Images(3)

Glassfly

Object NameRing

Artist Bernhard Schobinger (Swiss, b. 1946)

Made FromFound Glass, Akoya Pearls, Adhesive

Date2009

Place MadeSwitzerland, Richterswil

TechniqueBroken, ground, assembled

SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, W: 6.2 cm, D: 3.8 cm

Accession Number2015.3.18

Credit LineGift of the artist

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

On ViewContemporary Art + Design, Porch

Physical DescriptionRing, "Glassfly". Green found glass bottleneck, broken and ground, and found commercial eyeglass lenses (2); Akoya pearls (2). These elements have been assembled and bonded to form a ring that looks like an insect, and specifically like a fly, with the pearls recalling eyes and the lenses reminiscent of wings. One pearl eye has a peach tint.
Provenance

Source Bernhard Schobinger (Swiss, b. 1946) - 2009-2015-08-26