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Ché Rhodes, 40 Favorite medium: "Confronted with the idea of using only one substance as a medium for the rest of my life, I suppose, yes, I would choose glass. But only under duress." cherhodes.com Rhodes takes glass past utility and toys with its perceived weight. Is it industrial, heavy and brittle, or light as air? "My sensibilities, at present, probably tend toward graphic, sybaritic minimalism." "I'm not one to commonly seek inspiration from art and artists, but my teachers have probably been my greatest artistic infuences." "Brain and body" are his favorite tools. If I weren't an artist, I'd "probably be incarcerated or interred." "My very frst memory is drawing a picture of a naked man in response to the directive 'draw all the parts of a man' on my kindergarten entrance exam. I thought it was a trick question, so I included the penis and demanded a brown crayon." "I am not necessarily trying to 'say' anything with my work. But typically my work has been an investigation of the qualitative versus the quantitative and approach/avoidance issues." Che Rhode s "The availability of inexpensive studio space in unregarded neighborhoods" is what I appreciate about Louisville as an artist. From top: two untitled glass pieces; "Sphere Still" (mixed media); "Sphere Still" (detail).