His glass sculptures represent each city, their stories of migration, and the fragility of urban populations.

I find myself looking at the world as a surveyortelling stories through objects, says Viviano.

Check out the artistsRecast Citiesseries below and find more work onVivianos website.

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Pittsburgh by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Pittsburgh

Norwood Viviano’sRecast Citiesseries features kiln-cast glass sculptures that capture the iconic skylines of U.S. cities.

Recasting Philadelphia

Recasting Toledo

Recasting Toledo (detail)

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Pittsburgh by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Pittsburgh (detail)

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of New York by Norwood Viviano

Recasting New York

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of New York by Norwood Viviano

Recasting New York (detail)

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Grand Rapids by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Grand Rapids

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Grand Rapids by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Grand Rapids (detail)

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Detroit by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Detroit

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Detroit by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Detroit (detail)

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Houston by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Houston

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Houston by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Houston (detail)

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Recasting Chicago

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Recasting Chicago (detail)

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Portland by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Portland

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Philadelphia by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Philadelphia

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Toledo by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Toledo

Recasting Cities glass sculpture of Toledo by Norwood Viviano

Recasting Toledo (detail)