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Venini Ando Time Hourglass in Grape and Bamboo by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando Time Hourglass, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is a limited edition of 49 art pieces (per color) plus an additional 20 P.d.A. a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Lauren LED Sconce, 170"H, Handmade Brass, Bronze or Nickel
Located in Torslanda, SE
by Matthew Holleman, 2024
Standard size, 30”/76cm Length and 170"/403cm Height
Brass, Nickel, and Bronze options are available. This piece is handmade in our Swedish workshop and f...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Julia Condon, "Mars" Mobile Sculpture, Edition of 15
By Julia Condon
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter-balanced mobile sculpture by British artist Julia Condon. "Mars" is a limited edition of 15; each is individually handmade so there will be small variations to each.
Materi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Stainless Steel
Coexist Ground Decorative Object by Secondome Edizioni
Located in Geneve, CH
Coexist Ground Decorative Object by Secondome Edizioni
Limited Edition Of 30 Pieces + 3 A.P.
Designer: Gio Tirotto.
Dimensions: D 30 x W 32 x H 38 cm.
Materials: Handblown glass and...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Michael and Frances Higgins Multicolored Mobile, Fused Art Glass
Located in Kansas City, MO
Art glass mobile designed and made by Michael and Frances Higgins, 1950s. Great color combination in blue, orange, purple and pink. Very good condition with a few signs of handling. ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Nylon, Art Glass
Contemporary Handmade Sculptural LED Chandelier, Crystal, and Páua Shell, Large
Located in Torslanda, SE
Taking inspiration from the necessity of light for life, the Joni range is a portrayal of photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight to food.
Within each leaf-like LED light structure, a crystal hemisphere magnifies an iridescent Páua shell...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Contemporary Joni Config. 1 LED Chandelier with Crystal and Páua Shell
Located in Torslanda, SE
Taking inspiration from the necessity of light for life, the Joni range is a portrayal of photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight to food.
Within each leaf-l...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Sofia Mouth Blown Glass LED Config 1, Handmade Brass, Bronze or Nickel
Located in Torslanda, SE
by Matthew Holleman, 2024
Standard size, 50”/128cm length. Height (stem-lengths) are made to order.
This piece is handmade in our Swedish workshop and fully customizable in size/sc...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
MCM Kinetic Painted Steel Mobile by C. Jere for Artisian House
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare and very difficult to find MCM kinetic painted steel mobile by C. Jere for Artisian House, circa 1987. The piece is in good vintage condition and can fluctuate in size based on...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Julia Condon, "Jupiter" Mobile Sculpture, Edition of 15
By Julia Condon
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter-balanced mobile sculpture "Jupiter" by British artist Julia Condon. Available in a limited edition of 15; each is individually handmade so there will be small variations to e...
Category
2010s English Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Stainless Steel
Extraordinary Hourglass Sculpture with Meticulous Artistry
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A functional vintage brass and glass hourglass transformed into a kinetic sculpture with intricate layers of media. The sculpture in finished from every angle and is just as incredible turned upside down. Favourite talisman collage elements by the artist are leather antique book bindings, a found terracotta hand, rhinestone jewelry, bits and pieces from vintage metallic purses, handmade labels from a cigar box, and more. It creates a visual poem about time and its impermanence. On one edge is spelled the moment in old...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Right Foot Hourglass
Located in Paris, FR
Hourglass right foot in glass in green and
clear pink finish. With natural white sand.
With solid brass base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Joni Config. 1 LED Chandelier with Crystal and Páua Shell
Located in Torslanda, SE
Taking inspiration from the necessity of light for life, the Joni range is a portrayal of photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight to food.
Within each leaf-l...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Art Glass Sculptural Table Lamp by William Olivier for Antiques Mc, France, 2009
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The creator is William Olivier, a lover of glass, wood and steel.
These piece has been made in 2009. This is a beautiful Art glass work that could be, as the same time a sculpture a...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Venini Clessidre Glass Hourglass in Pink and Gray by Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidre Hourglass, designed by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi, was originally designed in 1957. Available in different colors, the grey / mint green version is a limited edition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Circle Mobile Pendant LED Kinetic Sculpture with Blown Glass and Brass Rings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mobile series combine sculpture with lighting, invoking motifs from atomic models and the space age. The concentric rings can be spun and reconfigured, inviting play and whimsy. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Venini Ando Time Hourglass in Pink and Straw Yellow by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando time hourglass, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is a limited edition of 49 art pieces (per color) plus an additional 20 P.d.A. a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Glass Studio of Murano Handcrafted Fish Aquarium
By Murano 5
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern splendid aquarium with two colorful fish and controlled bubble by Murano.
Made in Italy in the late 1970s.
A very heavy glass sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Pamio and Toso for Maison Leucos. Sculpture. 1970s.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Roberto Pamio and Renato Toso for Maison Leucos.
