PODS

Copied Anthony Corradetti, PODS, 1998, blown glass painted with glass lusters, overall: 13 x 15 1⁄2 in. (33.0 x 39.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John B. Stockel, M.D. in honor of his parents, John and Gail Stockel, 1999.64

Artwork Details

Title
PODS
Artist
Date
1998
Location
Dimensions
overall: 13 x 15 1⁄2 in. (33.0 x 39.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Stockel, M.D. in honor of his parents, John and Gail Stockel
Mediums
Mediums Description
blown glass painted with glass lusters
Classifications
Object Number
1999.64
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.64

Artwork Description

While anticipating the birth of his daughter, Anthony Corradetti looked at illustrations of zygotes, embryos, and various cellular forms. Seeing a relationship between these and his drawings, they became the basis for his paintings on blown glass. The images are not literal, but convey the artist’s feelings and impressions. Each piece in the Pod Series showcases the capacity of glass to capture and play with light, and inspire the next piece in the series, allowing Corradetti’s ideas to flow and develop along with the molten glass.

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