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An honors graduate (1969) of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, where Thomas received a master’s degree in industrial design. His awards, honors, fellowships, and displays are numerous. After a brief encounter with the studio glass movement at the Penland School in 1970, Patti returned to Massachusetts and developed his own unique approaches to shaping and fusing Vitrolite and sheet glass. His art involves layering modular units pressed through strata that are engineered through enormous pressure in a huge compression system that uses intense air pressure. This allows Patti to work on an architectural scale to produce large plate glass layered with imbedded with unusual and varied substances. The optical results of his works are stunning, surprising and prismatic. In addition to works in numerous public and private collections, Patti was commissioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to install in 1997 a glass wall (Spectral Gateway) as part of its permanent collection.

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      • THOMAS PATTI GLASS EXPANDED ECHO WITH RINGED DISK AND ORANGE PIN LINES
        Sep. 08, 2022

        THOMAS PATTI GLASS EXPANDED ECHO WITH RINGED DISK AND ORANGE PIN LINES

        Est: $22,000 - $28,000

        THOMAS PATTI Glass Expanded Echo with Ringed Disk and Orange Pin Lines. 1989. Provenance: Habatat Galleries, Michigan.

        John Atzbach Antiques
      • Tom Patti Glass Sculpture
        Apr. 21, 2022

        Tom Patti Glass Sculpture

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        (New York/Massachusetts, born 1943) Convex Horizontal Blue (TP 69), 1987, signed on edge "Patti 1987", laminated, fused, blown, and hand polished glass, 4-1/2 x 6-1/4 x 3-3/8 in. Note: Trained as an industrial designer in the I960s, Patti began experimenting with salvaged industrial sheet glass as an economy measure: stacking it in layers, fusing the sheets together, and blowing air pockets into the solid mass to create a form. A desired effect of this fusing and laminating technique was that the finished work retained a clear and intended visual reference to the method by which it was made. It is the artist's ability to adapt processes usually associated with industry to the creation of non utilitarian works of fine art that sets him apart from both production line glass designers and craftsmen or studio artists. His small scale sculptures, usually done in series, become sensuous forms, miniature architecture, or studies in geometry. Honored in 2012 as a Pratt Icon, and chosen by Corning Inc. for a Specialty Glass Residency in 2015-16, Tom's work has been exhibited throughout the world, and is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and numerous others. Provenance: Acquired by the current collection in 1987, Holsten Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida; Private Collection, New York

        Brunk Auctions
      • Tom Patti Glass Sculpture
        Apr. 21, 2022

        Tom Patti Glass Sculpture

        Est: $3,000 - $5,000

        (New York/Massachusetts, born 1943) Compacted Solarized Green (TP 46), 1986, unsigned for aesthetic reasons, laminated, fused, blown, and hand polished glass, 4-3/8 x 6 x 2-9/32 in. Note: Trained as an industrial designer in the I960s, Patti began experimenting with salvaged industrial sheet glass as an economy measure: stacking it in layers, fusing the sheets together, and blowing air pockets into the solid mass to create a form. A desired effect of this fusing and laminating technique was that the finished work retained a clear and intended visual reference to the method by which it was made. It is the artist's ability to adapt processes usually associated with industry to the creation of non utilitarian works of fine art that sets him apart from both production line glass designers and craftsmen or studio artists. His small scale sculptures, usually done in series, become sensuous forms, miniature architecture, or studies in geometry. Honored in 2012 as a Pratt Icon, and chosen by Corning Inc. for a Specialty Glass Residency in 2015-16, Tom's work has been exhibited throughout the world, and is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and numerous others. Exhibited: Dusseldorf, Germany, NOWEA, "Tom Patti: Pioneering Art through Technology", image on brochure cover Provenance: Acquired by the current collection in 1987, Holsten Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida; Private Collection, New York

        Brunk Auctions
      • Tom Patti Glass Sculpture
        Apr. 21, 2022

        Tom Patti Glass Sculpture

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        (New York/Massachusetts, born 1943) Untitled (TP A223), 1977, signed on side "Patti 1977", laminated, fused, blown, and hand polished glass, 3-1/2 x 3 x 2-1/4 in. Note: Trained as an industrial designer in the I960s, Patti began experimenting with salvaged industrial sheet glass as an economy measure: stacking it in layers, fusing the sheets together, and blowing air pockets into the solid mass to create a form. A desired effect of this fusing and laminating technique was that the finished work retained a clear and intended visual reference to the method by which it was made. It is the artist's ability to adapt processes usually associated with industry to the creation of non utilitarian works of fine art that sets him apart from both production line glass designers and craftsmen or studio artists. His small scale sculptures, usually done in series, become sensuous forms, miniature architecture, or studies in geometry. Honored in 2012 as a Pratt Icon, and chosen by Corning Inc. for a Specialty Glass Residency in 2015-16, Tom's work has been exhibited throughout the world, and is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and numerous others. Provenance: Acquired by the current collection in 1987, Holsten Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida; Private Collection, New York

