Large Italien hand - painted porcelain and brass vase table lamp with
a large etched glass shade, circa 1960.
Not exact matches
Etched glass double doors open to a foyer with a thirty inch dome ceiling and lead to a great room that is two stories high and adorned with colorful murals, vibrant flora and
large windows for beautiful views and natural illumination.
(The allusion to methods for collecting and preserving natural specimens was strengthened by the nine
large blown -
glass bell jars lined up on the floor in the middle of the space, each with the stylized outline of a cherry blossom
etched on its surface.)
The exhibition brings together two
large works on leaded panels of
glass — two naked female figures seated in profile, impassive, emitting shooting stars — a series of delicate aquatint
etchings,
large bronze wall reliefs and a suspended sculpture, the shadows of which transform the gallery into a barely perceptible dabbled glade, along with a stunning jacquard tapestry depicting two eagles in descent against a chalky sky.
Characteristic of her sculpture is the juxtaposition of imposing,
large - scale forms made of concrete, iron, or aluminum with intricately
etched surfaces and sumptuous materials such as
glass, alabaster, and tapestry.
Another related installation is a
large glass disc, titled Lotus (2007) that refers to the Buddhist symbol but also to the slave trade:
etched in
glass, the filigree pattern contained in each petal of the lotus flower is made up of diagrams of the placement of human bodies in the cargo hold of an eighteenth - century slave ship.