Robert Pierini (1950), Iridescent Colored Glass Vase, Signed And Dated, 20th Century

Vase in colorless and opaque glass, rich decoration fused with iridescent and pearly multicolored glass. Signed below: "R. Pierini, 1987, JB 20. Biography: Robert Pierini is one of the most famous French glassmakers. He was born in 1950 in Toulon and apprenticed at the Biot glassworks, under the direction of Eloi Monod, before joining forces with three friends to take over a glassworks in Montauroux in the Var. In 1980 he became independent and set up his workshop in Biot in an oil mill where he continued his research. During the day, he produced utilitarian objects for sale and, in the evening, experimented and began to create unique pieces (vases or sculptures). He studied the ideal proportions based on the famous golden ratio, and worked with the inherent qualities of glass, its ability to reflect or absorb light, its transparency or opacity... Success quickly followed, and collectors and art dealers recognized his talent. International exhibitions large-scale, personal or collective, in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Germany, but also Japan, Canada or the United States will also come to consecrate his reputation. Since the day when the Vieux Moulin glassworks was founded, thirty years have passed, the "Ateliers Pierini" bring together several artists including Antoine Pierini (the son of Robert Pierini), Beloï TANTA, Antoine BRODIN, Nicolas LATY. Enough to compete with the master glassmakers of Italy (Murano Glassworks), Scandinavia (Kosta Boda: Bertil Vallien, Erik Hoglund,...), Belgium (Louis Leloup) ...