Sensuous ‘spinning tops’ in captivating jewel-like colours are being presented by Vessel Gallery in this exhibition of new unique art glass works by British artist Katy Holford.
LUMINOUS SPIRIT: GLASS SCULPTURES BY KATY HOLFORD, 22nd June-31st July 2010
VESSEL GALLERY
114 Kensington Park Road, London W11 2PW (020 7727 8001)
Greatly influenced by Buddhist culture, Holford has succeeded in encapsulating the nature of chakra energy points of the body within the glass medium. Molten glass takes its shape by heating and rotating, in much the same way as chakras are viewed as whorls of circulating energy. The result is a “successful fusion of the real and metaphysical, the solid and the fluid, the stasis of meditation and the vigor of movement.”
The works are produced in collaboration with renowned British glass maker, Bob Crooks. Having worked together for 16 years, Crooks’ superb glass making skills are more than equal to Holford’s technically challenging forms using under and overlaid layers of glass to create a resonating depth of tone.
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