African Art Series | FROM SAND TO GLASS

Title: From Sand to Glass
Date: 2009
Size: 95cm x 64cm x 5cm
Material: Digital Photography on Canvas
Artist: Joe Pollitt
Signed and framed by the artist

Location: South African Glass Art Society
c/o Lothar Böttcher

Address: Obsidian Glass
P.O. Box 459
Derdepoort Park
0035
South Africa



*Nearest transport contact: info@obsidianglass.co.za


Description:

"From Sand to Glass" is a collage of Carl Lewis at the 1984, Los Angeles Olympic Games and this is the moment, which sees the athlete taking a giant leap into the sandpit, where he won the event and gained a world record. At the US Olympic Games, Carl Lewis won an amazing 4 Gold Medals.

Sand and fire are the main ingredients when producing glass so the red hot sunsets and the views of the Sahara seemed the perfect combination with Böttcher's glass artworks. The work also creates the connection between the sand of North Africa and the glass artwork of South Africa, stretching the length of the Continent.

This collage "From Sand to Glass" is a collaboration of the greatest glass artist of Africa, Lothar Böttcher and my own photographic works of sunsets and aerial
photography taken from a microlight flight over the Sahara in North Africa.

Lothar Böttcher played a vital role in spearheading the Glass Art Society within South Africa, which is open to all. As recognition for his efforts over the years I have decided to dedicate this work to Lothar and the Glass Art Society.











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