One-of-a-Kinds Collections
In the 1960’s the international art world still did not accept glass as an art medium. Hans Godo Frabel was one of the pioneering artists that decided to change that. In 1965, he created a whole series of his glass art and showed it to galleries around the US, but always got the response that glass was not an art medium. To realize his dream to become a glass artist, he diligently saved his money and in 1968, he had raised enough money to start his own glass art gallery in Atlanta, Georgia. Art lovers from all over the world immediately saw the uniqueness of Hans Godo Frabel’s art and it became an instant success.
Within 2 years, the first art museum acquired one of his glass sculptures and by the end of 1970’s, glass had become an internationally recognized art medium. Frabel’s art can be found in the collection of museums and private collections in over 70 different countries.
One of his most famous works is the iconic “Hammer and Nails”, which Hans Godo Frabel created in 1977 and has been traveling museums around the world since 1979. Another very famous Frabel sculpture is the dripping faucet, entitled “In the Middle of the Night”, which is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution. In 1987, Hans Godo Frabel was honored as an Absolut Vodka Artist, joining other famous artists such as Andy Warhol and Keith Haring.
Studio Collections
Hans Godo Frabel had a vision to bring his unique glass art in the homes of anyone interested in glass art. To achieve this goal, he started a Studio Edition line of his one-of-a-kind glass sculptures, which offers virtually any glass art enthusiast the possibility to afford a Frabel. This Studio Edition line is Hans Godo Frabel’s equivalent of signed limited edition prints of one-of-a-kind paintings. A Frabel Studio Edition is not limited in numbers created, but every design will be retired after a certain period of time. Any Studio Edition Frabel is created entirely by hand, and therefore, no two Studio sculptures will ever be exactly alike.
This is why they are referred to as “multiple originals”. Some of these Studio Edition sculptures are modified designs of famous museum sculptures, such as the “Hammer and Nails”, which has been traveling museums since 1979 and the dripping faucet, entitled “In the Middle of the Night”, which is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution. For a complete overview of the current Studio Edition Line of the Frabel Studio, please visit www.frabelglass.com
