SR1
Artist
Bartelt-Juel, Emily
(American, born 1991)
Artist
LaPierre, Louis N.
Date2017
OriginUnited States of America
MediumPate de verre, kiln formed with enamel decals; copper foiled edges, solder, black patina glass
Dimensions5 1/2 × 16 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (14 × 41.3 × 14 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineCarolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III Art Purchase Fund
Object number2017.132
Label TextEmily Bartelt-Juel (American, born 1991)
(left)
NS75704 from the Containers of Prospect series. Featuring illustrations by Leo Tecosky
Kiln-cast glass, copper-foil, solder, enamel decals, 2016
Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III Art Collection Fund
(right)
SR1 from the Containers of Prospect series. Featuring illustrations by Louis N. LaPierre (AKA: GROE)
Kiln-cast glass, copper-foil, solder, enamel decals, 2017
Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III Art Collection Fund
Rail yards and container hubs are an integral part of Virginia’s commercial heartbeat in the Tidewater region. Colorful graffiti on rail cars form an intricate part of the region’s urban vernacular.
Emily Bartelt-Juel, a locally trained artist, interprets these icons of commerce in glass sculptures as diminutive as model trains, featuring original illustrations by American street artists: Brooklyn-based Leo Tecosky and Minnesotan painter Louis N. LaPierre. Their work is part of a post-graffiti movement that honors traditional graffiti aesthetics—bold colors, graphic shapes, gestural lines—while pushing those practices beyond the street and spray can.
Status
Not on view
