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Jim Dingilian Draws on Glass Bottles Using a Flame as his Pencil

Jim Dingilian's work comes in the form of a message in a bottle, which he draws with the tip of candle on the glass's surface. The result is a smokey image nestled within the bottle's concave shape. Dingilian uses his unconventional medium in a way that evokes India ink, impressively handling the flame like a brush. His scenes are well-defined and highly detailed. Dingilian has fun with layering opaque and translucent layers of smoke, resulting in complex scenes within each vessel.


Courtesy the artist and McKenzie Fine Art, New York.

Jim Dingilian’s work comes in the form of a message in a bottle, which he draws with the tip of candle on the glass’s surface. The result is a smokey image nestled within the bottle’s concave shape. Dingilian uses his unconventional medium in a way that evokes India ink, impressively handling the flame like a brush. His scenes are well-defined and highly detailed. Dingilian has fun with layering opaque and translucent layers of smoke, resulting in complex scenes within each vessel.


Courtesy the artist and McKenzie Fine Art, New York.


Courtesy the artist and McKenzie Fine Art, New York.


Courtesy the artist and McKenzie Fine Art, New York.


Private Collection, New York, courtesy McKenzie Fine Art, New York.


Private Collection, New York, courtesy McKenzie Fine Art, New York.


Private Collection, New York, courtesy McKenzie Fine Art, New York.

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