Toots Zynsky (American b.1951-) ‡§
Vessel, circa 1994
£12,500
Auction: 30 April 2021 from 10:00 BST
Description
signed 'Z', fused and thermo-formed glass
Dimensions
18cm high x 35.5cm wide (7.1in high x 14in wide)
Footnote
Provenance: A Private European Collection of Studio & Contemporary Glass
Inspired by her love of music and dance, vessels created by glass artist Toots Zynsky are harmonious expressions of melodic colour combinations. Born in 1951 in Massachusetts, Zynsky studied fine art at the Rhode Island School of Design where she studied with Dale Chihuly. Following this, in 1971 she and some other classmates were invited by Chihuly to Washington where she participated in the development of the Pilchuk Glass School. After spending many years working and developing her craft in Europe and Africa, she returned to the United States in 1999, where she settled in Providence Rhode Island, where she lives and works today. Her works in glass are created using a distinctive filet de verre or glass thread technique, which pulls fine threads of coloured glass together to create unique pieces that appear almost organic, and demonstrate the hybrid nature of glass as a medium. She has received many important commissions including designing the Olympic torch for the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games, and was also awarded the Smithsonian Visionary Award in 2015.