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Kachina 6
Ettore Sottsass Italian, born Austria
Not on view
Based on drawings made in 2004, these glass pieces were inspired by Native American katsina dolls, examples of which are on view here. Sottsass discovered katsina dolls at the home of industrial designer George Nelson during his stay in New York in 1956. To Sottsass, they symbolize "the unknown in our existence in the universe," as they are "the souls of the unknown, of everything that is unknown." In this series, Sottsass expands his efforts to imbue ordinary objects with spiritual or historical meaning. The anthropomorphic glass sculptures were made possible by technical innovations that were first used for his glass vases in the 1980s, including the use of glue and wires.
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