Balloon I

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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Balloon I
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Germany, Zwiesel
Accession Number: 
99.3.97
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 41.8 cm, Diam (max): 44 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1994
Web Description: 
An influential teacher, Franz Xaver Höller (German, b. 1950) studied glass cutting before earning a degree in sculpture. His unique, minimal vessel forms introduce the techniques of glass cutting and engraving-traditionally used for decorative and functional objects-into the realm of contemporary sculpture. Balloon I is made from a large bubble that has been blown out almost to the point of collapse. After cooling, Höller carefully cut away the top section and covered the walls of the sphere with engraving inspired by natural patterns found in the winter landscape.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Holler, Franz X. (German, b. 1950), Former Collection
1999
Category: 
Studio Glass
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
cutting
engraving
Material: 
glass
Copyright: 
© Franz X. Höller

Description

Primary Description: 
Colorless glass. Blown, cut, and engraved.

Publications (4)

Contemporary Glass Vessels: Selections from the Corning Museum of Glass (2015) illustrated, cover, p. 40, 144-145 (fig. 89, plate 49); BIB# 149403
Jurors' Choice (2008) illustrated, p. 93; BIB# AI75444
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 1999 (2000) p. 15; BIB# AI95008
The Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting 1990-1999 (2000) illustrated, p. 121; BIB# 65446