2° of Sky

About 2° of Sky

This contemporary blue glass wall sculpture is made by a Canadian artist.

John Paul Robinson’s award winning glass work is inspired by the artist’s fascination with the complex world of scientific discovery, nature and our own mythological beliefs. This striking hand blown glass wall sculpture is made from two elegantly curved rods of sky blue glass mounted vertically beside one another. As light illuminates them, shadows on the wall add dimension to the composition. The subtle variations in the glass add refined detail and visual interest.

“I’m a firm believer in not visualizing a piece fully before you make it. In the first place, it’s going to look too contrived and in the second place, you can’t make the piece do something that it doesn’t want to do.” John Paul Robinson

John Paul Robinson was educated at the Georgian College of Arts and Technology and the Ontario College of Art where he later taught for several years. Robinson is a Fellow of The Creative Glass Center of America, a recipient of the Joan Chalmers Glass Award, and has twice received the Best Glass Award at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. Robinson has had solo exhibitions in Montreal, Toronto, Palm Beach, Quebec City, and Chicago. His works are in corporate, private, and public collections throughout North America including the Canadian Museum of History, the Musée des Beaux-arts, Montreal, and the Museum of American Glass, New Jersey.

Robinson is represented exclusively by Oeno Gallery.