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An original hand-cast glass sculpture formed from 200-year old reclaimed glass, stained red, green and teal from bronze, copper, chrome, and pre-stained crushed glass.

This work recalls my earlier days as a young monk, swathed in heavy cassock and shawl as a defence from the cold: I am bleary eyed, it's too early in the day, too cold in the unheated choir. This almost featureless form is full of unspoken histories, silent pasts... and a powerful presence. In this work, the bronze and oxide staining is cool, the copper staining promising a future warmth. 

The glass is recycled, rescued from an 18th century walled garden greenhouse. A single pane has been cut, layered, and lightly dusted with copper and bronze, and rendered stonelike with a scattering of the shattered fragments of earlier works. In firing, it's been lightly devitrified, creating white borders and highlights.

It stands on a simple wooden block or plinth, provided with the work.

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PENITANT - Copper and bronze Cast Glass Figure Sculpture

Tony Roberts

United Kingdom

Sculpture, Glass on Bronze

Size: 3.9 W x 13.8 H x 0.4 D in

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An original hand-cast glass sculpture formed from 200-year old reclaimed glass, stained red, green and teal from bronze, copper, chrome, and pre-stained crushed glass. This work recalls my earlier days as a young monk, swathed in heavy cassock and shawl as a defence from the cold: I am bleary eyed,...

Year Created:

2018

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Medium:

Sculpture, Glass on Bronze

Rarity:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

3.9 W x 13.8 H x 0.4 D in

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Not Applicable

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Not Framed

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Certificate is Included

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Tony Roberts was born in Kent in 1946. His professional career as an artist started early, working with pen and brush as a young monk. Now, in retirement and long out of monastic life, his artistic practice has greatly expanded, including glass sculptures and canvas works in private and public collections worldwide, mostly to commission. Much of his current work involves multiple disciplines and media in each single work.

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