Bi-Axial Tubated Green Riser

Copied Tom Patti, Bi-Axial Tubated Green Riser, 1985, stacked, fused, blown, and polished glass, 6 3⁄8 x 6 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄2 in. (16.2 x 15.9 x 11.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anne and Ronald Abramson, Edward Lenkin, Arlene R. and Robert P. Kogod and the James Renwick Alliance, 1987.44

Artwork Details

Title
Bi-Axial Tubated Green Riser
Artist
Date
1985
Location
Dimensions
6 3⁄8 x 6 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄2 in. (16.2 x 15.9 x 11.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne and Ronald Abramson, Edward Lenkin, Arlene R. and Robert P. Kogod and the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums
Mediums Description
stacked, fused, blown, and polished glass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1987.44
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1987.44

Artwork Description

Tom Patti originally experimented with glass by blowing laminated glass cubes into spheres, capturing a bubble inside while retaining the squared edges outside. This progressed into constructing glass "wings" that supported the blown bubble. His meticulous forms are compact yet monumental, suggesting giant columns reproduced in miniature.