Confetti Pyramid

Object NameSculpture

Artist Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945)

Made FromGlass

Date2007

TechniqueKiln-formed slab construction, cut

SizeOverall H: 20.3 cm, W: 28.9 cm, D: 28.9 cm; Overall H (without rubber feet): 18.8 cm

Accession Number2012.4.108

Credit LineGift of Sullivan Giles Richard

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

The Mythological Horizontal Surface (solo exhibition)

Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Marquis

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The pyramid was constructed of slabs made from Marquis’s special “confetti” murrine. This form and the creation of the Sierpinski triangle fractal reflect Marquis’s recent investigations of esoteric themes.

Place Made

United States, WA, Whidbey Island

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Confetti Pyramid". Multicolored glass "confetti" murrine; kiln-formed slab construction, cut. Sculpture in the shape of a four-sided pyramid fixed to square base. Four small colorless rubber feet applied to base.
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