Tales in glass

Hyderabad | Wednesday | 23rd October, 2019

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Saima Afreen ByExpress News ServiceHYDERABAD: The 55-year-old artist Sisir Sahana from Calcutta is an erudite in glass structure and texture. He created 12 sculptures in glass which are now part of the exhibition titled ‘Old Seeds’ ongoing at Kalakriti Art Gallery. It also signifies the frozen moments.” That’s how his art sculptures look like waves of a foamy ocean with colours splashed. Sisir adds that the glass made in United States and Europe are much clearer and has better structure given the cold climate which is quite conducive to the cooling of glass and hence can be used easily for art. Then I realised that the glass didn’t freeze properly.” He got to know about the nature of glass better at Saint Martins, London after he received a Fellowship in 1993-94..