Untitled
Artist
Thaddeus Wolfe
(American, born 1979)
Date2022
MediumGlass and bronze
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/2 × 15 × 9 in. (52.1 × 38.1 × 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from Edris Weis and an anonymous donor, 2022
Object number2022.36
Brooklyn-based artist, Thaddeus Wolfe, explores the creative potential of mold-blown and cameo glass techniques that have been in use since ancient times, and creates distinctive sculptural works unlike anything in the glass world today. After encasing layers of color on a molten glass bubble, Wolfe blows hot glass into a unique mold. Following annealing, or slowly cooling, in a kiln, the mold is destroyed to reveal the one-of-a-kind sculpture within. By carving into the form, Wolfe reveals the layers of striking color combinations with raised geometric shapes and surface texture, as well as exposes the bold red interior with asymmetrical openings. Wolfe’s futuristic sculpture is influenced by Brutalist architecture, and bronze supports elevate the piece as if on stilts.
On View
On viewLocation
- Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion, 1st floor, gallery, floor
late 19th-early 20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century
late 19th-early 20th Century