Squeak, squeak
Vessel
2005 (made)
2005 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Gareth Noel Williams is one of the most exciting and enigmatic of British glassmakers of the moment. He is one of a few young glass makers associated with the Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam, working in a surreal and provocative style. Williams combines glass with other media to create highly personal 'sculptures'. The other main strand in Gareth Williams' work is wheel engraving, which can be seen in Squeak, squeak.
Gareth Williams blows simple cylindrical bowls and vases in coloured glass, cased with a layer of coloured glass. Through this he engraves astutely observed, stylised depictions of animals. Squeak, squeak is a large cylindrical vessel with a pale pink overlay on the inside. Through this the picture of a rat with a long tail is engraved on the inside of the vessel.
Squeak, squeak was produced in a limited edition of five, and it was entered for the Coburger Glaspreis 2006, where it received the prize for engraving. Not many contemporary makers have embraced the historic technique of wheel-engraving and the work of Gareth Williams is a refreshing exception.
Gareth Williams blows simple cylindrical bowls and vases in coloured glass, cased with a layer of coloured glass. Through this he engraves astutely observed, stylised depictions of animals. Squeak, squeak is a large cylindrical vessel with a pale pink overlay on the inside. Through this the picture of a rat with a long tail is engraved on the inside of the vessel.
Squeak, squeak was produced in a limited edition of five, and it was entered for the Coburger Glaspreis 2006, where it received the prize for engraving. Not many contemporary makers have embraced the historic technique of wheel-engraving and the work of Gareth Williams is a refreshing exception.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Squeak, squeak (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Wheel engraved |
| Brief description | 'Squeak, squeak', cylindrical, glass with internal pink overlay, wheel-engraved with a rat, limited edition 5/5, Gareth Noel Williams, Amsterdam, 2005 |
| Physical description | Cylindrical glass bowl form with internal pink overlay that is wheel-engraved with a rat |
| Gallery label | Gareth Noel Williams (born 1970)
Squeak, Squeak
2005 (made 2006)
Gareth Williams is one of few contemporary makers to use the historic technique of wheel-engraving in an exciting and refreshing manner. He blows simple bowls and vases in colourless glass, cased with a coloured layer. Through this he engraves astutely observed animals. In Squeak, Squeak both the cased layer and the engraving are on the inside of the vessel. [59 words]
The Netherlands (Amsterdam)
Blown glass, cased with pink layer, wheel-engraved
Museum no. C.72-2007. Anonymous gift(2014) |
| Credit line | Anonymous gift. |
| Summary | Gareth Noel Williams is one of the most exciting and enigmatic of British glassmakers of the moment. He is one of a few young glass makers associated with the Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam, working in a surreal and provocative style. Williams combines glass with other media to create highly personal 'sculptures'. The other main strand in Gareth Williams' work is wheel engraving, which can be seen in Squeak, squeak. Gareth Williams blows simple cylindrical bowls and vases in coloured glass, cased with a layer of coloured glass. Through this he engraves astutely observed, stylised depictions of animals. Squeak, squeak is a large cylindrical vessel with a pale pink overlay on the inside. Through this the picture of a rat with a long tail is engraved on the inside of the vessel. Squeak, squeak was produced in a limited edition of five, and it was entered for the Coburger Glaspreis 2006, where it received the prize for engraving. Not many contemporary makers have embraced the historic technique of wheel-engraving and the work of Gareth Williams is a refreshing exception. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.72-2007 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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