Season 3 of Blown Away has been released on Netflix, and eager fans are likely to have watched all of the episodes in one sitting. Season 3 has a winner after competing against nine other experienced glassblowers. With John Moran announced as the season’s winner, fans are eager to learn more about the seasoned artist.
Unlike newcomers Minhi England and John Sharvin, who competed in the semifinal with John Moran, John has been a glassblower for over 20 years and has based much of his artwork on his fear of failure and family struggles.
According to a Blown Away viewer, John’s future career appears to be based on his ability to complete the competition due to the difficulty of obtaining the resources to create art. John has accomplished a lot since the show, thanks to a guaranteed art exhibition at the Corning Museum of Glass and a $60,000 prize package.
If fans want to see John’s work in person, they have time to plan because the Blown Away season 3 winner will be doing a visiting artist series at the Corning Museum of Glass from November 9-16, 2022. During his stay, John will continue his work that includes social commentary on Disney characters from the classic film Peter Pan. Mickey Mori’s work will also be on display at the BlowFish Gallery grand opening event on August 26 and 27, 2022. John is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw, Poland.
When John is not jet-setting around Europe, he can be reached through his website backdoorart.com, which features past and current projects, artwork for sale, exhibitions, and where he is located. John currently runs his own studio in Ghent, Belgium. John leads workshops and classes at Gent Glas to show people the beauty of glass-blown art. The studio also has a full bar, which John occasionally tends to. The concept serves two purposes: it showcases glasses made by the attending artists and encourages people to support the artists’ work.
Overall, Blown Away has provided John with opportunities that would not have been possible without his celebrity and global reach. In an article for UrbanGlass, John revealed that people from Argentina and Uruguay have contacted him about his work, creating a larger opportunity for support. Even though there is always the question of artist exploitation and work condensation for the purposes of production and entertainment on a reality competition show, John is grateful for the show more than not. There is no doubt that John will continue to improve as he works on his craft.