        Brunk Auctions
      • Tom Patti Glass Sculpture
        Apr. 21, 2022

        Tom Patti Glass Sculpture

        Est: $8,000 - $10,000

        (New York/Massachusetts, born 1943) Split Red with Blue (TP 186), 1990, unsigned for aesthetic reasons, laminated, fused, blown, and hand polished glass, 5-1/2 x 4-3/4 x 3 in. Note: This object is one of only four in the series. One is in the permanent collection of the Corning Museum of Glass, one is in the permanent collection of the de Young Museum in San Francisco and one in an important private art collection. Trained as an industrial designer in the 1960s, Patti began experimenting with salvaged industrial sheet glass as an economy measure: stacking it in layers, fusing the sheets together, and blowing air pockets into the solid mass to create a form. A desired effect of this fusing and laminating technique was that the finished work retained a clear and intended visual reference to the method by which it was made. It is the artist?s ability to adapt processes usually associated with industry to the creation of non utilitarian works of fine art that sets him apart from both production-line glass designers and craftsmen or studio artists. His small scale sculptures, usually done in series, become sensuous forms, miniature architecture, or studies in geometry. Honored in 2012 as a Pratt Icon, and chosen by Corning Inc. for a Specialty Glass Residency in 2015-16, Tom?s work has been exhibited throughout the world, and is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and numerous others. Exhibited: L'ATELIER, France, 1991, cover, p. 14 & 19. Provenance: Acquired by the current collection in 1990. Holsten Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida ; Private Collection, New York

        Brunk Auctions
      • Tom Patti Glass Sculpture
        Apr. 21, 2022

        Tom Patti Glass Sculpture

        Est: $8,000 - $10,000

        (New York/Massachusetts, born 1943) Compacted Solarized Bronze with Green (TP 65), 1986-1987, signed on edge "Patti 1986", laminated, fused, blown, and hand polished glass, 2-7/8 x 5-7/16 x 3-3/4 in. Note: Trained as an industrial designer in the I960s, Patti began experimenting with salvaged industrial sheet glass as an economy measure: stacking it in layers, fusing the sheets together, and blowing air pockets into the solid mass to create a form. A desired effect of this fusing and laminating technique was that the finished work retained a clear and intended visual reference to the method by which it was made. It is the artists ability to adapt pr'ocesses usually associated with industry to the creation of non utilitarian works of fine art that sets him apart from both production line glass designers and craftsmen or studio artists. His small scale sculptures, usually done in series, become sensuous forms, miniature architecture, or studies in geometry. Honored in 2012 as a Pratt Icon, and chosen by Corning Inc. for a Specialty Glass Residency in 2015-16, Tom's work has been exhibited throughout the world, and is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and numerous others. Exhibited: Fendrick Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1986 Provenance: Acquired by the current collection in 1988, Holsten Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida; Private Collection, New York

        Brunk Auctions
      • Tom Patti Glass Sculpture
        Apr. 21, 2022

        Tom Patti Glass Sculpture

        Est: $8,000 - $10,000

        (New York/Massachusetts, born 1943) Compacted Solarized Blue, with Gray, Orange Pin Lines (TP 93), 1988, signed on edge "Patti 1988", laminated, fused, blown, and hand polished glass, 2-5/8 x 5-9/16 x 3-7/8 in. Note: Trained as an industrial designer in the I960s, Patti began experimenting with salvaged industrial sheet glass as an economy measure: stacking it in layers, fusing the sheets together, and blowing air pockets into the solid mass to create a form. A desired effect of this fusing and laminating technique was that the finished work retained a clear and intended visual reference to the method by which it was made. It is the artist's ability to adapt processes usually associated with industry to the creation of non utilitarian works of fine art that sets him apart from both production line glass designers and craftsmen or studio artists. His small scale sculptures, usually done in series, become sensuous forms, miniature architecture, or studies in geometry. Honored in 2012 as a Pratt Icon, and chosen by Corning Inc. for a Specialty Glass Residency in 2015-16, Tom's work has been exhibited throughout the world, and is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and numerous others. Provenance: Acquired by the current collection in 1988, Holsten Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida; Private Collection, New York

        Brunk Auctions
      • Tom Patti LUMINA Series Glass Sculpture
        Apr. 21, 2022

        Tom Patti LUMINA Series Glass Sculpture

        Est: $8,000 - $10,000

        (New York/Massachusetts, born 1943) Red Ringed Lumina with Black (TP 190), 1990-1991, unsigned for aesthetic reasons, laminated, fused, blown, and hand polished glass, 2-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 4 in. Note: Highly regarded and sought after by collectors, the LUMINA series is created to be seen differently under natural light conditions and when under lit. Works from this series are in the permanent collections of the Chicago Art Institute and Corning Museum among others. Trained as an industrial designer in the I960s, Patti began experimenting with salvaged industrial sheet glass as an economy measure: stacking it in layers, fusing the sheets together, and blowing air pockets into the solid mass to create a form. A desired effect of this fusing and laminating technique was that the finished work retained a clear and intended visual reference to the method by which it was made. It is the artist's ability to adapt processes usually associated with industry to the creation of non utilitarian works of fine art that sets him apart from both production line glass designers and craftsmen or studio artists. His small scale sculptures, usually done in series, become sensuous forms, miniature architecture, or studies in geometry. Honored in 2012 as a Pratt Icon, and chosen by Corning Inc. for a Specialty Glass Residency in 2015-16, Tom's work has been exhibited throughout the world, and is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and numerous others. Provenance: Acquired by the current collection in 1990, Holsten Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida; Private Collection, New York

