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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$9,800
Blue Wave - flowing, glass, translucent, blue, waves, tabletop sculpture
By John Paul Robinson
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Four lengths of azure blue glass lightly brushed with charcoal intersect in an elegant wave form by artist John Paul Robinson. Robinson was educated at the Georgian College of Art...
Glass
$9,000
Home - large, translucent, feathers, representational, glass wall sculpture
By John Paul Robinson
Located in Bloomfield, ON
John Paul Robinson arrays a sequence of feather-like forms in a spiral formation to symbolize the interrelationship between the earth and the galaxy to which we belong. Feather forms...
Glass
$33,600
H 13.39 in W 15.36 in D 3.94 in
Equilibrium by Jaroslav Prošek Bohemian Crystal Sculpture Multicolor Cut, 2025
By Jaroslav Prosek
Located in Miami, FL
Equilibrium by Jaroslav Prošek Bohemian Crystal Sculpture Multicolor Cut, 2025 Cut Glass Form Bohemian Crystal This exceptional sculpture by Jaroslav Prošek is a masterful explorati...
Glass
$1,250
H 25 in W 25 in D 2 in
"CROSS" Sculptural Mirror 25" x 25" x 2" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
By Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"CROSS" Sculptural Mirror 25" x 25" x 2" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko MATERIAL: metal / mirror COLOR: nature metal A mirror surface fringed by a steel strip in the form of a cross l...
Metal
$8,500
H 34.6 in W 13 in D 10 in
"The man without a rod Nr 1" Sculpture 34.6x13x10 in Ed 2/5 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The man without a rod Nr 1" Sculpture 34.6x13x10 in Ed 2/5 by Sergii Shaulis From "The man without a rod" series Approximate weight 40 lbs The artist spent almost ten years of...
Metal
$475
H 5 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
"Buddha Egg" Miniature, dimensional paint on aventurine glass
By PJ Linden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Buddha Egg" is an freestanding sculpture original artwork by PJ Linden and is made from dimensional paint on aventurine glass. This piece measures 5”h x 2.5”w x 2....
Glass, Paint, Precious Stone
$45,000
H 93 in W 19 in D 19 in
UNTITLED, Abstract/Figurative, Black Welded Steel, Cass Corridor Artist, Detroit
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY The "Untitled" abstract sculpture by Robert Sestok has a very deliberate aura of strength in its columnar shape. It does become more ...
Steel
Aries
By Rachel Denny
Located in Bozeman, MT
'We surround ourselves with elements from nature in the form of manicured lawns, sculpted trees, and our domesticated companions. We bend the natural world to our tastes and create a...
Metal
Tribute To Picasso Murano Glass Sculpture
By Walter Furlan
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Girl With Blue Ribbon Tribute To Picasso Signed near base "Omaggio A Picasso' or as a tribute to Picasso. Measures 16"H x 10"W x 7"D. Walter Furlan was born in 1931 in Chioggia, a s...
Glass, Blown Glass
$1,903
H 12.6 in W 5.12 in
Three Funghi - Alcudia: Glass Sculpture Set, Contemporary, 2010+, 32x13 cm each
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This trio of sculptural forms stands out through its striking interplay of color, proportion, and material clarity. Each piece rises from a slender, elongated turquoise base into a s...
Glass
$840
H 9 in W 12 in D 2 in
Fertile Sea: white abstract relief sculpture of the ocean, wall or shelf mounted
By Ava Blitz
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a white, plaster cast sculpture designed to be mounted directly to the wall or installed on a shelf. It is an abstract image evoking the churning sea. It is reminiscent of a fossil or natural or scientific curiosity in a "Wunderkammer," or historical cabinet of curiosities. It is signed on the back. Ava Blitz...
Plaster
$2,280
H 21 in W 15.75 in D 1 in
"Ghost (Get Out of Town), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2022
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technica...
Marble
$6,900
H 11.42 in W 11.03 in D 7.88 in
White Light - Haude Bernabé, 21st C., Contemporary Murano blown glass sculpture
By Haude Bernabé
Located in Paris, FR
Murano blown glass sculpture Unique work Signed on the base by the artist Born in Brest and with a scientific background, Haude Bernabé has devoted herself to art since the early 19...
Blown Glass
$8,000
H 34.5 in W 15 in D 9.5 in
"The man without a rod Nr.2" Aluminum Sculpture Edition of 5 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The man without a rod Nr.2" Aluminum Sculpture Edition of 5 by Sergii Shaulis From "The man without a rod" series Edition of 5 Medium: aluminium, patina Aluminum. Approximate weigh...
Metal
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H 49 in W 8 in D 4 in
Dual Symmetry - translucent, red, glass, copper, abstract wall sculpture
By John Paul Robinson
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Metaphors of time, space, earth, and its elements are reflected in the elegant and glowing glass sculptures by Canadian artist John Paul Robinson. This large, stunning glass and meta...
Metal
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By John Paul Robinson
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Dynamic and visually stunning solid worked large scale amber glass and steel wall sculpture, evoking the idea of flight, movement, winged migrations. Stretching just over 10 feet, th...
Steel
Burning Below
By John Paul Robinson
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Solid worked large scale red glass and fused copper wall sculpture, evoking the idea of reflection, landscape and sunset on the water. Award-winning glass sculptor and instructor...
Copper
Night Sky
By John Paul Robinson
Located in Bloomfield, ON