{"product_id":"masterpiece-swiss-contemporary-blown-matte-glass-sculpture-vase","title":"Masterpiece Swiss Contemporary Blown Matte Glass Sculpture Vase","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e H: 6.5, W: 7.5, D: 6 IN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Blank was born in Berne, Switzerland, in 1973. He is a master of transformation, who has been investigating the nature of glass for 20 years now, without losing his fascination for the versatility of this unique material. On his artistic voyage towards ever more sublime expression, he creates marvelous vitreous objects, both in terms of shape and color. The reflections, refractions, and optical illusions are especially appealing, and challenge the perception of the viewer. Thomas Blank is both an artist and a craftsman. During his art studies in San Francisco, he already used to work both as a glass-melting technician and as a glass-blower, and with cut and faceted glass. and he attended workshops by the famous Michael Schunke and Michael Schreiner. Later, he learned the Venetian technique from Josiah McEleheny (1998) and became the assistant to Simone Cenedese in Murano in 2003. Today, Thomas Blank teaches courses himself, works as a lecturer, and creates objects for artists and designers around the world. His works of art have been shown in Europe, the USA, and Japan. Many of them can be seen in numerous collections, including those of the Contemporary Art Museum of Honolulu (Hawaii) and the Museum for Design and Applied Arts in Lausanne, Switzerland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis came from an important Northern California\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecollection that included a wonderful selection of Murano Glass. Aldo Nason, Peter Shire and Ettore Sottsass, Murano master Gigi Toso. A descendent of the legendary Venini dynasty of glassmakers, Laura Diaz de Santillana Incalmo Vases, Lino Tagliapietra, Yoichi Ohira,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbini. The Swiss glassblower Thomas Blank Vittorio Zecchin, Paolo Venini Ercole Barovier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiographical Sketch 1973\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Berne, Switzerland 1995\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBusiness-oriented gymnasium, Collège du St.-Michel, Fribourg, Switzerland 2001\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, with focus on glass, State University, San Francisco, USA 2003\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork as glass-blower and artist in his Berne studio, Switzerland Exhibitions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolo exhibition Vitrum varium at WBB GALLERY, Zurich, Switzerland 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurano-glass exhibition (cose fragili), Museum Bellerive, Zurich, Switzerland 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVitromusée Romont, Romont, Switzerland 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestform 11, Kornhausforum Berne, Switzerland 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEuropean Glass Context, Bornhom, Denmark 2008\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestform 08, Kornhausforum Berne, Switzerland 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerre contemporain suisse, Espaces Art et Objets, Lausanne, Switzerland 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCéramique ancienne et verre contemporain, Enghien, Belgium 2006\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesign Labor, Gewerbemuseum Winterthur \u0026amp; Kornhausforum Berne, Switzerland 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational Exhibtion of Glass, Glass Art Museum, Notojima, Japan 2004\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational Exhibition of Glass, Kanazawa, Japan 2003\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlass Now 03, American Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, USA 2002\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSanske Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland 2002\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExquisite Vessels, Contemporary Art Museum, Honolulu (Hawaii), USA Grants \u0026amp; Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProject funding by the canton of Berne 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProject funding by the canton of Berne 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProject funding by the canton of Berne 1998\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePilchuck Glass School, Stanwood 1998\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorthern California Paperweight Collectors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51628237324586,"sku":"a_13082942S1","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/4021\/3802\/files\/mobilejpegupload_E264186C4FD64D49B96A3EADC891A864_master_52d23e3f-b9b6-493d-a746-241fb6f88213.jpg?v=1780507461","url":"https:\/\/lionsgallery.com\/products\/masterpiece-swiss-contemporary-blown-matte-glass-sculpture-vase","provider":"Lions Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}