Resting
Sculpture
2007 (made)
2007 (made)
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Lene Bødker (b. 1958), is a leading Danish glass artist working in cast glass. Her particular method of working is very much a sculptor's one. She models the main shape in wax, often incorporating found objects such as pine cones, rubber balls or ears of corn which help to give the object its shape. She then casts the form in glass and finishes it by polishing, but also by roughening part of the surface with hammer and chisel. The polished surfaces provide a window into the interior of the shape which is accentuated by the roughened exterior.
Lene Bødker had her first big solo exhibition in the Ebeltoft Glassmuseum in 2007-2008 and 'Resting' was one of the works shown there. Her work is represented in various museum collections in Denmark, Sweden and Germany.
Lene Bødker had her first big solo exhibition in the Ebeltoft Glassmuseum in 2007-2008 and 'Resting' was one of the works shown there. Her work is represented in various museum collections in Denmark, Sweden and Germany.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Resting (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Cast glass, cut and polished, chiseled |
Brief description | 'Resting', cast glass sculpture by Lene Bødker, Denmark, 2007. |
Physical description | Sculpture in clear brown cast glass. Organic shape with roughened surface. The top and bottom are cut flat and polished. |
Dimensions |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Lene Bødker' (Engraved on the bottom) |
Gallery label | Lene Bødker (born 1958)
Resting
2007
Lene Bødker works her glass like a sculptor. She models in wax, often incorporating found objects such as pine cones or rubber balls. She then casts the form in glass and finishes it by polishing, but also by roughening part of the surface with hammer and chisel. The polished surfaces provide a window into the interior of the shape.
Denmark (Roskilde)
Cast glass, lost-wax process, cut and polished, chiselled
Museum no. C.7-2010. Given by Annie and Otto Detlefs.
(5/3/14) |
Credit line | Given by Annie and Otto Detlefs |
Object history | 'Resting' was one of the works shown at Lene Bødker's first big solo exhibition in the Ebeltoft Glassmuseum in 2007-2008. 'Resting' was made in an edition of five and one is in the collection of the Danish Museum of Art & Design in Copenhagen. |
Production | made in an edition of 5 |
Summary | Lene Bødker (b. 1958), is a leading Danish glass artist working in cast glass. Her particular method of working is very much a sculptor's one. She models the main shape in wax, often incorporating found objects such as pine cones, rubber balls or ears of corn which help to give the object its shape. She then casts the form in glass and finishes it by polishing, but also by roughening part of the surface with hammer and chisel. The polished surfaces provide a window into the interior of the shape which is accentuated by the roughened exterior. Lene Bødker had her first big solo exhibition in the Ebeltoft Glassmuseum in 2007-2008 and 'Resting' was one of the works shown there. Her work is represented in various museum collections in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. |
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Accession number | C.7-2010 |
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Record created | March 25, 2011 |
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