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Sphere 6

Object NameSculpture

Artist David R. Huchthausen (American, b. 1951)

Made FromOptical Glass, Architectural Glass, Glass

Date2007

TechniqueCut, laminated, ground, polished

SizeOverall Diam (max): 18.7 cm

Accession Number2014.4.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

United States, WA, Seattle

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Sphere 6". Colorless optical and multicolored glasses; cut, laminated, ground, polished. Optical and colored glasses, including discontinued architectural glasses, cut, laminated, ground and polished. A color panel, made up of different pieces of colored glass, is made and then bonded with optical glass. Sculpture in the form of a sphere, in which the qualities of color and optics in glass are exploited, producing an object containing colors that appear to change and shift as you look at the object.
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