Lucy
Object NameSculpture
Artist
Richard Craig Meitner
(American, b. 1949)
Assistant
Richard Price
(British, b. 1960)
Factory
Stoelzle Oberglas Factory
Studio
Musée-Atelier du Verre
Made FromSoda-lime Glass, Lead Glass, Gold Foil, Silver Foil
Date1998
TechniqueBlown, cut, hot-formed
SizeOverall H: 48.3 cm, W: 40.6 cm, D: 25.4 cm
Accession Number2005.3.69
Credit LineGift of Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Craig Meitner
Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Craig Meitner
Interpretive NotesMeitner works with transparency, translucence, and opacity in glass, and by covering the glass partly with metal foils, he changes its nature. In his objects with metallic elements, Meitner creates a visual tension, contrasting the light, airy, and amorphous character of glass with the light-absorbing denseness and heaviness of metal. Both metal and glass can be precious, and they can shine and sparkle, but they are profoundly different in character. This is one of a series of pieces that Meitner made while he was an artist in residence at Sars-Poteries. Although the animals are clearly symbolic, Meitner does not give them individual meanings. Rather, they represent changing aspects of the artist’s psyche.
Austria, Barnbach; France, Sars-Poteries; Netherlands, Amsterdam
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Object copyright© Richard Craig Meitner
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