Yellow on Purple
Form
1991 (made)
1991 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Danny Perkins studied glassmaking under Henry Suma and Lino Tagliapietra and in 1987 was artist in residence at Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington State, USA. He has had a close association with Pilchuck as both artist and instructor. His technique, based on his enthusiasm for Abstract Expressionism, is most unusual. His striking and colourful glass forms are assemblages of separately mould-blown, slumped, cracked and broken components sandblasted then painted in oils. Over the years he has exhibited widely throughout the USA - both group and solo shows. Several American museums hold examples of his work.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Yellow on Purple (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mould-blown, slumped, fractured, sandblasted, painted and assembled glass. |
| Brief description | "Yellow on Purple", mould-blown, slumped, fractured, sandblasted, painted and assembled glass, American, Danny Perkins, 1991 |
| Physical description | Glass form, tapering to foot beneath which is a roughly rectangular glass slab. It is constructed from several mould-blown, slumped and fractured components which have then been sandblasted and painted with a variety of coloured oil paints before being assembled as the finished form. |
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| Credit line | Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Dale & Doug Anderson |
| Summary | Danny Perkins studied glassmaking under Henry Suma and Lino Tagliapietra and in 1987 was artist in residence at Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington State, USA. He has had a close association with Pilchuck as both artist and instructor. His technique, based on his enthusiasm for Abstract Expressionism, is most unusual. His striking and colourful glass forms are assemblages of separately mould-blown, slumped, cracked and broken components sandblasted then painted in oils. Over the years he has exhibited widely throughout the USA - both group and solo shows. Several American museums hold examples of his work. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jennifer Hawkins Opie: Contemporary International Glass, V&A, 2004
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.71-2014 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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