Michael
Zelcer Studio
 Welcome to
Michael Zelcer Studio where extraordinary
art comes to life with the translucent
luster of glass. Renowned for exquisite
gilded textures and luminous rich
colors, Zelcer's eglomise, (back
painted glass) artistic creations
resonate with shimmering energy,
uncompromising quality and excellence
in artisanship.
Michael Zelcer Studio
offer a gallery of original art and
prints, as well as commissioned glass
installations. Suitable for custom
home, the hospitality industry, as
well as corporate and municipal settings,
Zelcer's fine art and architectural
glass transform interiors into extraordinary
environments.
Zelcer Glass
Back Painted Architectural
Art glass
Interior Design, Residential, Commercial & Hospitality
Design - The success of Zelcer Fine Art in combination
with extensive experience in design work and the custom
building Industry inspired Michael to create Zelcer
Architectural Glass.
Today, Zelcer Glass offers many possibilities for unprecedented
special effects in private or public environments.
As a complimentary element to existing color schemes
and style of decor, or as a centerpiece in an ultra-modern
interior, luminous painted glass adds that special
touch of originality and elegance. Our Architectural
Glass gives designers the opportunity to use vibrant
colors of back-painted glass in their projects.
 In addition to our sample colors, we can match or combine
any paint colors design textures and styles to give
your client the custom look they expect. We may incorporate
Gold leaf, Silver leaf, Copper leaf and other metallic
leaf available to enhance the reflective qualities
of your new back painted glass project.
Because every project is unique and
different, Zelcer Glass is created
project by project with your individual
aesthetic requirements in mind. This uniqueness makes
Zelcer Glass a one of a kind commissioned artwork for
discriminating clients and designers looking for new
and fresh options.
Zelcer Glass is easy to install and is perfect for,
Architectural wall installation art, fine dining area
focal points / Restaurants , hotel lobbies, columns
/ colonnades, wainscots, lounges, back bars & back
splashes, Kitchen, bath splashes, cabinet door insets,
back lit counter tops and unique back lit mirrored
lighting options among other imaginative and creative
uses.
Zelcer Glass provides a clean, contemporary look for
back splashes unlike tile, with hard-to-clean grout
lines. Zelcer Glass will maintain its beauty and cleanliness
with minimal effort.
Incorporating the ideas and wishes of our clients,
Zelcer Architectural Glass can create well-designed
concepts illustrating an array of glass installation
options prior to the actual production.
For more information about Zelcer Architectural Art
Glass we invite you contact us, or send us your design
Ideas concepts, plans or specifications for a free
consultation and bid.
 Recent and Ongoing Exhibits and Public Installations
Muse Hotel Architectural Art Glass Columns
130 West 46th Street
New York, N.Y.
Hospitality Design Installation
Commissions for City of Ventura
California Street Scape Mural Project 07’
Rotating Art Installations / Exhibition
 Commissions for City of Ventura California
Street Scape Mural Project 08’
Rotating Art Installations / Exhibition
California Kitchen Creations
Show rooms, Architectural Art
Glass Back Splashes Rotating
Fine Art
Exhibition 3367
Telegraph Road, Ventura CA
Bariloche Restaurant Fine Dining
500 East Main
Ventura CA.
Rotating Fine Art Exhibition
Fast Frame Bill Mc Nelly
3954 East Main Street
Ventura, CA
Rotating Fine Art Exhibition
I love Sushi Restaurant
Ventura California
Rotating Fine Art Exhibition
 Zelcer Studios Private Studio Tour 03”
Sponsored by The City of Ventura.
Zelcer Studios Private Studio Exhibitions 2005, 2007,
2008
Artist Statement
My passion for creating art is
inherent or perhaps genetic. I
have always had a driven creative
spirit and aesthetic eye to seek
out and create art in my life.
Imagination, experimentation, life
experience and passion for art
continue to take me on a wonderful
personal journey of discovery. I derive a great satisfaction
in communicating the deeper meaning for my own existence
and the human condition…our existence.
As a painter, my intrigue with the way that glass refracts
light and intensifies color leads me to extensive experimentation
in the art of Églomisé. Creating my own
paints, discovering new materials and new techniques
are a significant part of my evolution in reverse glass
painting.
My paintings on glass represent the charm of simplification,
the power of abstraction, symbolic content and aesthetic
logic. In seeing my art, you pay homage to the healing
symbolism that springs from what I believe is a collective
consciousness - that which unites us all.
The Artist Behind the Glass
 Michael Zelcer’s travels and experiences throughout
Europe, Russia, the Middle East and most recently South
America and Australia provide much of his inspiration
for his artistic works. His participation in several
archeological digs and his studies of ancient methods
of communication and art guide him in his search for
the unnamed and forgotten artists. Spun by pictographic
and ideographic imagery of our cultural beginnings,
Michael created his first series called “In the
Beginning,” which takes us back to fire lit caves
and black silhouettes of ancient hunters in the dawn
of time.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California,
Michael and currently resides in
Ventura, California. Michael’s
artistic abilities have taken him on a creative journey
in many artistic disciplines of expression. His artistic
talents and architectural and building knowledge led
him to become an architectural designer and building
contractor of custom homes in Los Angeles, Malibu,
Santa Barbara, and Montecito California in the 90's.
During the 80’s restoring classic older homes
located in Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica, and Beverly
Hills, and also designing and building custom architectural
wood furnishings.
Returning to his passion, Michael resumed his career
in fine art in the late 1990's. "My paintings
on glass represent the charm of simplification, the
power of abstraction, and the importance of graphic
signs, symbolic content and aesthetic logic. In seeing
my art you pay homage to the healing symbolism that
springs from what I believe to be this collective consciousness
- the part that truly makes us human." |
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