{"product_id":"atmosphere-coldworked-laminated-kinetic-glass-cube","title":"\"Atmosphere\" Full-size Coldworked\/Laminated Kinetic Glass Cube","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Calisto MT, Bookman Old Style, Bookman, Goudy Old Style, Garamond, Hoefler Text, Bitstream Charter, Georgia, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'Calisto MT', 'Bookman Old Style', Bookman, 'Goudy Old Style', Garamond, 'Hoefler Text', 'Bitstream Charter', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: outside circle; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eBasic Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 4px 0px 5px 30px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14.4px; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 18px; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eMade in Winston-Salem, NC \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 18px; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eCompletion Year - 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 18px; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eDimensions - 7.5” edges, 15\" tall overall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 18px; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eWeight - Approx. 60 lbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 18px; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eCondition - New\/Pristine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit;\"\u003eItem Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 4px 0px 5px 30px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eAbsolutely stunning cube by the legendary glass artist and the pioneer of coldworked glass, titled \"Atmosphere\" featuring a core material and base made of stunningly vibrant blue and gold core material that is just bursting with color and brilliance!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eVery rare to be available in this size and price point, making it an incredible investment as well as a stunning collectible and a very impressive statement piece in any collection!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eSpinning stainless steel base made in-house with ceramic ball bearings for very smooth and long-lasting spinning motion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eA layer of core material at the base (an indication for cubes made after 2015)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 6px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003eSigned \"Jon Kuhn 2025 Atmosphere\" on the base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-weight: inherit; border-image-source: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-width: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: outside circle; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-family: 'Calisto MT', 'Bookman Old Style', Bookman, 'Goudy Old Style', Garamond, 'Hoefler Text', 'Bitstream Charter', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003eArtist Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; margin: 4px 0px 5px 30px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\"\u003eKuhn began his artistic career as a ceramist, working with clay. Fashioning vessels of silicate compounds, which changed state and chemical structure when they were subjected to very high heat. During his graduate studies, he began working with molten glass. His earliest sculptures, from the late 1970s, show his roots in clay and the making of containers, but they also moved quickly into new, uncharted territories of expression in which he alternately polished and flattened surfaces or left them rough and etched. In these pieces, the fluidity of molten glass is still apparent in the irregular, flowing contours and rounded masses of the sculptures. Their irregular shapes rough, opaque surfaces suggest naturally-occurring minerals, while the colored glass visible behind the window of occasional fragmentary polished surface showcases vibrant colors in a translucent medium, emphasized by the contrasting juxtaposition in combination with the rough and organic exterior, illustrating the inner beauty of nature divulged by the coldworking process. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003eIn early 1980's, after an injury to his right arm, Kuhn began facing difficulty performing the strenuous motions and heavy lifting required in order to work with molten glass, and a new conceptual element emerged in Kuhn's artistic vision.  Forced to completely depart from the traditional approach to manipulate the medium of glass, Kuhn experimented with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"\u003etransparent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003e sheets of glass in various colors and refractive index, and i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003en 1987 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003eKuhn created his first cube with a complex and colorful pattern encased in its core; a whole new concept of visual art \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003elikes of which the world has never seen before. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe fragments of different-colored core materials, started out as various types of sheets that are then thoughtfully layered, aligned, cut through, ground, polished, and adhered countless times, to shape an intricate yet vibrant sculpture that contains a mythical pattern with seemingly endless depth. The core material of the piece radiates with energy as it glints and sparkles, encased in a thick layer of clear optical-grade glass that brilliantly enhances, magnifies, and projects the optical effects of the core materials onto the outer surface, making it appear almost ethereal as an explosion of vibrant colors and intense sparkle of brilliance emanates from deep within, reminiscent of a series of intense fireworks illuminating a dark, clear sky that penetrates through the night.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eP\u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"\u003erior to this, prismatic\/geometric glass sculptures were only made from cutting a solid piece of molded crystal or blown glass, and often simplistic in appearance with a limited use of colors, and only small flame-worked objects were able to be encased in glass.  Partly due to his injury, as well as technological advancements which led to the development of HXTAL, an industrial adhesive that possess an optical-grade clarity, Kuhn was able to invent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"\u003ethe technique of creating geometrically-shaped sculptures with mind-blowing optical properties with a sophisticated expressiveness in its presentation.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\"\u003eKuhn's work has introduced a whole new dimension to the definition of \"coldworked glass,\" which was limited to sandblasting, carving, or cutting a piece of glass made by lampworking until that point, and paved the way for many new artists to create various geometric glass sculptures using the same techniques pioneered by Kuhn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5em 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eWhile the earlier examples of these geometric sculptures showcased primarily the vibrant colors and intricate patterns formed by the core material, the concept of light and energy eventually became central to Kuhn's work. Each sculpture captures, reflects and refracts \u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: #000000;\"\u003eambient light, then projecting \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"\u003eit back onto the surface to completely occupy and dominate the surrounding space with intense energy, mesmerizing the viewers and commanding the attention of the entire premise with its glowing presence.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Jon Kuhn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42331718877230,"sku":null,"price":28000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1597\/7307\/files\/DSC_3077_7584a5fa-d07e-4e09-8473-a36bec0bd387.jpg?v=1778193314","url":"https:\/\/www.timelessglassgallery.com\/products\/atmosphere-coldworked-laminated-kinetic-glass-cube","provider":"Timeless Glass Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}