Object Details
- Luce Center Label
- Inspired by views from the Hubble Space Telescope, Storm aims to connect disturbances in the remote universe to more familiar weather systems on Earth. The captured air bubbles within the solid glass appear to be rising to the surface, and the soft "veils" of texture contrast with the sharp form of the exterior. Hilton immerses the glass in cold water while it is still warm to create the fissures and cracks of this ghostly landscape.
- Luce Object Quote
- "Glass can take your mind on an adventure." Eric Hilton, Center Magazine, 1994
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- Eric Hilton, born Bornemouth, England 1937
- Date
- 1996
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery
- Medium
- kiln-formed crystal ground, cut and polished granite
- Dimensions
- overall: 9 1/2 x 8 x 8 in. (24.1 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm) part A (large glass block): 6 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (15.3 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm) part B (small glass block): 5 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (14.3 x 14.3 x 6.1 cm) part C (granite base): 1 1/8 x 8 x 8 in. (2.9 x 20.4 x 20.4 cm)
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Glass
- Crafts
