52.5 x 30.0 x 15.5 cm / bottom: w. 7.3 cm, d. 6.2 cm
Category
Craft by Japanese Artist
Inventory Number
2000-CJ-004
Fujita Jun says that glass, which moves freely when it is melted, is well suited to capturing “flowing, drifting, floating” movement. With colored glass also lending warmth to his works, he has sought to express the beauty of nature, the kindness of people’s hearts, and the brilliance of the force of life. He has adopted a range of techniques, including glassblowing (by which a rod is rotated in the air while air is blown through it into molten glass) and slumping (by which the glass is placed on top of a mold and heated so that its own weight helps to shape it). This work is part of Fujita’s Way of the Wind series, which he began working on in the late 1990s. It has soft colors and a relaxed shape reminiscent of flowing movement. Sandblasting and acid etching have also been used to create patterns on the surface that provide exquisite light effects.
(HASEGAWA Tamao)
Fujita Jun says that glass, which moves freely when it is melted, is well suited to capturing “flowing, drifting, floating” movement. With colored glass also lending warmth to his works, he has sought to express the beauty of nature, the kindness of people’s hearts, and the brilliance of the force of life. He has adopted a range of techniques, including glassblowing (by which a rod is rotated in the air while air is blown through it into molten glass) and slumping (by which the glass is placed on top of a mold and heated so that its own weight helps to shape it). This work is part of Fujita’s Way of the Wind series, which he began working on in the late 1990s. It has soft colors and a relaxed shape reminiscent of flowing movement. Sandblasting and acid etching have also been used to create patterns on the surface that provide exquisite light effects.
(HASEGAWA Tamao)