Murano glass sculpture, colored.
Italian work realized in the 1970s.
Dimensions: H 60 x W 62,5 x D 14 cm
Reference: LS63841078J
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
FLOATING SHADES. Mouth blown artisan glass discs. Custom made in Barcelona
By Atelier Mel
Located in BARCELONA, ES
A delicate dance of light and color—this handcrafted glass sculpture transforms any space into a symphony of reflections. Transparent and colored glass discs, each uniquely artisan-m...
Category
2010s Spanish Kinetic Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Julia Condon, "Mercury" Mobile Sculpture, Edition of 15
By Julia Condon
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter-balanced mobile sculpture "Mercury" by British artist Julia Condon. Available in a limited edition of 15, each is individually handmade so there will be small variations to e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Stainless Steel
Michael & Frances Higgins Fused Art Glass Mobile, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance your mid-century modern space with our Exceptional 12 pieces fused multi-color glass mobile, signed Higgins Studio. Handcrafted by renowned arti...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Luciano Vistosi Murano Art Glass Architectural Sculpture, Signed and Dated 1989
Located in CABA, AR
Presenting a breathtaking Murano art glass architectural sculpture by Luciano Vistosi, a true masterpiece that blends the elegance of Murano glass with modern architectural vision. T...
Category
1980s Italian Futurist Vintage Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
French Hand Made Antique Stained Glass Window Panel
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French hand made antique stained glass window panel
This lovely Artisan made piece has been made from 19th century Green Iridescent and Etched Glass, skilfully set to make a Diamond shaped pattern
The Panel is a one off, there is only one like this one
The prettiest Christmas decoration or sun...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Atomic Explosion Brass and Raw Glass Block Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
A stunning green tone raw glass element/rock floating in an artistic atom form brass sculpture. Commissioned by Gustavo Olivieri.
Category
Early 2000s American Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Ellipse Mobile Pendant LED Kinetic Sculpture with Blown Glass and Brass Rings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mobile series combine sculpture with lighting, invoking motifs from atomic models and the space age. The concentric rings can be spun and reconfigured, inviting play and whimsy. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sweet Anticipation Mousetrap by Mark Sturkenboom
Located in Geneve, CH
Sweet Anticipation Mousetrap by Mark Sturkenboom
Dimensions: W 35 x D 30 x H 50 cm
Material: Mouthblown and Engraved Glass, 14kt Goldplated Brass, Raw Uncut Diamond...
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Other, Gold, Brass
Pino Castagna 'Cannetto' Murano Glass Bamboo Sculpture
Located in Southampton, NY
Pino Castagna 'Cannetto' Murano glass bamboo sculpture
Murano glass, blown, multi color underlay, iron, wood, cast metal
Italy, c 1990-2000
Design: Pino Castagna (born 1932) - Ita...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Scultura cinetica italiana modern in plastica gialla di Franco Costalonga 1970
Located in MIlano, IT
Scultura cinetica composta da un tubolare in plastica giallo senape e una sfera con all’interno una bacchetta di radio che genera fasci di colore giallo.
Realizzata da Franco Costalonga...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Plastic
Orbit Mobile Pendant Kinetic Sculpture w/ Blown Glass and Adorned Steel Rings
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Mobile series combine sculpture with lighting, invoking motifs from atomic models and the space age. The concentric rings can be spun and reconfigured, inviting play and whimsy. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Lasse Brander Glass and stone Sculpture Sweden 1970 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Unique piece 1980's sculpture by Swedish artist Lasse Brander (1930-2 008)
Impressive glass and stone sculpture on a pedestal Total hight 17...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite
Desire, Glass Sculpture by Sergio Galan, Mexico Contemporary
By Sergio Galan
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
This glass sculpture by Sergio Galan is richly curved and has beautiful color and texture. The glass has a melody, as if music were captured as a three-dimensional experience.
About the artist:
Sergio Galan is renowned in Mexico as a master sculptor. His works can currently be found in the Monterrey Museum, the Museum of Mexican History...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pillow Chandelier LED Kinetic Sculpture with Blown Glass and Movable Arms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
As artists, one of the joys in life is to fall in love with a color, shape, or idea. That is what happened with the pillow light. Once in hand it became a fun exercise to see how man...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
ETER Collectible Object . HENDER 04 . Handmade Clay & Czech Glass piece. Limited
Located in Miami, FL
Hender HENDER 04 is a collectible object that embodies the quiet tension between raw material and refined form. Crafted entirely by hand, its base is shaped from Peruvian clay...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Brutalist Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Clay
Contemporary handmade sculptural LED Chandelier. Crystal, and páua shell. Small
Located in Torslanda, SE
Taking inspiration from the necessity of light for life, the Joni range is a portrayal of photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight to food.
