Vase 1900 - 1920

This "Vase" by Louis Comfort Tiffany, made sometime between 1900 and 1932, is a glass object and a total trip. The way the lines ripple and flow is so hypnotic, like watching currents in a dark, enchanted river. I’m really drawn to how the texture and color play together here. The surface isn’t smooth, but alive—you can almost feel the heat and breath that shaped it. And look at the way the dark blues and reds mingle and separate, creating this shimmering effect. The lines, precise yet organic, remind me of veins, or maybe the rings of a tree, each one holding a secret story. I love the feeling of it being heavy, solid, but also, the glass gives it an ethereal, otherworldly kind of beauty. It reminds me a bit of Gustav Klimt, with the way he used patterns and precious materials to create these shimmering, dreamlike surfaces. Both artists were pushing the boundaries of their medium, creating works that are both beautiful and deeply strange.