Results 2022 Winner | Bullseye Glass Artists

Luisa Restrepo "Modular: Obsidian & Graphite"

For this piece I designed eight geometric shapes that form a ‘base module’. This, replicated, could cover a larger surface or even a wall. The title relates to the capacity of glass to simulate other materials. For the making I used black frit in a low temp kilncast process. Some of the facets are fully polished, simulating the texture of obsidian. Other planes were worked with fine grit, simulating graphite. Glass allows me to juxtapose these materials within the same geometry, regardless how different in nature. Depending on the light and the angle from where it’s viewed the planes multiply due to the reflective qualities of the polished black glass, which also plays with the satin finish of the other planes that absorb light instead of reflecting it, allowing the geometric composition to change as we move around the piece.

Technique: Kilncasting & Polishing

Type of glass used: Bullseye Glass

Type of kiln used: Paragon Front Loader

Country: Colombia