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Red Lumina with Concentric Disc, Tom Patti, 1991, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

Thomas Patti was trained in industrial design at the Pratt Institute, and his interest in glass grew out of academic investigations into the nexus of art, engineering, and architecture. Patti’s work is nonfunctional and deals with the potential of the form, particularly the question of how to juxtapose pieces of glass. This piece invites the viewer to look into the glass (preferably with the aid of light transmitted from below) in order to appreciate the geometric yet delicate quality of the layers of glass. Gift of the Auxiliary Board and the Henry Foundation Size: 10.8 × 12.4 × 9.8 cm (4 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.) Medium: Plate glass

Red Lumina with Concentric Disc, Tom Patti, 1991, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

Thomas Patti was trained in industrial design at the Pratt Institute, and his interest in glass grew out of academic investigations into the nexus of art, engineering, and architecture. Patti’s work is nonfunctional and deals with the potential of the form, particularly the question of how to juxtapose pieces of glass. This piece invites the viewer to look into the glass (preferably with the aid of light transmitted from below) in order to appreciate the geometric yet delicate quality of the layers of glass. Gift of the Auxiliary Board and the Henry Foundation Size: 10.8 × 12.4 × 9.8 cm (4 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.) Medium: Plate glass

Red Lumina with Concentric Disc, Tom Patti, 1991, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

Thomas Patti was trained in industrial design at the Pratt Institute, and his interest in glass grew out of academic investigations into the nexus of art, engineering, and architecture. Patti’s work is nonfunctional and deals with the potential of the form, particularly the question of how to juxtapose pieces of glass. This piece invites the viewer to look into the glass (preferably with the aid of light transmitted from below) in order to appreciate the geometric yet delicate quality of the layers of glass. Gift of the Auxiliary Board and the Henry Foundation Size: 10.8 × 12.4 × 9.8 cm (4 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.) Medium: Plate glass

Red Lumina with Concentric Disc, Tom Patti, 1991, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

Thomas Patti was trained in industrial design at the Pratt Institute, and his interest in glass grew out of academic investigations into the nexus of art, engineering, and architecture. Patti’s work is nonfunctional and deals with the potential of the form, particularly the question of how to juxtapose pieces of glass. This piece invites the viewer to look into the glass (preferably with the aid of light transmitted from below) in order to appreciate the geometric yet delicate quality of the layers of glass. Gift of the Auxiliary Board and the Henry Foundation Size: 10.8 × 12.4 × 9.8 cm (4 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.) Medium: Plate glass