Sculpture
Sunflower (Eiko Emori)
- Item Number
- 165
- Estimated Value
- 350 CAD
- Sold
- 375 CAD to im07b9d03
- Number of Bids
- 7 - Bid History
Item Description
Sunflower, 2023, glass (pâte de verre), 11 in x 11 in x 6 in
Please visualize fields of sunflowers under blue sky.
"Sunflower" is made with a unique craft called pâte de verre, in which grains of glass are heated together in a high-temperature plaster mould. Pâte de verre is an ancient glassmaking technique originated in the Middle East where artisans would gather sand from the desert and fuse the silica particles in hot wood fires. It is similar in process to those for bronze sculpture, also ancient. It is such a labour-intensive process that it was forgotten when glass blowing was invented two thousand years ago, until it was revived in the early 1900s in France.
Sunflower, 2023, paÌÂÂte de verre, 11 po x 11 po x 6 po
« Sunflower » [Tournesol] est créé à partir d’une pratique unique en son genre, la pâte de verre. Des grains de verre sont chauffés ensemble dans un moule de plâtre à haute température. Cette technique de verrerie ancienne provient du Moyen-Orient : les artisans prenaient le sable du désert et fusionnaient les particules de silices dans des feux de bois ardents. Ce processus ressemble à celui utilisé pour sculpter le bronze, et il est si exigeant qu’il fut éclipsé il y a deux mille ans, à l’apparition du soufflage de verre.
Item Special Note
Artist Website/Site Web de l'artiste: www.designerglassstudio.ca
Born in Japan, Eiko Emori earned a Masters degree of Fine Arts at Yale University and a Diploma in Design at the London Central School of Arts & Crafts. She is well known as a representative Canadian graphic designer.
In the 1990s, she learned glassmaking at a glass factory in Tokyo. She is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and Graphic Designers of Canada. Her glasswork was recognized by an Award for excellence in architectural glass from Crafts Ontario.
Eiko Emori est née au Japon et a obtenu une maîtrise en beaux-arts à l’université de Yale et un diplôme en design à la London Central School of Arts & Crafts. Elle est reconnue dans le milieu comme représentative du graphisme canadien.
Dans les années 1990, elle apprend la verrerie dans une usine de verre de Tokyo. Elle est membre de l’Académie royale des arts du Canada et de Graphic Designers of Canada. Son travail de verrerie a été récompensé par un prix d’excellence en verre architectural décerné par Craft Ontario.
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