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John Paul RobinsonAmber Clock - contemporary, abstract, glass and metal tabletop sculpture2014
2014
$2,500
£1,898.81
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CHF 2,046.70
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This glass indoor sculpture is designed to represent the concept of time.
John Paul Robinson’s sculptural glasswork is highly regarded for its masterful execution. The Canadian artist is often Inspired by the dynamic relationship of humans with the natural world and our understanding of science.
The Amber Clock resembles a spinning top; its shape is also reminiscent of a planet. Inside the hand-blown glass globe are a number of metal gears that are the inner workings of a clock. The globe itself is crackled glass–fissures and cracks appear on the surface adding attractive detail. The globe is enclosed in an ornate copper ‘cage’ that sits in a cone.
“Amber clock was made in response to the turn of the new millennium in the year 2000. It is about deep time. It explores the idea that time is a consequence of orbits of planets around the sun and the moon around the earth.”
John Paul Robinson
John Paul Robinson was educated at the Georgian College of Arts and Technology and the Ontario College of Art where he later taught for several years.
Robinson is a Fellow of The Creative Glass Center of America, a recipient of the Joan Chalmers Glass Award, and has twice received the Best Glass Award at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. Robinson has had solo exhibitions in Montreal, Toronto, Palm Beach, Quebec City, and Chicago. His works are in corporate, private, and public collections throughout North America including the Canadian Museum of History, the Musée des Beaux-arts, Montreal, and the Museum of American Glass, New Jersey.
Robinson is represented exclusively by Oeno Gallery.
- Creator:John Paul Robinson (1954, Canadian)
- Creation Year:2014
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU29115491712
John Paul Robinson
Canadian artist and glassblower John Paul Robinson uses his medium to explore nature and mythological beliefs as well as the knowledge we've gained about the world owing to scientific discovery. His striking sculptures are frequently characterized by flat forms that take on the appearance of feathers or rods of translucent glass that are manipulated into wave shapes and spiral patterns. Robinson’s works can be hung on walls or suspended from ceilings by way of stainless steel mounting brackets.
Born in 1954, in Toronto, Robinson attended the Georgian College of Arts and Technology and also the Ontario College of Art — now the Ontario College of Art and Design. He went on to teach at the latter for many years.
Robinson is a self-taught glassblower. “There are hours of tedium doing it over and over,” he told WheatonArts of his craft. “I have to accept the tedium. The advantage is that glass blowing is such a focused process; you can’t daydream and blow. When you’re deeply focused it becomes meditation. It clears your mind. Then the best ideas come because your head is not full of all the crap. When that happens, that’s the reward.”
Robinson has received the Best Glass Award at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition twice, as well as the Joan Chalmers Glass Award. He has shown his creations in several solo exhibitions in the United States and Canada, and his work is held in a range of private, corporate and public collections, including the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa and the Museum of American Glass in Millville, New Jersey.
Oeno Gallery, near Prince Edward, Ontario, exclusively represents Robinson. The sculptor is a Fellow at The Creative Glass Center of America.
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