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Red Lumina with Concentric Disc

A work made of plate glass.

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  • A work made of plate glass.

Date:

1991

Artist:

Tom Patti
American, born 1943
Pittsfield, Massachusetts

About this artwork

Thomas Patti was trained in industrial design at the Pratt Institute, and his interest in glass grew out of academic investigations into the nexus of art, engineering, and architecture. Patti’s work is nonfunctional and deals with the potential of the form, particularly the question of how to juxtapose pieces of glass. This piece invites the viewer to look into the glass (preferably with the aid of light transmitted from below) in order to appreciate the geometric yet delicate quality of the layers of glass.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Tom Patti

Title

Red Lumina with Concentric Disc

Place

Plainfield (Object made in)

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1991

Medium

Plate glass

Dimensions

10.8 × 12.4 × 9.8 cm (4 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Auxiliary Board and the Henry Foundation

Reference Number

1993.123

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