Within each leaf-like LED light structure, a crystal hemisphere magnifies an iridescent Páua shell...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Brass
No Limits #1, a Pink, Peach & White Glass Sculpture by Maria Bang Espersen
Located in London, GB
‘No Limits #1' is a unique glass sculpture by the Danish artist, Maria Bang Espersen.
Maria Bang Espersen works around the idea that all things are malleable, like glass, and that nothing can be permanently defined. Her experimental sculptures are therefore not only an approach but also a statement; one that states to never get caught up in the restrictive norms or to obey established hierarchies. Essentially, her works in glass, are a play with the possibilities of the material and an attempt to expand the viewer’s understanding of her chosen medium.
Although static and solid in their final sate, Espersen stretches, pulls and bends her glass, resulting in works that appear soft and almost possible of languid movement. Her chosen sweets confectionery colour palette entices and draws the onlooker towards the artwork, which deliciously glisten.
Espersen studied glass and ceramics at Engelsholm Højskole, in Denmark, continuing her studies at the Kosta School of Glass in Sweden, The Royal Danish Academy of Design, and Haystack Mountain...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Contemporary Joni Config. 1 LED Chandelier with Crystal and Páua Shell
Located in Torslanda, SE
Taking inspiration from the necessity of light for life, the Joni range is a portrayal of photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight to food.
Within each leaf-lik...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Six Blenko Glass Zodiac Box
By Blenko Glass
Located in New York, NY
Set of Blenko art glass zodiac plaques.
Being sold individually.
There are: 2 Taurus
1 Aries
2 Cancer
1 Libra.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Art Glass Sculptural Table Lamp by William Olivier for Antiques Mc, France, 2009
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The creator is William Olivier, a lover of glass, wood and steel.
These piece has been made in 2009. This is a beautiful Art glass work that could be, as the same time a sculpture a...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Decorative Stand Walnut Pole Screen Handwoven Needlework Antique Early Victorian
Located in Wembley, GB
With a Circular Berlin needlework floral glazed adjustable banner, the cylindrical pillar with a turned finial, on an inverted lobed and fluted pillar an...
Category
1830s English Art Deco Antique Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Sonja Blomdahl Nordstrom Christmas Ornament Art Glass Blown Orb Sphere Spiral
Located in Hyattsville, MD
1996 Limited edition, hand blown, Christmas ornament, by renowned glass artist, Sonja Blomdahl exclusively for Nordstrom. The ornament is signed by the artist, Sonja 96' It is in ros...
Category
1990s American International Style Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Ando Time Hourglass in Crystal and Aquamarine by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando time hourglass, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is a limited edition of 49 art pieces (per color) plus an additional 20 P.d.A. a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Holmegaard Handmade Glass Relief / Sun Catcher Abstract Motif "Summer", 1975
By Per Lütken, Holmegaard
Located in Odense, DK
Large handmade glass relief or sun catcher made for Holmegaard Glassworks 150th anniversary in 1975. Mounted in original cast iron holder. "The Seasons" we...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Venini Limited Edition Ando Time Hour Glass Set in Grape by Tadao Ando
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The collaboration between the master craftsmanship of the Venetian Glass and the layered geometric form has created this special piece of objet. Architecture is defined through “Spac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Venini Ando Time Hourglass in Pink and Red by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando Time Hourglass, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is a limited edition of 49 art pieces (per color) plus an additional 20 P.d.A. a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Venini Limited Edition Ando Time Hour Glass Set in Pink by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The collaboration between the master craftsmanship of the Venetian glass and the layered geometric form has created this special piece of objet. Architecture is defined through “Spac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Venini Limited Edition Ando Time Hour Glass Set in Crystal by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The collaboration between the master craftsmanship of the Venetian glass and the layered geometric form has created this special piece of objet. Architecture is defined through “Spac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Mobile Sculpture by Mélissa Mariller
Located in Geneve, CH
Mobile Sculpture by Mélissa Mariller
Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 250 cm.
Materials: Glass and steel.
This mobile is a sculpture composed of a steel centerpiece and 12 glass parts, designed...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Viridian, a Unique Green, Amber and Aqua Glass Hanging Sculpture by Amy Cushing
By Amy Cushing
Located in London, GB
Viridian is a unique handcrafted green, amber and aqua fused glass hanging sculpture by the British artist Amy Cushing. A breathtaking hanging installation...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Venini Ando Time Hourglass in Grape and Red by Tadao Ando
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando Time hourglass, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is a limited edition of 49 art pieces (per color) plus an additional 20 P.d.A. a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Clessidra Glass Hourglass in Grey and Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass hourglass in grey and red. Perfect for indoor home decor or as a statement piece for any room. Limited edition of 199 pieces. Also availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Ando Time Hourglass in Crystal and Red by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando Time Hourglass, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is a limited edition of 49 art pieces (per color) plus an additional 20 P.d.A. a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Miss Joshua Sculpture by Alice Crepaldi
Located in Geneve, CH
Miss Joshua Sculpture by Alice Crepaldi
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: Ø 85 x H 135 cm.
