Anthony Scala and Cathryn Shilling 'Loki's Feast' sculpture

Anthony Scala and Cathryn Shilling 'Loki's Feast' sculpture Kilnformed, hotsculpted and lampworked glass on a gilded kiln fired wood base. 44 cm high, 44 cm wide, 20 cm diameter Footnotes: Biography Anthony Scala Anthony Scala's introduction to glass started at the age of eight after a visit to London Glassblowing. Despite his fascination with the material he trained as an architectural model maker, but returned to London Glassblowing in 1999 to complete an apprenticeship under the guidance of Peter Layton. Over the following years, Anthony experimented with various glass disciplines, as well as incorporating many unusual materials into his work. He is fascinated by light and the optical illusions that glass makes possible, piecing together refractive components to perplex the viewer. Anthony has become a highly regarded practitioner in the field of coldworking and has taught at the Royal College of Art. His work is prized by discerning collectors from around the world and it is his uncompromising precision and attention to detail that has become his signature style. His unique technical ability won him international recognition as early as 2005, when he became the youngest artist to win the prestigious Glass Sellers Award at the age of 27. His work investigates the interaction and relationship between the reflection and refraction of light. He continues to draw inspiration from the optical effects that glass and light can induce upon one another, and in turn, how these shifting qualities can manipulate the perception of an object. Creating objects where light, shadow, and reflection combine in ways that only nature can dictate, Anthony allows us 'tantalising yet transitory glimpses of refractive phenomena beyond imagination.' Cathryn Shilling Originally working as a designer and with a degree in Graphic Design, Cathryn's move to the USA in 2001 prompted her to pursue a new and exciting creative direction. Here she was introduced to and studied Stained Glass and, continuing to explore the medium in 2004, Cathryn became a student of blown glass with Peter Layton, while also experimenting with the possibilities of kilnformed glass. She worked as the curator of the Gallery at London Glassblowing from 2010-2019. Cathryn's work has been collected and widely exhibited internationally including the British Glass Biennale and the Emerge Juried Kiln-Glass Exhibition at Bullseye Gallery, Portland, USA. She won the international Warm Glass Artists Prize in 2013. In 2015 she was included in the Glassation list of 'The 18 Most Game Changing Female Glass Artists' and in the Graphic Design Hub's list of 'The 30 Most Amazing Glass Artists Alive Today'. Cathryn Shilling's years in graphic design allowed her to develop skills in a wide range of creative processes and products, enabling a natural and spontaneous move into glass. For her, kilnformed glass has proved to be the perfect medium; Not only does it permit creative and technical freedom, but facilitates works that are tactile, intriguing and enduring. Cathryn is best known for her trademark glass cloth pieces which utilise traditional Venetian glass cane techniques. The canes are created by drawing molten glass into fine threads of no more than one or two millimetres in diameter. The strands are then fused together in the kiln until they resemble sheets of woven fabric. While hot, these forms are then re-fired and manipulated through a series of moulding, bending or draping methods to become three-dimensional artworks. The vibrant surfaces of her pieces evoke a dynamic sense of movement, texture, light and colour. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing