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New layered glass sculptures by Ben Young that beautifully capture the ocean

Sydney-based artist Ben Young – featured previously – continues to capture our imaginations with his ongoing series of glass sculptures that celebrate the ocean.

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Hand-cut layered glass sculpture by Ben Young featuring a white rocky cliff with a lighthouse, transitioning into turquoise ocean waves below

Completely self-taught, Ben's incredible pieces are hand-drawn, hand-cut and handcrafted, layer on layer to create the end product. He uses no computer or high-tech machinery; just 10 years of skill and experience along with plenty of patience.

Raised in Waihi Beach, New Zealand now living in Sydney, Australia, you can understand where Ben gets his inspiration from. Living in a part of the world where the ocean really does play a central role in daily life, Ben has found a unique way to pay homage to his much-loved surroundings.

"The way I use the glass enables me to portray so many different elements of my conceptual ideas," he says. "Lighting plays a large part in the presentation of my pieces. When lit from beneath, the light reflects and gives off the illusion of the piece being brought to life. I hope viewers might imagine the work as something 'living' that creates the illusion of space, movement, depth and sense of spatial being. I like to play with the irony between the glass being a solid material and how I can form such natural and organic shapes."

Young is available for collaboration and commissioned pieces. Discover more of his incredible work at www.brokenliquid.com.

Turquoise and white layered glass sculpture depicting an icy lighthouse emerging from translucent blue water
Ben Young's layered glass sculpture depicting a whale with turquoise water and a lighthouse emerging from its back
Layered glass sculpture by Ben Young depicting a coastal landscape with turquoise water, rocky cliffs and a lighthouse rendered in hand-cut glass layers
Ben Young's hand-cut layered glass sculpture featuring translucent turquoise resin depicting ocean waves flowing through concrete forms
Ben Young's hand-cut layered glass sculpture depicting turquoise ocean waves frozen against textured concrete, with a small figure standing atop the rocky outcrop
Layered hand-cut glass sculpture by Ben Young depicting a stylised coastal scene with turquoise water and grey stone cliff forms, a small figure standing atop the cliff edge
Ben Young's layered glass sculpture combining white textured concrete with turquoise resin, evoking coastal erosion and water movement
Tiny bronze figurine standing on the edge of a white stone cliff overlooking turquoise water in Ben Young's layered glass sculpture
Concrete base with layered turquoise glass forming an iceberg shape, topped with a small sailing boat and white sculptural form above the waterline
Layered glass sculpture by Ben Young showing a cross-section of ocean with turquoise water, sand, and a small sailing boat on top, set in concrete base
Ben Young's layered glass sculpture depicting a stylised wave in turquoise and white, set within a curved concrete base with a thin metal rod on top
Sculptural artwork by Ben Young featuring a white textured wave form with a turquoise glass panel and small brass sailboat on top, mounted on a base
Hand-cut layered glass sculpture by Ben Young depicting a rocky island with a lighthouse surrounded by turquoise ocean water and sandy seabed
Cross-section of a layered glass sculpture by Ben Young showing an island with lighthouse above turquoise water and underwater terrain below
Layered turquoise glass sculpture by Ben Young depicting an underwater scene with a lighthouse on rocky outcrops and the ocean floor beneath
Layered turquoise glass slices create a cross-section effect through a concrete rocky outcrop with a lighthouse on top, suggesting an underwater coastal landscape
Ben Young's hand-cut layered glass sculpture depicting a turquoise lagoon surrounded by forested islands and a palm tree, viewed from the side like a cross-section
Layered glass sculpture by Ben Young showing turquoise water, sandy beach and forested cove with a small palm tree on top
Layered hand-cut glass and concrete sculpture by Ben Young depicting a coastal cliff face with turquoise ocean water and a small palm tree on top
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