Fossil Series: Tight Loop Comin

Brent Kee Young, Fossil Series: Tight Loop Comin, 1998, blown glass with lampworked inclusions, 10 ¹⁄₂ x 4 ¹⁄₂ in. (26.7 x 11.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sally and Ned Hansen (The Glass Gallery), Colleen and John Kotelly and Joan Lunney and Will Idler, 1999.104

Artwork Details

Title: Fossil Series: Tight Loop Comin
Artist: Brent Kee Young
Date: 1998
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 10 ¹⁄₂ x 4 ¹⁄₂ in. (26.7 x 11.4 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Sally and Ned Hansen (The Glass Gallery), Colleen and John Kotelly and Joan Lunney and Will Idler
Mediums Description: blown glass with lampworked inclusions
Classifications: Decorative Arts
Glass
Object Number: 1999.104
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.104

Artwork Description

Each detailed image depicted on Tight Loop Comin is lampworked in clear glass, using a small torch to manipulate the glass into intricate skeletons based on authentic North American archaeological fossils. Brent Kee Young pushes the pieces into the colored glass of his vessels, building up heavy layers of clear glass over the top so that the skeletons seem to disappear, leaving only their imprint.