Artwork: [untitled] 2018
Artist: Tom Rowney
Medium: blown glass: gold Aventurine motif, black Zanfirico cane work
Dimensions: 42 x 27 x 27cm
Acquisition: An acquisition of the ACT Legislative Assembly Art Advisory Committee, 2022
Asset no: OLA002619
About the Work
The Zanfirico technique is a constant source of inspiration for Rowney, which he combines with his interest in creating geometric forms and graphic lines. He says that ‘the underlying element of the constructed sphere pieces are a combination of adding and building up a work, whilst utilising multiple simpler elements combined into one final form.’
About the Artist
Tom Rowney first trained at the Budgeree Glass Factory in Adelaide before completing his BA at the School of Art, Australian National University in 1995. He has been exhibiting for over twenty years and has been deeply involved in the development of the studio glass movement in Australia and particularly in Canberra. He is a significant member of Canberra’s glass art community, and an acknowledged master of Venetian cane work. In his role at the Canberra Glassworks he has worked with local and visiting artists, while he has maintained his own distinctive practice.