Ginny Ruffner
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A flameworked glass sculpture 'To Miró', Pilchuck USA ca 1985.
An abstract shape with a matte surface in light pastel colours, turquoise, purple, yellow and white, painted details. Length 50 cm, height ca 43,5 cm.
Ginny Ruffner, Seattle U.S.A is a groundbreaking artist working with glass. Ruffner is known to have developed the lampworked technique (also called flameworking or torchworking) and to her use of borosilicate glass in her work.
Provenance
Lars Wetterling Collection.
Exhibitions
Kulturhuset Stockholm, Sweden in 1985 "American Glass: 20 Artists", touring exhibition to Finland and Norway. This sculpture "To Miró" was acquired at this occasion.
Literature
Susannne K. Frantz, Contemporary Glass, A World Survey from The Corning Museum of Art, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1989. Compare p 210.