Danny Lane (American, born in 1955) has been working in London since the 1980s and is one of the most commissioned artists working in glass today. He has an international reputation for his extraordinary sculpture and furniture, which challenge the boundaries of Sculpture and Design.
Danny first came to public attention in the 1980s for his pioneering works in furniture and sculpture. In the early 1990s his focus shifted to large scale, sculpture for public and corporate spaces.
Renowned for his solid volume sculpture in glass he has invented fabrication technology that exploits the incredible strength of glass under compression. . Equally, he explores the optical nature inherent in the material. This synthesis of engineering, direct knowledge of materials and his intuitive creative processes are the cornerstones of Danny Lane’s art.
He studied as a painter here in London and continues to place great emphasis on drawing in his sculpture. His practice remains firmly rooted in his studio and workshops where a ‘hands on’ approach accommodates his passion for the spontaneous while maintaining control.
Alongside his architectural scale works and furniture he is now exploring a painterly approach to sculpture in the form of carved glass reliefs. Classical in format these works are inspired by the ancient but created with the prowess on contemporary technology.
Notable public sculpture commissions include Borealis, a 32 metre long, 8 metre high undulating glass sculpture (General Motors for the GM Renaissance Centre, Detroit); Parting of the Waves (Canary Wharf, London), Aether (British Land,Marble Arch House, London); 2 of One (Microsoft Research HQ Cambridge), Threshold (Mint Museum, NC, USA) Colour Eclipse (British Land, Broadgate Tower, London); Assembly Field (National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff);and Balustrade commissioned by the Victoria and Albert Museum
Danny Lane’s work is in museums, private and corporate collections world-wide.
Work history
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