Handblown Textured Fluted Glass Vase by Jochen Holz Unique Piece

Handblown fluted Murano glass vase by Fratelli Toso, Murano, Italy, 1950s. Dusky pink body bearing iridescent air bubble inclusions with 24-karat gold polvera d'oro flecks. An object...

Handblown glass vase with overlayed murrhines by Anzolo Fuga for A.V.E.M. Murano, Italy, late 1950s. Literature: Anzolo Fuga: Murano Glass Arti...

'Colliery I' is a unique glass vase from the Molten Landscapes Collection by the British artist, Bethany Wood. An equal passion for painting physically inspires how she controls and manipulates her glass. Recreating the fleeting nature of brush strokes, Wood’s molten colors traverse across the surface of her glass canvases blending in a myriad of hues. Unlike their flat painterly counterparts, these combine and merge, forming spontaneous watery and lava like abstract relief flourishes. Taking inspiration from a wide range of sources, Wood’s influences are taken directly from the world around us, elements of the inner-city sit alongside expansive landscapes. Reoccurring themes are Graffiti & Urban Culture, exploration & travel. In the artist's own words; "As a multidisciplinary artist, I have begun to merge my two artistic passions, painting and Glassmaking. I like to express myself with the fluidity of the material. The Directional arrangement of a color palette can form the depth of an abstract Landscape. I use my own paintings as a reference whilst making in the hot shop. Each individual artwork from my series has been inspired by a specific place. Serendipity of abstraction has always been an inspiration for me; the coincidental elements which catch the eye of the viewer. The palette, composition and depth I have attained are taken from nature, with a bold but elegant swipe of my own personal, Expressionist style" Rising glass star, Wood graduated from De Montfort...

This stunning modernist large vase was handblown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features a cylin...

Large handblown glass vase from the "Bands" series, Pulegoso with vertical bands around the sides and large murrhine on front and back, by Anzolo Fuga for A.V.E.M. (Arte Vetraria Mur...

Handblown glass vase with multicolor glass fragments and complex murrhines with a lattimo (white glass) interior by Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy 1960's. These hand...