Japan
Created in 2013
Portfolio
In his most recent works, Hillebrand links the high art of glassblowing with another highly demanding handicraft – Urushi. Similar to his Scholar Rocks, he again uses water-filled glass domes and places them on bases lacquered in black or red. The purist design of the sculptures radiates an incredible concentration and clarity. The transparent water-filled domes contrast strongly with the opaquely sealed, lacquered bases. Yet both elements are similarly receptive to the appealing interplay of light, color, and surface. They seem to free themselves from their solid bodies and to come together as an entity on a sensuous level.
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48 x 28 x 43 cm, blown glass, Chinese laquer, water, mirror | laquerwork exectuted by Tetsuo Gido | Photography by Erik & Petra Hesmerg | Collection De Heus-Zomer
48 x 28 x 43 cm, blown glass, Chinese laquer, water, mirror | laquerwork exectuted by Tetsuo Gido | Photography by Erik & Petra Hesmerg | Collection De Heus-Zomer
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26 x 15 x 42 cm, blown glas, Chinese laquer, water, mirror | laquered until the middle layer with Urushi technique | Photography by Erik & Petra Hesmerg
26 x 15 x 42 cm, blown glas, Chinese laquer, water, mirror | laquered until the middle layer with Urushi technique | Photography by Erik & Petra Hesmerg
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26 x 15 x 39 cm, blown glas, Chinese laquer, water, mirror | laquered until the middle layer with Urushi technique | Photography by Erik & Petra Hesmerg
26 x 15 x 39 cm, blown glass, Chinese laquer, water, mirror | laquered until the middle layer with Urushi technique | Photography by Erik & Petra Hesmerg
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26 x 15 x 37 cm, blown glas, Chinese laquer, water, mirror | laquerwork exectuted by Tetsuo Gido | Photography by Erik & Petra Hesmerg
26 x 15 x 37 cm, blown glas, Chinese laquer, water, mirror | laquerwork exectuted by Tetsuo Gido | Photography by Erik & Petra Hesmerg
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26 x 15 x 37 cm, blown glas, Chinese laquer, water, mirror | laquerwork exectuted by Tetsuo Gido | Photography by Erik & Petra Hesmerg
26 x 15 x 37 cm, blown glas, Chinese laquer, water, mirror | laquerwork exectuted by Tetsuo Gido | Photography by Erik & Petra Hesmerg