Sculpture
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‘Masks’, fused & painted glass and steel.
Photo: Kluvanek |
‘Facing Up’, fused glass & copper wire set
in granite base, 10cm by 10cm by 73cm High.
Photo: Kluvanek |
‘Rising Blue’, fused glass set in granite base, 10cm by 10cm by
77cm High.
Photo: Kluvanek |
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Sculpture in steel, brass
and etched glass, length 40cm. by width 14cm. by height 30cm. |
Stained, painted and
brilliant-cut glass object for The Solart Foundation., Belgium, length
20cm. by width 6cm. by height 10cm. |
The melting and forming of glass
is integral to the art of Frans Kat. The sculptural form has inspired Frans
for many years, since his close association with fellow Dutch bronze
sculptor John Croonenberg, dating back to 1978. In those early years Frans’
subjects in his stained glass windows often related to three-dimensionality.
The recent, totem-like sculptures are concerned with the idea of
transcendence. Each element possesses a unique deviation within the apparent
repetition of shapes in the progression. They create rhythms echoed in the
wave-like profiles of some of the pieces. They utilise both reflected and
transmitted light, making them appear ever-changing.
The works combining glass with metals, including copper, brass, steel and
bronze, have evolved since Frans worked with Linda Lichtman; (U.S.A.) and
Greg Healey; (Adelaide), at the Ausglass Master workshops in 1995.
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