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2Pc US Abstract Glass Vase Sculpture "Magenta & Blue Cyclone" by Rik Allen (DaM)
2Pc US Abstract Glass Vase Sculpture "Magenta & Blue Cyclone" by Rik Allen (DaM)
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Up for sale from a local estate in Honolulu Hawaii this 2x piece group of US abstract handblown sculpture vase that is titled "Magenta & Blue Cyclone" and was created by the well known artist Rik Allen (born 1965). The condition is described above for more information please check the photos.
Measurements:
Blue 10.75 inches high x 8 inches wide x 6.2lb
Magenta 10 inches high x 7.5 inches wide x 5.13lb
More about the artist:
Many works by Rik Allen have been in the form of space craft, rockets, and scientific apparatus, so that in this way, art and technology share a symbiotic grace. Most of the current work is made primarily of glass and metal, which expresses a paradoxical symbiosis.
The relationship between the rigid strength of metal with glass and the apparent fragility is intended to create an alluring tension. On the surface, these are interplanetary vessels--literally, transportive and technologically designed to explore the rugged desolation of outer space. Vehicles that have a rough, worn exterior suggests use, imperfection, and history. These craft contain elements bundled within their transparent bulkheads, the center of these vessels is an exposed nucleus, or core, that may be seen to represent incarnation of energy while representing both outer and inner spheres of exploration and curiosity. A theme of one series' is "futuristic antiquity", which reflects the artist's interest in the literary fictional worlds of Jules Vern, H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clark, and Isaac Asimov and their influence on the scientific world.
Artist Statement:
Inspiration has also been from reading the accounts of early scientific pioneers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, such as Nicola Tesla, Robert Goddard, Wernher von Braun, and other great scientific minds. While many of my pieces have reference to my curiosity of science, it is also important to me to convey humor, and lighthearted fun that rockets and fiction embody. Presently, I am working toward exploring simple forms that lend a sculptural venue and provide a theater of the human condition, while also making work related to natural science and its parallels in our culture and the human condition, all wrapped up in the form of a rocket. How funny is that?
Condition:
The items are overall in excellent pre-owned condition, no chips, no cracks, no repairs, signed on the base











