"Each vase was composed of four elements: two cast glass blocks--produced in four sizes and two thicknesses, roughly 6 or 7 centimeters--a blown glass tube available in two heights, and a shallow blown glass dish that may be stacked on top. Every component carried its own hue, selected from an eleven-color palette, so that when assembled, colors overlaped and refracted, to produce subtle chromatic vibrations."
"Plane surfaces were intentionally left unpolished to intensify this vibration, while edges were polished to allow light to pass cleanly through. The effect recalled Venetian glazing techniques: depth conjured through transparency, luminosity born from darkness-the exhibition's title, Inchiostri ("inks"), nodded to this paradox."
"His 1997 Vases combinatoires -eight polyurethane elements, functionless alone yet abundant in possibility when interlocked-introduced a non-authoritarian relationship between object and user. That early investigation into combinatorics, influenced by figures from Giorgio Morandi to Sol LeWitt, resonated here."
The Inchiostri exhibition by Ronan Bouroullec and Giorgio Mastinu, created with master glassblower Simone Cenedese, explores transparency through modular glass design. Each vase comprises four elements: cast glass blocks in varying sizes and thicknesses, blown glass tubes in two heights, and shallow blown glass dishes that stack together. Components are selected from an eleven-color palette, creating overlapping colors and refractive effects when assembled. Unpolished plane surfaces intensify chromatic vibrations while polished edges allow clean light passage, evoking Venetian glazing techniques. The exhibition title, Inchiostri (inks), references the paradox of creating luminosity through transparency and darkness. This modular approach continues Bouroullec's longstanding practice of combinatorial design, allowing near-infinite permutations while maintaining balance between cast solidity and blown fragility.
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