Alison Berger
Subtitle: glass and light
By: foreword by Holly Hunt; contributions by Matilda McQuaid and Pilar Viladas
Contributors: Hunt, Holly; McQuaid, Matilda; Viladas, Pilar
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780847849512
Subjects: Glass art; Inc Alison Berger Glassworks; Themes, motives; Pictorial works; Architectural and decorative Lighting
Other titles: Glass and light
Description: Obsessed with light for as long as she can remember, Alison Berger used to catch fireflies as a child and put them in glass jars, an activity that has inspired more than twenty years worth of exquisite work in handblown glass. In this stunning monograph, Berger presents her evocative light fixtures, functional objects, furnishings, and large-scale sculptures in combination with the diverse imagery and objects that inspired them. Using age-old glass-blowing techniques to create essential forms that capture light and its reflection in different configurations and times of day, Berger's unique process and its rich results feel at once Old World and modern. Featuring photographs of Berger's glassworks, sketches, sources, and studio, this book celebrates the magic of light and the medium of glass as brought together by one of America's most innovative artists.
Notes: Includes index.