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California Loop Series 1969 #29
California Loop Series 1969 #29

California Loop Series 1969 #29

Object NameSculpture
Artist Marvin Lipofsky (American, 1938-2016)
Studio University of California, Berkeley
Made FromGlass, Rayon Flocking, Epoxy
Date1969
Place MadeUnited States, CA, Berkeley
TechniqueBlown, hot-worked, iridized, sandblasted, applied
SizeOverall H: 15.2 cm, W: 50.8 cm, D: 36 cm
Accession Number2006.4.151
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Crafting Modernism: Midcentury American Art and Design
Venice and American Studio Glass
On ViewModern Gallery
Interpretive Notes
A pioneer of the American Studio Glass movement, Lipofsky has promoted the use of blown glass for sculpture since the 1960s, and he has had a lasting influence on the development of studio glass in the United States and around the world. Throughout his career, he has focused on the execution of artistic ideas in glass, searching for ways to subvert the traditional associations between blown glass and functionality by exploring sculptural forms. The California Loop Series is one of Lipofsky’s groundbreaking blown glass sculptures. Like other studio glass pioneers of the late 1960s and early 1970s, the artist uses a variety of materials in his sculpture. He coats his blown glass with a rainbow-like iridescence. He also applies Christmas tree flocking, a kind of spray-on fake snow that comes in a variety of colors.
Physical DescriptionGreen glass, blown, iridized, hot-worked, and sand-blasted. Applied rayon flocking and epoxy. Elongated abstract shape composed of two pieces. One piece is made of green blown and sandblasted glass with one rounded end and a thick, elongated and twisted neck. The second piece, which is made of blown glass that has been iridized and decorated with applied purple flocking, is a bulbous, waisted form with a short thick neck and nipple-shaped end. The two pieces are joined together at the flocking, where there is a white epoxy “patch.”
Provenance
Source Barry Friedman Ltd. - 2006-07-24
Object copyright© Marvin Lipofsky
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about 1970-1979
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about 1950-1959
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about 1960-1969
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about 1960-1969
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about 1950-1959