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Biomorphic Ganglia, Michael M. Glancy, 2003, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture

rectangular glass plate/base with pebbled, deeply incised design; blue surface of "pebbles" with dull brown ground; vessel sits on round blue flat element on plate/base; vessel of elongated form, flaring inward at mouth opening; some squared-off planes on sides; vessel has similarly pebbled texture with smoke-colored pebbles A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and an instructor there from 1982-2006, Michael Glancy has developed a combination of aesthetic/scientific approach to his glass sculptures that reflect his understanding of both macro- and micro- world views. Inspired by irregular patterns of cells as well as strict geometry, Glancy creates exquisite, dense vessel forms that are sandblasted, carved, and combined with copper as an opaque foil for the gem-like colored glass. The vessels are most often presented in concert with or in contrast to a blown or plate-glass base. In Biomorphic Ganglia, the vessel and the base form a continuous landscape, such as rocks in a stream, or molecular reference; the multiple colors of the vase conjoin with the engraved blue plate glass seamlessly. Size: 11 1/16 x 9 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (28.1 x 24.77 x 62.87 cm) Medium: Engraved Pompeii-cut blown glass, industrial plate glass and copper

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/115893/

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XTC, Michael M. Glancy, 1983, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture

green glass vessel with metal plating; rounded base with small flat foot flaring slightly outward and inward toward thick rim; green glass squares in graduated rows--smaller at center of vessel; rectangular plate/base with radiating squares of clear glass, indented into dark metal plate A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and an instructor there from 1982-2006, Michael Glancy has developed a combination of aesthetic/scientific approach to his glass sculptures that reflect his understanding of both macro- and micro- world views. Inspired by irregular patterns of cells as well as strict geometry, Glancy creates exquisite, dense vessel forms that are sandblasted, carved, and combined with copper as an opaque foil for the gem-like colored glass. The vessels are most often presented in concert with or in contrast to a blown or plate-glass base. In XTC, an early work by Glancy, he breaks up the opaque, metal-plated surface of the base with a dynamic pattern of squares on its surface, contrasting with an emphasis on transparent squares of luminous green in the vase. Size: 7 1/8 x 11 7/8 x 11 15/16 in. (18.1 x 30.16 x 30.32 cm) Medium: Blown glass, metal

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/115934/

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Biomorphic Ganglia, Michael M. Glancy, 2003, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture

rectangular glass plate/base with pebbled, deeply incised design; blue surface of "pebbles" with dull brown ground; vessel sits on round blue flat element on plate/base; vessel of elongated form, flaring inward at mouth opening; some squared-off planes on sides; vessel has similarly pebbled texture with smoke-colored pebbles A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and an instructor there from 1982-2006, Michael Glancy has developed a combination of aesthetic/scientific approach to his glass sculptures that reflect his understanding of both macro- and micro- world views. Inspired by irregular patterns of cells as well as strict geometry, Glancy creates exquisite, dense vessel forms that are sandblasted, carved, and combined with copper as an opaque foil for the gem-like colored glass. The vessels are most often presented in concert with or in contrast to a blown or plate-glass base. In Biomorphic Ganglia, the vessel and the base form a continuous landscape, such as rocks in a stream, or molecular reference; the multiple colors of the vase conjoin with the engraved blue plate glass seamlessly. Size: 11 1/16 x 9 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. (28.1 x 24.77 x 62.87 cm) Medium: Engraved Pompeii-cut blown glass, industrial plate glass and copper

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/115893/