Michael Aschenbrenner (American, b. 1949), Damaged Bone Series

1991, signed and numbered CG8A, wall mount form blown blue glass with wood, wire, and waxed fabric.

28 x 22 x 6 in.

The Contemporary Art Collection of Francine & Benson Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Exhibited:
GLASS TODAY, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1997, p. 81

"Michael has been a guest at our home. We have stayed in touch via Facebook. I worked with Vietnam vets - his work touched my heart, and still does." - Francine Pilloff

Michael received his MFA form the University of Minnesota in 1978 and moved to New York City where he lived for the next 15 years. He was at the forefront of the Glass Art movement and worked at the New York Experimental Glass Workshop (now called Urban Glass in Brooklyn, N.Y.). His work has been heavily influenced by his time in the Vietnam War and a number of his bodies of work exploring these experiences include the ‘Damaged Bone Series’, the ‘Implement Series’, the ‘Portrait Series’, and the ‘Amphora Series’. He has exhibited both nationally and internationally and his work is in the permanent collections of numerous museums in the United States and in Europe. His most recent work is based on a series exploring imagery on clay.

Accompanied with a reception invitation and copies of GLASS Spring/Summer 1990.

Good condition with some minor scuffs.