Materials: Glass and metal.
Alice Crepaldi is a versatile multidisciplinary artist hailing from Mi...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Smoke Glass and Chrome Sculpture by Runstadler Studios
By Kurt and Marsha Runstadler, Runstadler Studios
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Gray smoked layered glass and polish chrome rotating sculpture by Kurt and Marsha Runstadler for Runstadler Studios.
Signed @ 1990 Runstadler Studios 5/30
...
Category
1990s American Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
No Limits #2, a Grey & Amber Abstract Glass Sculpture by Maria Bang Espersen
Located in London, GB
‘No Limits #2' is a unique glass sculpture by the Danish artist, Maria Bang Espersen.
Maria Bang Espersen works around the idea that all things are malleable, like glass, and that nothing can be permanently defined. Her experimental sculptures are therefore not only an approach but also a statement; one that states to never get caught up in the restrictive norms or to obey established hierarchies. Essentially, her works in glass, are a play with the possibilities of the material and an attempt to expand the viewer’s understanding of her chosen medium.
Although static and solid in their final sate, Espersen stretches, pulls and bends her glass, resulting in works that appear soft and almost possible of languid movement. Her chosen sweets confectionery colour palette entices and draws the onlooker towards the artwork, which deliciously glisten.
Espersen studied glass and ceramics at Engelsholm Højskole, in Denmark, continuing her studies at the Kosta School of Glass in Sweden, The Royal Danish Academy of Design, and Haystack Mountain...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Vintage Glass Fishing Floats
Located in Fairfield, CA
A set of 8 vintage blown glass fishing floats. Lovely colors in pale blue, ambers, red, and cobalt blue.
Measurements:
Large pale blue: 8" Dia
Large amber: 5.5" Dia
2 medium amber: 3...
Category
Mid-20th Century Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Ore in Amber & Ecru with Gold, a Glass Sculpture by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Ore in Amber & Ecru with Gold' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson.
The outer glass form contains a...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Luster, Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Phateon, a steel & glass train / locomotive inspired sculpture by Jon Lewis
By Jon Lewis
Located in London, GB
'Phateon' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Jon Lewis, created from cast glass, steel, dicroic filter and a 3 1/5 inch gauge steam chassis.
Lewis’ first introduction to glassmaking was in 1989 at Wolverhampton University, where he instantly fell in love with glass as a material.
A reoccurring theme throughout the years within his work has been the synthesis of glass with metal, which under the creative influence of the artist, often results in corrosion, patination and texture. With his Apertura series, blown vessels created from recycled Bang & Olufsen Television glass are coated by ‘spark impregnation’. Lewis intensely grinds iron and other metals, creating a multitude of small, hot, airborne metal particles that instantly bond and finally cover, the surface of his glass. Forever evolving works, the consistent detail for each is a window of pure transparent coloured glass, a framed aperture to the internal space, encased and surrounded by this metallic shell.
In a parallel and completely different body of work, are Lewis' Moonrock sculptures, which combine glass with dichroic filters and employ his own unique technique which began in 1994. Whilst working as a glass blowing assistant in Oregon, an introduction to ‘dichroic thin film interference filters’ as a form of surface decoration on blown glass, saw Lewis see vast potential. This amazing and very technical material, similar to iridescent butterfly wings, produces colour formed by selective reflection as opposed to absorption. The refractive transformation of light through convex and concave lenses and a diffused projection which this film creates, results in artworks that appear to glow from within, emanating a myriad of colours. A constant in Lewis’ glassmaking palette, this series and technique has featured in many notable sculptural & architectural works and derivations.?
These two opposing praxis of the artist’s artistic inquiry, often merge into a single expression. Lewis’ work has evolved into a distinctive vision, a fusion of beauty and uniqueness. Every piece of Lewis' art has a twist, in that each of his designs can be traced back to a single sketch. In many instances scribbled several years before just waiting for that last ingredient of inspiration for it to become a reality and brought to life in his multidisciplinary hot glass and metalwork studio in Essex.
In the artist’s own words;
“In my work I try to create pieces which are hard to identify materially and have an unknown. I enjoy making things whether a glass vessel or a glass furnace, I appreciate things crafted by hand. My history is of engineering and consequently, I love to push the boundaries of what is expected of materials”
Lewis was awarded the Glass Society Prize in the British Glass Biennale 2019. His Transceiver received an Honourable Mention in Trace - Showcasing Sustainable Glass Art, in the Glass Art Society’s Virtual 2021 Conference. His dichroic glass has been used in a number of prestigious architectural commissions, including in the Space Pyramidion at the Child Museum of Cairo and the Bliegiessen Sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Glass Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Steel
