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- "Bucolic Composition" by Lucio Bubacco, 2000 - Lucio Bubacco grew up in the centuries-old glass culture of the island of Murano, Italy. Bubacco uses a technique known as lampworking, where a gas-powered torch is used to melt the glass which is then blown and shaped. He creates detailed sculptures often inspired by Greek mythology. In <EM>Bucolic Composition</EM>, a dark glass goblet is surrounded by nudes reveling in music and wine.
- 2000
- Collections - Artifact
"Bucolic Composition" by Lucio Bubacco, 2000
Lucio Bubacco grew up in the centuries-old glass culture of the island of Murano, Italy. Bubacco uses a technique known as lampworking, where a gas-powered torch is used to melt the glass which is then blown and shaped. He creates detailed sculptures often inspired by Greek mythology. In Bucolic Composition, a dark glass goblet is surrounded by nudes reveling in music and wine.
- "Devils Blowing Glass" by Lucio Bubacco, 1997 - Lucio Bubacco grew up surrounded by the centuries-old glass culture of the island of Murano, Italy. He invented a glass technique to sculpt bodies that appear in motion. His figures are precariously placed in poses that make for a lively arrangement. He uses a delicate soda-lime glass mixture instead of the sturdier Pyrex to achieve a more vibrant, colorful result.
- 1997
- Collections - Artifact
"Devils Blowing Glass" by Lucio Bubacco, 1997
Lucio Bubacco grew up surrounded by the centuries-old glass culture of the island of Murano, Italy. He invented a glass technique to sculpt bodies that appear in motion. His figures are precariously placed in poses that make for a lively arrangement. He uses a delicate soda-lime glass mixture instead of the sturdier Pyrex to achieve a more vibrant, colorful result.
- "Chihuly" by Lucio Bubacco, 1997 -
- 1997
- Collections - Artifact
"Chihuly" by Lucio Bubacco, 1997
- "Blue Dancing Stallion Horse" Goblet by Lucio Bubacco, 2003 - Lucio Bubacco grew up surrounded by the centuries-old glass culture of the island of Murano, Italy. A glass master, Bubacco notes that drawing improved his art by focusing his attention to detail. For example, while most glass artists create a horse's leg in two parts, Bubacco observes that the leg is actually three parts and then a hoof. Attention to detail enlivens his work.
- 2003
- Collections - Artifact
"Blue Dancing Stallion Horse" Goblet by Lucio Bubacco, 2003
Lucio Bubacco grew up surrounded by the centuries-old glass culture of the island of Murano, Italy. A glass master, Bubacco notes that drawing improved his art by focusing his attention to detail. For example, while most glass artists create a horse's leg in two parts, Bubacco observes that the leg is actually three parts and then a hoof. Attention to detail enlivens his work.
- "The NLM Jelly Bean Snake" Goblet by Lucio Bubacco, 2003 - Lucio Bubacco grew up surrounded by the centuries-old glass culture of the island of Murano, Italy. Lampworking, a process by which a cane of glass is melted by a gas-powered torch and shaped, is his chosen method of artistic expression--an uncommon one for glass artists. Bubacco's goblets are intended for artistic enjoyment rather than functional use.
- 2003
- Collections - Artifact
"The NLM Jelly Bean Snake" Goblet by Lucio Bubacco, 2003
Lucio Bubacco grew up surrounded by the centuries-old glass culture of the island of Murano, Italy. Lampworking, a process by which a cane of glass is melted by a gas-powered torch and shaped, is his chosen method of artistic expression--an uncommon one for glass artists. Bubacco's goblets are intended for artistic enjoyment rather than functional use.