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April Zilber, Recycled Glass Vest, 2002, cut, fused, and assembled found glass, wired metallic ribbon, glass beads, and buttons, 15 1⁄4 × 12 5⁄8 × 11 in. (38.7 × 32.1 × 27.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Shelby M. and Frederick M. Gans in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995−2003), 2003.32, © 2002, April Zilber
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Recycled Glass Vest
- Artist
- Date
- 2002
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 15 1⁄4 × 12 5⁄8 × 11 in. (38.7 × 32.1 × 27.9 cm)
- Copyright
- © 2002, April Zilber
- Credit Line
- Gift of Shelby M. and Frederick M. Gans in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995−2003)
- Mediums Description
- cut, fused, and assembled found glass, wired metallic ribbon, glass beads, and buttons
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Dress — accessory — vest
- Object Number
- 2003.32
Artwork Description
Recycled Glass Vest is a departure from April Zilber's usual art. Here she cut rings from more than two hundred narrow-necked clear glass bottles, fused a few of their sides in the kiln, and laced the components together with 174 feet of wired ribbon to form a vest.Zilber's body of work often draws inspiration from nature, a concept evident in Recycled Glass Vest, as the repeating glass rings intentionally reflect the pattern of tree cells. This piece was made for a wearable-glass art fashion show at the 2002 California Glass Exchange conference at San Jose State University and is the first of several works Zilber made involving wearable and bottle glass.