Toots Zynsky: ‘painting’ with glass threads

 

This flame-red filet-de-verre Toots Zynsky vessel, ‘Calderone Mizimah,’ achieved $22,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2017. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers.
This flame-red filet-de-verre Toots Zynsky vessel, ‘Calderone Mizimah,’ achieved $22,000 plus the buyer’s premium in September 2017. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — American glass artist Toots Zynsky (b. 1951-) is celebrated for her fused glass works, which ripple with muted colors that seem to come from nature itself and boast the most vivid colors imaginable.

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Art, guitars and a Mercedes-Benz join July 19 auction lineup at John Moran

Ross Bleckner, ‘Throbbing Hearts (Small),’ est. $800-$1,200

 

Ross Bleckner, ‘Throbbing Hearts (Small),’ est. $800-$1,200
Ross Bleckner, ‘Throbbing Hearts (Small),’ est. $800-$1,200

LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, July 19, John Moran Auctioneers will open its ReDesigned auction at noon Pacific time. The sale will present fine art, decorative art and furniture that will refurnish your house or simply refresh your home. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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SFO Museum devotes show to studio glass pioneer Marvin Lipofsky

‘Russian Group #5,’ 2006-7, Marvin Lipofsky, (1938-2016). Mold-blown glass; cut, sandblasted, and acid polished. Blown at the 1st International Symposium of Art Glass, Gus-Khrustalny, Russia, with help from Vladimir Zakharov and Boris Arbusov. Courtesy of Marvin Lipofsky Studio.
‘Russian Group #5,’ 2006-7, Marvin Lipofsky, (1938-2016). Mold-blown glass; cut, sandblasted, and acid polished. Blown at the 1st International Symposium of Art Glass, Gus-Khrustalny, Russia, with help from Vladimir Zakharov and Boris Arbusov. Courtesy of Marvin Lipofsky Studio.
‘Russian Group #5,’ 2006-7, Marvin Lipofsky, (1938-2016). Mold-blown glass; cut, sandblasted, and acid polished. Blown at the 1st International Symposium of Art Glass, Gus-Khrustalny, Russia, with help from Vladimir Zakharov and Boris Arbusov. Courtesy of Marvin Lipofsky Studio.

SAN FRANCISCO — Marvin Lipofsky (1938–2016) was a founding member of the American studio glass movement. Throughout his career, Lipofsky explored the limits of form and color in glass and helped to elevate the medium to a fine art. The SFO Museum will present Marvin Lipofsky: International Studio Glass from August 14 through September 25, 2022. It will be located pre-security in the International Terminal in the Departures Level in the San Francisco International Airport, and will be accessible to ticketed passengers and the general public.

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