In Victorian times bell jars, cylindrical glass vessels with a rounded top and an open base, were used to protect and display fragile objects. Today, glass artist Tim Tate uses blown glass jars to capture universal emotions and experiences with haunting video reliquaries that push the boundaries between fine art and fine craft.
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Oh, I saw these somewhere, SOFA I think. There was a large group of them together. Totally addicting to stand there and watch the video and check out the details!
[...] School, is a tiny video display surrounded and decorated with glass work. Be sure to visit the Daily Art Muse blog to see more of Tim’s mixed media [...]
Hey Susan….
I just wanted to say thank you so much for such thoughtful and well written coverage of my work. You seem to intuitively understand my work from the very first, and I completely appreciate that.
I feel very lucky to be included with the illustrious artists who have come before me in this blog. There are many artist’s work that I first discovered here. Please keep up the great work!
Tim
[...] Tim Tate designed his most recent body of work after feeling the pull to get back to his roots in craft. Combining hundreds of pieces of cast glass, blown glass forms that enclose the cast pieces, and lighting from within provided by LED lights, the Illuminarium series marks a new direction for the nationally known sculptor who is best known for video reliquaries. [...]
[...] Washington DC art scene, is a widely exhibited, award winning artist (read earlier posts about him here and [...]