Excavated Vessel 46 in Blown Glass, Unique

$9,800

About

The concept of excavated vessels was born out of capturing waste from one of our studio specific processes, to be used as the foundation material for another. Pieces of annihilated moulds made of agglomerated cork are collected, saved, applied and assembled into new forms. Edited with an array of primitive tools like the claw end of a hammer, a paint can opener, and other workshop ephemera, we further dismantle and shape the hollow form. Glass is gathered and constructed in a variety of ways on the end of a blowpipe. And the bubble is inserted into the carved cavity. As the glass expands it acquires the imprint of the surface. The moulds are released and pulled away. Oxygen floods between the glass surfaces and the cork. Dramatically the cork ignites and the mould is lost. The result is an object of deeply cosmic spirit, with an appearance of Earthly geographies reorganized and suspended in space.

Details

Creator
Jeff Martin (Sculptor),Jeff Martin Joinery (Designer)
Dimensions
Height: 19.875 in. (50.49 cm)Width: 11.5 in. (29.21 cm)Depth: 10.5 in. (26.67 cm)
Materials and Techniques
Blown Glass
Place of Origin
Canada
Period
21st Century
Date of Manufacture
2019
Production Type
New & Custom(One of a Kind)
Condition
Seller Location
Vancouver, CA
Reference Number
1stDibs: LU3583323321382
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About the Maker

Jeff Martin Joinery

The studio at Jeff Martin Joinery is focused on producing exceptional quality original work in premium domestic hardwoods, cast bronze and aluminum, North American stone, and blown glass. Our work is known for experimental techniques, high level execution, and a deep and sensual exploration of material qualities and finishes. We have been in operation since 2012, employing a small team of craftsmen to produce pieces for some of the most notable interior designers and architects today. Our work has been featured on the covers and in the pages of Architectural Digest, Sight Unseen, the Wall Street Journal, Western Living, and Dwell among others. And our work has been exhibited internationally at Collective Design Fair, ICFF, the AD Show, the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Gardiner Museum, Friedman Benda and the Museum of Vancouver.