Murrine Quadrant. Blown glass by Peter Bowles. Photographed from the side showing the profile of the quadrant. The detailing consists of coral and pale blue-coloured murrine with white highlights.
Murrine detail, blown glass by Peter Bowles, Glass Manifesto, Tasmania, Australia. Close-up detailed photograph showing the flat top of the vessel and the coral and pale blue-coloured murrine with white highlights.

Murrine


Murrine – where coloured glass canes are cut and laid on their sides to expose their cross-section.


This work draws on Peter's European training and is part of a conversation with numerous other makers around the globe using murrine as part of their creative practice. 

Peter’s works are differentiated by their sheer mass and a palette of colours created through the chemical interactivity of different families of coloured glass giving rich and sometimes unpredictable hues. 


Extensive coldworking to the piece creates a totally uninterrupted view to the interior structure of the pattern.


The Murrine works formed the core of a solo exhibition at Glas Galerie Broft in The Netherlands in 2010 and are an ongoing project.


".....oops, ha-ha.... fuck, I think this is gonna get to be a heavy one.’’

PB

Two Murrine Quadrants. Blown glass by Peter Bowles. The shorter vessel is in the front and the taller thinner vessel is further back. Both are detailed with orange and dark red murrine with white highlights.
Murrine Quadrant. Blown glass by Peter Bowles. Exhibited at Glas Galerie Broft. Photographed from the side showing the profile of the quadrant. The detailing consists of blue and coral-coloured murrine with white highlights.
Murrine detail, blown glass by Peter Bowles, Glass Manifesto, Tasmania, Australia. Close-up detailed photograph showing the flat top of the vessel and the blue and coral-coloured murrine with white highlights.
Murrine Quadrant. Blown glass by Peter Bowles. Photographed from the side showing the profile of the quadrant. The detailing consists of orange and pale blue-coloured murrine with white highlights.
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