Artwork Details
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Date
- 1982
- Location
- Dimensions
- 9 1⁄2 x 7 5⁄8 x 5 in. (24.2 x 19.3 x 12.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Carol and Don Wiiken
- Mediums Description
- blown glass sculpture
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1999.57.7
Artwork Description
Jon Wolfe's artworks highlight complex surface patterns and textures. In this piece, the layers of blue, gray, black, and semitranslucent patterned glass create an illusion of depth that conflicts with the vessel's smooth, polished exterior. The grid-like design might depict a cityscape, jumbled and distorted by the process of glassblowing, or perhaps minuscule clusters of cells as seen under a microscope, both common themes in Wolfe's work as he often explores organic and man-made structures.