Entrusted Fragility

Object NameSculpture

Artist Saman Kalantari (Iranian, b. 1972)

Studio Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass

Made FromGlass

Date2015

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniquePate de verre

Size(a) Sculptural Part H: 29.6 cm, W: 10.3 cm, D: 7 cm; (b) Sculptural Part H: 29.6 cm, W: 10.6 cm, D: 6.7 cm

Accession Number2015.4.9

Credit LineGift of the artist

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

The Studio at 20

Not On View

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Entrusted Fragility". Two-part kiln-formed glass sculpture made of fused white glass powder. The powder is applied onto paper with a bonding agent, and the paper is allowed to burn off in the kiln; the gray color of the sculpture is produced by the ash from the paper as it burns away. The sculpture takes the form of two pieces of rolled paper, with one element standing up on end, and the other lying flat.
Provenance

Source Saman Kalantari (Iranian, b. 1972) - 2015-2015-07-13