Ovals of the Waves 2, Calligraphic Glass Art by Denis Brown, 2006, 38 x 50 x 5cm |
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Collection: The National Museum of Ireland 6 layers of engraved glass, over a watercolor paper background bearing a one-off unique original print. A central drawing in Celtic style shows an otter chasing a fish, (a pencil sketcth of this design is shown behind this type). Parts of the glass were acid etched to frost the surface. Many droplets of epoxy resin are attached to the layers of glass to give a 3-D bubbly sparkle, and some of these have been gilt with gold leaf.
The composition is built up of overlapping layers of hand-engraved text, from a poem by Catherine Byron*, which form a 3-D mass of text-ure.
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The frame is a silver gilt box construction with a transparent surround made of 10mm clear cast perspex.
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