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Ann Robinson, Plain Pod, 1996, glass and lead crystal, signed,…
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Ann Robinson, Plain Pod, 1996, glass and lead crystal, signed, dated and title inscribed, 34 x 37 x 21 cm (widest points), Ann Robinson (b. 1944) is without doubt one of the world's leading glass artists. Her cast-glass vessels are instantly recognisable and are to be found in private and public collections throughout New Zealand and in prestigious overseas collections such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne., These two works have been made using the lost-wax method of casting which Robinson first learned as an art student working with bronze. However, she adapted the technique to casting glass and after much experimentation, she found that glass with a 45% lead crystal content produced the best results. Although lost-wax casting is an ancient technique, it was revived for casting glass in the 1920s by the legendary French glass artist, Ren Lalique (1860-1945). It is worth noting here that the vendor is also a major collector of Lalique glass., Robinson's Plain Pod, from 1996, is cast in what the artist has called 'methylated spirits purple' ' a colour which very difficult to achieve. The shape is based on Pacific plant forms which very much locates her practice in this part of the world. Similarly, Landscape Vessel, from 2009, evokes the landscape forms that one finds in the paintings of Robin White and Colin McCahon., '[The New Zealand light] is reflected in my work. Sharp, clear, even hard, colours: strong sun yellows, yellow green forest, dark copper blue evening skies, light blue summer skies, deep blue-green seas.' Ann Robinson, 1995.
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Glass: New Zealand Themes & Makers