WILDFIRE AT THE UNITED NATIONS

The Interational Year of Glass & The Permanent Mission of Spain Present
WILDFIRE

December 5-31, 2022

The International Year of Glass 2022 honors the artist, Natalie Tyler’s compelling sculpture, WildFire, which is currently being exhibited at the United Nations in New York City as part of the closing events of the International Year of Glass 2022. The sculpture evokes the impact of climate change on the environment. It depicts a burning tree that is engulfed in flames. The flames, cast in glass, light up as the sun passes through them and the sculpture illuminates to look like it is on fire. WildFire embodies change and inspires a collective consciousness to move in the direction of a healthy planet.

“Art has the power to transcend language and cultural barriers and communicate in a way that can unify us. " - Natalie Tyler

The United Nations International Year of Glass of 2022 celebrates the essential role glass has had and will continue to have in society. Conferences, exhibitions and workshops have been held across the world helping to build alliances and collaborations that use and innovate with glass. Glass as a transformative material has unparalleled versatility and technical capabilities and has fostered innumerable cultural, scientific, and artistic advancements. The effects of climate change are upon us and glass as a sustainable and recyclable material offers solutions that are at the forefront of science, engineering and art.

Natalie Tyler, who specializes in kiln cast glass, is currently working on public artworks about Climate Change and its catastrophic effects on the environment. She received her Master's in Fine Arts from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and studied in Bologna, Italy. She has been a United States Embassy sponsored artist in Dublin, Ireland and in Tallinn, Estonia where she exhibited at the Estonia Museum of Applied Art and Design. She has received grants and awards from Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Art Students League of New York, Berkshire Taconic Foundation, and Cornell University. Originally from California, Tyler is living and working in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts.

The Wildfire exhibit is organized by The International Year of Glass 2022 Steering Committee and The Mission of Spain to the United Nations, through The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, in the framework of the closing event of The International Year of Glass 2022. WildFire will be on exhibition December 5th- December 31st outside the Visitor’s Centre at the United Nations at 405 E 42nd Street in New York City. This exhibition is funded by
O-I Charities Foundation, Harold Grinspoon, and Diane Troderman.

For more information contact:
Laurence Siback at 203-733-5165 or laurencesibrack@yahoo.com
Natalie Tyler at 510-469-5468, nmtyler@hotmail.com

To see more of Natalie Tyler’s sculpture visit
www.natalietylerart.com
@natalietylerart