Coast at Byron Bay

Artist Nicole Ayliffe (Australian, born 1977)

Date2007

Dimensions8 1/16 × 8 11/16 × 2 15/16 in. (20.5 × 22 × 7.5 cm)

MediumHot blown glass, gel medium photographic image

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Ann W. Hartmann

Object number

2021.42

Not on View

DescriptionSpherical glass vessel with a flat top. The vessel is composed of two layers of hot-blown clear glass, one fused inside of the other. A black-and-white gel photograph of the coastline of Byron Bay has been applied to the surface of the inner, or “bubble,” layer. The outer layer reflects the photograph so that the image appears to extend off the inner bubble, creating one cohesive interior environment.

Exhibition HistoryRedfern, NSW, Australia, Sabbia Gallery, Optical Landscape, May 10-June 2, 2007.

Toledo, OH, Toledo Museum of Art, Hot Spot: Contemporary Glass from Private Collections, April 15-September 18, 2016.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Kerry-Anne Cousins, “Nicole Ayliffe’s Seasonal Landscapes at Beaver Galleries is based on Nature,” The Canberra Times, 17 March 2020, https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6670428/glass-based-on-nature-has-a-sense-of-monumentality. See also Nicole Ayliffe, “Nicole Ayliffe,” interview by Deborah Blakely, 5 April 2021, https://zoneonearts.com.au/nicole-ayliffe. See also “Nicole Ayliffe,” Beaver Galleries, accessed 10 June 2021, www.beavergalleries.com.au/artist/nicole-ayliffe. See also “Nicole Ayliffe,” Wexler Gallery, accessed 9 June 2021, www.wexlergallery.com/nicole-ayliffe.