sculpture

Object NameSculpture

Maker Danny Perkins (American, b. Germany, 1955)

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1984

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueBlown, fractured, sandblasted, oil painted

SizeH (approx.): 79 cm, D: 25 cm

Accession Number84.4.33

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass with paint of red, blue, teal, orange, cobalt blue, chartreuse, light blue; blown, fractured, sandblasted, oil painted and assembled with adhesive. Tapered vertical with rounded top; tall tapered sandblasted hollow column with a swollen red top end which tapers to a narrow open bottom edge; sides have been fractured into large pieces and reassembled leaving various open spaces; each piece has been air brushed a different bright solid color, red - top 1/3 of piece, cobalt blue - small c-shaped curved into red, teal - long vertical which extends from red through length of piece stopping short several inches above base leaving a gap and revealing cut edges of adjoining pieces, lavender - narrow vertical opposite teal also stopping short of foot leaving almond shaped opening, dark blue over chartreuse - lower 2/3 section has been sandblasted in to parallel horizontal ribbed steps; pieces have been reassembled with an adhesive object is adhered to a flat irregularly shaped triangle piece which has been sandblasted and painted light blue.
Provenance

Source Habatat Galleries Inc. - 1984-04-24