Porc Epic

Richard Meitner (in 1996)

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Spines seem to grow in a miraculous way from this pink bottle made of laboratory class. Richard Meitner gave this work the ambiguous title Porc Epic (hedgehog). He consistently used humour to set the spectator thinking

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Title	Porc Epic
Material and technique	Borosilicate glass (pyrex), lampworking, enameled
Object type	Glass sculpture > Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 71 cm Diameter 29 cm
Artists	Glass artist: Richard Meitner
Accession number	1983 a-b (KN&V)
Credits	Purchased 1996
Department	Applied Arts & Design
Acquisition date	1996
Creation date	in 1996
Internal exhibitions	Futuro, utopie in constructie (2011)
Research	Show research Digitising Contemporary Art
Material	Borosilicate glass > Glass > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Glass sculpture > Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Enamel > Enameled > Covering surfaces > General technique > Technique > Material and technique Enamel > Enameled > Covering surfaces > General technique > Technique > Material and technique Lampworking > Glass blowing techniques > Glass technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin	The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe