Luke Brennan writes:
Sun reflected in dichroic glass in Grand Canal Dock (Dublin 4) just now
Impossibly delicate looking sculptures by Eunsuh Choi who uses a technique called ‘flameworking’ to create the lattices of thin borosilicate rods and the forms that run through them
Melted medusozoan glass fusion sculptures by Tuscany based artist Daniela Forti.
More here.
The extraordinary work of glass artist Kiva Ford, by day a manufacturer of specialised glass lab equipment, by night, the creator of curious handmade vessels redolent of hybrid mythological and natural scenes.
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Emergence Lab – an anamorphic sculpture by artist Thomas Medicus featuring six handpainted images spread across 216 laser-cut acrylic glass strips inside a large translucent cube.
The cube is filled with silicone oil to simulate the appearance of solid glass. Each image aligns when that side of the cube is viewed head on.
Miniature ‘galaxies’ enclosed in glass ball pendants by Japanese glass artist Satoshi Tomizu.
Demand is so high for these things that Tomizu has temporarily stopped taking orders but with a little patience (and a brief trip to Google Translate) you can sign up for future orders here.
Using tweezers, gravity and a lifetime of skill, glassware artist Francisco Lopez Serrano turns a molten blob into a tiny rampant horse in about 90 seconds.
Tesco, Baggot Street, Dublin.
Aidan Sweeney writes:
“€2 for a FREE Guinness pint glass, a bargain! “