TATE St Ives, Cornwall
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Entrance windowArtist, maker and date
Designed by Patrick Heron and made by Derix Glasstudios, 1993-94Reason for highlighting
Patrick Heron’s glass is bold, simple, uplifting and filled with joyful fun! Also it is neither painted nor leaded, matching the clarity of the architecture!
Artist/maker notes
Patrick Heron (1920–1999) was a British abstract and figurative artist, critic, writer, and polemicist, who lived in Zennor, Cornwall. Heron was recognised as one of the leading painters of his generation. Influenced by Cézanne, Matisse, Braque and Bonnard, Heron made a significant contribution to the dissemination of modernist ideas of painting through his critical writing and primarily his art.
Source: Patrick Heron on Wikipedia
Derix Glasstudios, Taunusstein, Germany, was founded in 1866 and has a fine reputation for operating at the forefront of technology to realise the designs of artists and architects.
Source: Derix Glasstudios website
Other comments
At the time this was a ground breaking window in the way in which mouth blown glass, with all its magical qualities, was laminated to float glass. The latter giving strength to the window so allowing the traditional lead supports to be discarded.
An image of the window cannot be displayed for copyright reasons. However, a quick Google search will return many images on Flickr and Pinterest.