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Papago Art Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:33:22 +0000

The Papago art glass sculpture combines two figurative hand blown glass forms. The tea colored glass form suggest an impression left by the blue colored form. The soft surface profiles found within this glass sculpture create a gentle “connection” between the glass forms. The surface of the blown glass pieces have been ‘sandblasted’ or ‘frosted’. This creates a translucent quality that accentuates…

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Beach Horizon Glass Art Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 23:32:50 +0000

The Beach Horizon glass art sculpture is an abstract ‘nod’ to the dance between the beach and the ocean. The two sculptural glass forms are paired together to perform this never-ending dance. The yellow gold amber colored glass form becomes a strand…

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Senado Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:52:59 +0000

Senado glass sculpture is a composition comprised of two handblown glass forms. A soft visual rolling movement guides the eye throughout the sculpture. The visual movement is kept contained by the deliberate posture of the glass forms. The viewer may see a landscape unfolding… Or the viewer may see a figurative interaction at play. The imagination of the viewer is what completes the story.

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Melange Series 9 Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:56:55 +0000

Melange Series 9 glass sculpture in tea color leaves the viewer to interpret the narrative from the interaction between the glass forms. This hand blown art glass sculpture was inspired by the sculptor Henry Moore. This work has been cold worked and sandblasted to create the translucent glow from within. *

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Melange Series 7 Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:10:25 +0000

The Melange Series 7 glass sculpture in a dark seductive purple indigo color sculpture allows the ambient light to define the form. Inspired by the sculptor Henry Moore, a communicative connection is made with these figurative glass forms. A translucent quality is still very present in the glass creating a greater depth within in this set. This hand blown art glass sculptural composition has been…

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Melange Series 2 Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:53:45 +0000

Drawn from the contours of the elliptical shapes, Melange Series 2 in scarlet red color creates a narrative and interaction between the three glass forms. The soft translucent surface of this hand blown art glass sculpture is created by the sandblasting process. *

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Melange Series 1 Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:27:45 +0000

The Melange Series 1 glass sculpture trio of forms create an elegant communication within in this composition. Each hand blown glass form has been cold worked and sandblasted to create a translucent surface. This glass sculpture was included in a project for the Fountain Restaurant located in the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia.

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Melange Series 5 Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:15:20 +0000

Melange Series 5 glass sculpture is created from three hand blown glass forms. They are visually held together with a deconstructed landscape motif. Each hand-blown glass form in this composition has been cold worked and polished. The transparent surfaces have been sandblasted.

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Melange Series 4 Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:03:04 +0000

The Melange Series 4 glass sculpture shows the interactive communication between the two soft organic forms. This creates an endearing relationship between a parent and child. These two hand blown glass forms have been cold worked and sandblasted.

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Melange Series 6 Glass Sculpture

Bernard Katz — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:50:35 +0000

Melange Series 6 glass sculpture are made with opaque red and cinnamon brown glass colors. The landscape composition of these figurative glass forms show a relationship with greater commonalities than differences. These hand blown opaque glass sculptures have been cold worked and polished.

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