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John Paul RobinsonTimes 3 - elegant, blown glass, metal, abstract hanging wall sculpture2013
2013
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Three blown glass orbs that contain assembled clock works, wheels, sprockets and coils, hang from fine chain in this unique wall sculpture. The elegant orbs in three sizes are defined by a deliberate, fine craquelure and hang at staggered lengths from o-rings and an antique hook. The shadows cast by the piece create a lace like effect on the wall.
Sculptor John Paul Robinson is well known for using glass and metal to build metaphorical symbols of time, space, earth, fire and water. Here the artist plays with the concept of time and old technology challenged by new ones based on the mathematics of quantum mechanics: "Quantum experiments suggest that it is the past that is determined by the present, not the other way around."
This contemplative work is a visual metaphor for this compelling discussion.
Glass artist John Paul Robinson was educated at the Georgian College of Arts and Technology and the Ontario College of Art, where he later taught for a number of years. Robinson is a Fellow of The Creative Glass Center of America, 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 including the Canadian Museum of History, the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo, the Museum of American Glass, New Jersey, the Toronto Granite Club and the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. Robinson is represented exclusively by Oeno Gallery.
- Creator:John Paul Robinson (1954, Canadian)
- Creation Year:2013
- Dimensions:Height: 50 in (127 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Bloomfield, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: G131204291193
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