Image
Thaddeus Wolfe
Assemblage Relief Vessel, 2014
Description
Maker
- Thaddeus Wolfe, b. 1979, American
Title
Assemblage Relief Vessel
Year
2014
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
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44.5 x 17.8 x 19.1 cm (17 1/2 x 7 x 7 1/2 inches)
Type
Credit
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Mary B. Jackson Fund
Object Number
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2015.112
About
An intricate interplay of color and form, this vessel exemplifies Thaddeus Wolfe’s contemporary approach to traditional glass-making techniques. The artist first created this form in Styrofoam, which was then covered in plaster to make a mold. Layers of colored glass were blown into the mold, both filling it and leaving random voids, then the plaster mold was destroyed, leaving the unique work. Innovatively employing cameo-glass techniques, Wolfe exposed the colored layers by carving geometric facets into the surface, while also leaving smooth expanses. The resulting vessel references naturalistic mineral formations as well as modern art and architecture—particularly Brutalism’s muscular modularity.
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Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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