Sfida
Artist
Toots Zynsky
(American, born 1951)
CultureAmerican
Date2008
MediumFilet de verre (fused and thermoformed glass threads)
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 13 5/8 in. (36.8 x 52.1 x 34.6 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Inscribed"Z" on the bottom of the vase.
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Barry Friedman Ltd.
Object number2008.13
Not on view
Label TextToots Zynsky
American, b. 1951
Sfida, 2008
Filet de verre (fused and thermoformed glass threads)
Saturated with color, this organic sculpture celebrates the luminosity and fluidity of glass.
Sfida rises up like a hothouse flower with expressive red undulations that are vivid and
intense. The title of the work means “to dare or defy” and “to be brave” in Italian, reflecting the attitude of an artist who continually challenges herself and the technical aspects of the material.
Museum purchase and gift of Barry Friedman Ltd.
2008.13ProvenanceThe artist, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, 2008; The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Museum Purchase, 12/04/2008.
Exhibition HistoryBarry Friedman Gallery, 2008
SOFA Chicago, 2008
"Women of the Chrysler: a 400-Year Celebration of the Arts," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., March 24 - July 18, 2010.
Published ReferencesTina Oldknow, Rachel Berwick, Mieke Groot and Dante Morioni, _New Glass Review 30_ (Corning: The Corning Museum of Glass, 2009), 111,116, 117, 123, 126. ISBN: 978-0-87290-173-5
Diane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 190-191.
3rd century - 2nd century B.C.
