Toshio Iezumi
Sculptor who laminates, carves and polishes sheet glass into monolithic optical forms rather than blowing it.
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Toshio Iezumi, the Japanese sculptor born in 1954, has quietly revolutionized the art of glass by treating it not as a material to be blown but as a solid to be carved. He meticulously stacks, laminates, and polishes sheet glass into monolithic forms that glow with an ethereal green light, creating sculptures that are as translucent as they are massive. Iezumi's devotion to his craft is evident in his relentless pursuit of clarity and precision, treating the coldest of materials with the same reverence a sculptor would marble. His work is a testament to the power of patience and obsession, redefining what it means to sculpt with light and transparency.
He grinds stacked plate glass into green-lit monoliths you can see clean through, treating the coldest material the way a sculptor treats marble.
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Sculptor who laminates, carves and polishes sheet glass into monolithic optical forms rather than blowing it.
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