Andrzej Rafalski, The Glass Angel
Glass and metal.
Size: 46 x 35.5 x 14.5 cm
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Andrzej Rafalski. Born on April 5, 1957 in Grudziądz. In 1984, he graduated from the polytechnic. The artist's favorite material is glass. In 1992, he collaborated with Western Ceramics in Toronto and took part in an exhibition of production ceramics and glass in Toronto. Since then, in many group exhibitions presenting original works of glass production. For many months he worked with such glassmakers as Luigi Barbaro from Murano and Poul Jörgensen from Sweden. This collaboration resulted in a general exhibition in Bornholm (Island Öland, Sweden) in 1998. In 1998 he started a business with the companies "Cristal Amber Rosenthal" and "Vitra Design Museum" (Germany). He constantly collaborates with other creators and designers in the design and implementation of utility forms, as well as interior design elements (lamps, plafonds, water curtains, tables). The artist's works are found in many private collections, companies and museums in the country and abroad.
The artist belongs to the Warsaw District of the Polish Association of Artists and Designers.
