginner. It takes a long time to become proficient at the basics, but it's lots of fun and very interesting. If you can go to New York, a beginners class at CMOG will help you decide if you want to pursue this or not.

[@janisfroehlig7744]

Try doing a web search for "glass studios near me" or "art glass near [your town]”. At the very least you'll come up with a phone number (or two or more) of (a) local glass artist(s) who can point you to more people who know more people who know more people who know more people who know more... That can apply to any field you want to pursue. Once you meet some people, you just have to inspire them enough with your hunger for learning that they want to keep teaching you (lots of times that inspiration is in the form of cash, but qué serra).

[@robertwinkel9209]

I think that's the biggest murrini pickup I've ever seen....

[@katiekawaii]

What did it ultimately become?

[@sarahlouise7163]

i don’t know why he used the clear glass part at all? the two colours could have made something really interesting like a massive strawberry 🤣

[@claudew182]

It sounds as though this piece was created as a blank, to be further refined into another piece later? Does anyone know what he ended up doing with it?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi, that is the intent behind this piece. Janusz noted that he'd need a larger shop than his home studio and more assistants to make the finished piece, so we don't think he's had a chance to do that yet. Thanks for watching!

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

i know they're not edible but they look like they taste delicious.

[@jackstrubbe7608]

Can't wait to correlate the building forms for these vessels. They probably are a small (and tired!) team because of the multiple fabrications being done.

[@Galerak1]

Does Janusz ever get tired of people saying he could body double Gary Oldman?

[@douro20]

Isn't the lady doing the narration also a glass scientist as well as a glass artist?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

She is a glass artist indeed! Our Hot Glass Team members, who narrate our shows, are all established glassmakers.

[@bevakathedementedraccoon]

Wish the narrator could have covered what he was actually doing more instead of talking about blown away all the time. it's frustrating to watch as a non-glass blowing person when it's not being explained as they go. beautiful work, but yeah, i could have done with some more detail

[@just10kills92]

I bet Deborah can't do this

[@Murmurrr]

Janusz has boring concepts.

[@pympym9855]

@@Murmurrr but he got a nice skill instead of Deborah

[@tatianamansur85]

I’ve watched quite a few episodes here on this channel but today’s episode... I don’t know In my opinion the camera work is not cool today, the angles are weird, the woman speaking grabs the tools on his bench... I don’t know I guess their team is small today

[@justinhanneman9379]

Debra shouldn't have won, and ruined the show for all future seasons. 😪

[@talboyovGY]

Janusz was robbed - Deborah won purely because the show was working so hard at being woke, progressive and inclusive. We watched the show, his work was consistently so much better than Deborah's

[@lauriemiller8825]

Totally! And Janusz is older And wiser than the woman that won. And he was so kind each time anyone had to be eliminated! Genuinely Nice Man!!

[@panoatzi1511]

Lol

[@rabooey]

Oooh looks like he screwed the pooch on the murano pickup.

[@rayg2144]

What a waste of time. An hour and a half and you can`t even put a 5 second clip of the finished article. I won`t be watching any more

[@lauriemiller8825]

I’m Trying to find where it Is Finished!!🧐

[@wh1t3bo111]

Narrator needs to control her breathing, or move the mic away, her constant blowing into the mic kills the video 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@plumqueen]

He stretched glass over and over and over Deborah won because her skill set was around the globe and off the map she pointed out several times where he did the same thing.

[@zacjohnson9418]

I agree. I personally didn’t like Deborah’s personality but I felt she was the far more creative of the two. I also really wanted to see Deborah and Janusz collaborate. As opposites I feel they could really push each other to create a magnificent work of art.

[@pympym9855]

@Winston Liang lol

[@mari-atonjalkanen9920]

I am sooooo tired of those speaker ladies! Music please as a choice, thanks.

[@porscha901]

A bit of respect gose a long way .women have a right to do what ever they want.just like men . REMEMBER THAT

[@jamesinhamptonroads]

If women have the right to do whatever they want then they also have the right to be criticized. I agree the speakers are horrible.

[@tatianamansur85]

There’s one particular speaker thats just awesome. I really don’t care if the speaker is a woman or a man. I really don’t, but today’s speaker seems tired or bored, I don’t know... Also, she grabs the tools on his bench and at one time I thought he was a little uncomfortable with it. Also, I have the impression that the team is smaller than usual Edit: about the speaker helping him, I said that because usually they stay with the audience. At 45:28 you can see her opening the furnace door while the other two guys on the team are waiting for something to do...

[@janisfroehlig7744]

@@porscha901 Thanks, Andy! I'm not so sure that anyone has the right to do *whatever* they want. I think, though, what we all need to flag are those moments of social discomfort, flag them not to speak them but to ask ourselves why the discomfort is there, and whether it would be there if the situation simply looked different (e.g. had pants on, the right colored skin, etc.). It's ok to be uncomfortable for a bit, at least long enough to process it and have *some* congnizance regarding the effect our vomiting it back out at the world will have.

[@janisfroehlig7744]

Although glass is a notably social creative process, let's keep it at the front of our attention that Corning Museum is a glass-oriented endeavor, not primarily a social enterprise, at least not yet. How each demo goes is how it goes. That's part of the beauty of glass.

[@yourfriend8767]

Is this really art? I don’t think so

[@lauriemiller8825]

Are you blind??