Timo Sarpaneva
Timo Sarpaneva, a 'Shadows' sculpture from Finlandia series, signed Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala.
Fixed-blown glass in a wooden mould. Height c. 60 cm, Width 35 cm.
Marks and defects due to the manufacturing process. The general impression is good.
Provenance
Timo Sarpaneva's collection.
Literature
"The will was powerful. The workshop was full of smoke, my eyes were red and my pants were burning. There was a vacuum cleaner and everything...', said glassblower Terho Välimäki in 2000, recalling the first works of art produced using the fixed-blowing method in the early 1960s.
At the time, Sarpaneva had been experimenting with glass master Reino 'Reka' Löflund to create a free-form pattern on the surface of the glass. After several unsuccessful attempts, the firing technique was successful and the so-called Finlandia sculptures were created. The Shadows glass sculpture is part of the original collection from the 1960s. These sculptures were produced in small numbers and were not numbered.
Marjatta Sarpaneva
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Two documentaries 'Sarpaneva ja muodon taju' and 'Sarpaneva Sarpanevasta' are available on YLE Arena.
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