This richly illustrated and long-awaited book is a thirty-year retrospective of the revolutionary work in glass by artist Tom Patti. Insightful essays by noted authors and critics William Warmus and Donald Kuspit explore Patti's innovative career. During the 1970s, Patti explored the sculptural potential of glass, pioneering the use of architectural and industrial glass within the new studio glass movement. His early works were nonfunctional objects that could be held in the hand and studied. Since the 1980s, Patti has continued to refine his artistic and technical skills, creating small sculptural works that are both geometric and ethereal. More recently, he has translated this exquisitely structured art into large-scale architectural installations throughout the country. In effect, Patti's work has come full circle: viewers who once gazed into his glass objects are now encapsulated in the art, looking out at the world.
- ISBN10 0295984732
- ISBN13 9780295984735
- Publish Date 1 November 2004
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 13 July 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Washington Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 128
- Language English