        Brunk Auctions
      • Tom Patti Glass Sculpture
        Apr. 21, 2022

        Tom Patti Glass Sculpture

        Est: $8,000 - $10,000

        (New York/Massachusetts, born 1943) Compacted Solarized Blue with Pinstripe Grid, 1987, signed on edge "Patti 1987", laminated, fused, blown, and hand polished glass, 1-5/8 x 5-1/2 x 3-1/8 in. Note: Trained as an industrial designer in the I960s, Patti began experimenting with salvaged industrial sheet glass as an economy measure: stacking it in layers, fusing the sheets together, and blowing air pockets into the solid mass to create a form. A desired effect of this fusing and laminating technique was that the finished work retained a clear and intended visual reference to the method by which it was made. It is the artist's ability to adapt processes usually associated with industry to the creation of non utilitarian works of fine art that sets him apart from both production line glass designers and craftsmen or studio artists. His small scale sculptures, usually done in series, become sensuous forms, miniature architecture, or studies in geometry. Honored in 2012 as a Pratt Icon, and chosen by Corning Inc. for a Specialty Glass Residency in 2015-16, Tom's work has been exhibited throughout the world, and is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Chicago Art Institute, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and numerous others. Provenance: Acquired by the current collection in 1987, Holsten Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida; Private Collection, New York

        Brunk Auctions
      • THOMAS PATTI GLASS EXPANDED ECHO WITH RINGED DISK AND ORANGE PIN LINES
        Dec. 09, 2021

        THOMAS PATTI GLASS EXPANDED ECHO WITH RINGED DISK AND ORANGE PIN LINES

        Est: $25,000 - $30,000

        THOMAS PATTI Glass Expanded Echo with Ringed Disk and Orange Pin Lines. 1989. Provenance: Habatat Galleries, Michigan. Dimensions: 3 3/4” x 6” x 4 in

        John Atzbach Antiques
      • Tom Patti Laminated Glass Vessel Entitled Rib Gray with Flair
        Nov. 16, 2021

        Tom Patti Laminated Glass Vessel Entitled Rib Gray with Flair

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        Tom Patti Laminated Glass Vessel Entitled Rib Gray with Flair 1977 Of globular form with squared shoulders and a circular mouth, in transparent smokey gray colored glass, decorated with thin brown colored glass threads and conforming bands around the body, signed Patti and dated. Height 5 1/4 inches. Provenance: Contemporary Art Glass Gallery, New York, January 23, 1979. Exhibited: The George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts, Tom Patti: Glass, Oct. 26-Dec. 7, 1980, catalog no. 9, illus. Vatican Museum, Rome, Craft Art and Religion, 1978. C 

        DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
      • Tom Patti (American, b. 1943) Solar Riser, circa 1981 Laminated, fused, blown, a
        Sep. 30, 2021

        Tom Patti (American, b. 1943) Solar Riser, circa 1981 Laminated, fused, blown, a

        Est: $4,000 - $6,000

        Tom Patti (American, b. 1943) Solar Riser, circa 1981 Laminated, fused, blown, and polished glass 5-1/4 x 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 inches (13.3 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm) Incised to base Patti 1981-82 HID01801242017

        Heritage Auctions
      • Tom Patti (American, 1943) Orb, late 20th century Glass 4-3/4 x 5-1/4 x 5 inches
        Sep. 30, 2021

        Tom Patti (American, 1943) Orb, late 20th century Glass 4-3/4 x 5-1/4 x 5 inches

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        Tom Patti (American, 1943) Orb, late 20th century Glass 4-3/4 x 5-1/4 x 5 inches (12.1 x 13.3 x 12.7 cm) HID01801242017

        Heritage Auctions
      • Tom Patti Sculpture/Vessel
        Feb. 06, 2021

        Tom Patti Sculpture/Vessel

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        Provenance: Collection of Drs. Joan & Bernard Chodorkoff, the major part of whose collection is on permanent exhibition at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.

        Palm Beach Modern Auctions
      • Vasenobjekt Thomas Patti Glass Object Modern 1981
        Mar. 15, 2008

        Vasenobjekt Thomas Patti Glass Object Modern 1981

        Est: - €7,800

        Thomas Patti, 1981 - Aufgebaut aus miteinander verschmolzenen Flachglasplatte in Rauchgrau. Oberhalb der Standfläche bez.: Patti 1981 (in Diamantriß). H. 13 cm (04230002) - Lit.: Neues Glas, 2/83, S. 74 ff. - H. Ricke, Reflex der Jahrhunderte, Abb. 501

        Auktionshaus Dr. Fischer
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