Anatomy and History Collide in Borosilicate Glass Sculptures by Kit Paulson
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In a lovely clash of anatomy and antiquity, artist Kit Paulson (previously) forms impossibly fragile objects entirely from glass. By referencing historical artworks through lace patterns, or traversing the structures of blood veins and bones found in the humaAnatomy and History Collide in Borosilicate Glass Sculptures by Kit Paulson
In a lovely clash of anatomy and antiquity, artist Kit Paulson (previously) forms impossibly fragile objects entirely from glass. By referencing historical artworks through lace patterns, or traversing the structures of blood veins and bones found in the human body, she externalizes the internal and reveals hidden visceral structures all around us. She pushes the idea further still by creating wearable sculptures like masks and gloves. Paulson works primarily with slender tubes of borosilicate glass heated with a torch through a method called flameworking. More Read more