United Earth Explained
United Earth (Polish: Zjednoczony Świat) is a public artwork by Tomasz Urbanowicz and Beata Urbanowicz in the Agora of the Seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.[1] The glass sculpture has a diameter of 180cm (70inches) and symbolizes the idea of openness to further expansion of the European Union in order to create a united world.[2]
History
The sculpture was first created in 1999 as part of the "Urbanowicz - Glass" exhibition in the Museum of Architecture in Wrocław,[3] which represented the glass art portfolio of Beata and Tomasz Urbanowicz.[4] The artwork represented Poland at the international exhibition EXPO 2000 in Hanover, as part of the regional presentation of Lower Silesia.[5] The glass sphere was recognized by The Corning Museum of Glass in New York as one of the hundred most outstanding glass works in the world in New Glass Review 21.[6] In 2003 the artwork, also called "Archikula", was exhibited at the "Glass Universe" exhibition in the gardens of the Polish Embassy in Prague.[7] The following year sculpture took part in the "ST'ART" art fair in Strasbourg.[8] Since 2004, the glass sphere has been a permanent element of the European Parliament's agora in Strasbourg,[9] [10] [11] after approval by the Louise Weiss building's architects - Architecture-Studio from Paris. The sculpture is a gift from the City of Wrocław to the European Parliament after Poland's accession to the European Union.[12]
Artist
See main article: Tomasz Urbanowicz.
Bibliography
- New Glass Review 21, The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 2000,
- Durczak M., W Hanowerze, Dolny Śląsk na EXPO 2000, "Region Dolny Śląsk" (8/2000), Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Promocji Dolnego Śląska, Wrocław, 2000,
- Maluga L., Formy szklane w przestrzeni architektonicznej (nowe realizacje Urbanowiczów), Archivolta 4/2005,
- Harasimowicz J., Suleja W.: Encyklopedia Wrocławia, Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie Sp. z o.o., 2006,
- Cummings, K., Contemporary Kiln-formed Glass, London | Philadelphia, A & C Black Publishers Ltd. | University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009,
- Wala, E., Szkło we współczesnej architekturze, Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej, Gliwice, 2012,
- Llewellyn D. J., The materials and processes suitable for the production of large scale three dimensional glass as exemplified in the work of Tomasz Urbanowicz, University of Wales Trinity St. David, Swansea, 2016
References
- Book: Harasimowicz. Jan. Encyklopedia Wrocławia. Suleja. Włodzimierz. Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie. 2006. 9788373845619. Wrocław. 934. pl.
- Web site: Wyborcza.pl. wroclaw.wyborcza.pl. 2020-04-17.
- Maluga. Leszek. 2005. Formy szklane w przestrzeni architektonicznej Glass forms in architectural sites. Archivolta. 4(28)/2005. 70–73. 1506-5928.
- Web site: Muzeum Architektury we Wrocławiu. ma.wroc.pl. 2020-04-17.
- Durczak. Mirosław. 2000-12-31. Region Dolny Śląsk nr 8/2000, Wydanie Milenijne. In Hanover, Lower Silesia at the EXPO 2000. Region Dolny Śląsk. pl. Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Promocji Dolnego Śląska. 8/2000. 27–29. 1506-29-29. Wrocław: Stowarzyszenie na Recz Promocji Dolnego Śląska.
- Book: New Glass Review 21. The Corning Museum of Glass. 2000. 0-87290-147-5. New York. 33. 0275-469X.
- Web site: Tomasz Urbanowicz - Glass Universe. YouTube. 2012.
- Web site: BWA WROCLAW. starastrona.bwa.wroc.pl. 2020-04-17.
- Book: Cummings, Keith. Contemporary Kiln-formed Glass A World Survey. A & C Black University of Pennsylvania Press. 2009. 9781408100752. London Philadelphia. 71, 102–103, 194–196.
- Book: Wala, Ewa. Szkło we Współczesnej Architekturze Glass in Comteporary Architecture. Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej. 2012. 978-83-7880-493-2. Gliwice. 122, 175–179, 250.
- Web site: The materials and processes suitable for the production of large scale three dimensional glass as exemplified in the work of Tomasz Urbanowicz. Llewellyn. David Jones. 2016. University of Wales Trinity St. David, Swansea. BA (Hons) Dissertation.
- Web site: 15 years of Poland's membership in the EU, 15 years of the glass orb in the European Parliament – Archiglass. Urbanowicz. Konrad. May 2019. en-GB. 2020-04-17.
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