sculpture

Object NameSculpture

Maker Rhode Island School of Design

Maker Steven I. Weinberg (American, b. 1954)

Made FromGlass

Date1983

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueCast (pate de verre) and cut, ground and polished

SizeH: 6 cm, W: 22.5 x 22.5 cm

Accession Number83.4.178

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masterpieces of American Glass

Masters of Studio Glass Series: Joel Philip Myers and Steven Weinberg

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; cast (pâté de verre) and cut, ground, and polished. Sculpture: shallow square block resting on thirty-two short cylindrical feet. Block consists, toward edges, of many fused elements with curved surfaces piled one on another like soap bubbles, the surfaces covered with minute bubbles which give them a whitish appearance; at center, open square containing two parallel cylinders running between opposing sides and, below these, two identical parallel cylinders running at right angles. Each "foot" was cast in several stages and contains several irregular but more or less concentric bubble-covered surfaces. Top and sides of block, and bottoms of "feet" cut, ground and polished; all other surfaces matte, appearing almost white. Signed with diamond point on side: "Weinberg 831107".
Provenance

Source Steven I. Weinberg (American, b. 1954) - 1984-01-23