Cylinder with Tiny Contemporary Oil Lamp
Click
image above for more information on
Artlamp's new Cylinder Contemporary Oil Lamps, including the
Dancing Flame Contemporary Oil Lamp
Intersecting Cubes Contemporary Oil Lamp
Visit Intersecting
cubes for variations of the Intersecting Cubes.
Copper Clad Pyramid
also in available in aluminum, brass, stainless steel
clad and
clear polycarbonate.
Click Pyramid image
above to see
other views of the Pyramid
Artlamp's contemporary oil lamps
are
often referred to as unique and unusual
works of functional
art. This site includes all Artlamp's contemporary oil lamps
that have been designed from concept to
completion by David G. Schneider,
architect since 1995. A
brilliant oil lamp to add to your collectibles or for that
special holiday, for yourself or as a gift.
If you enjoy beautifully hand made contemporary art, that can
serve as both a
work of art and a utility lamp, Artlamp provides the
contemporary oil lamp that
may appeal to you. One of Artlamp's newest contemporary oil lamps
(The
Pyramid) are
adjustable. Each element can be moved and adjusted to your
preference, to create the atmosphere you desire by easily adjusting
the flame
height. Adjusting the flame without extinguishing the
flame, allows the lamp to
provide the most light using the least amount of
fuel.
Artlamp's contemporary oil lamps, although hand made are so
precisely
made that one can not differentiate them from being machine
made. The uses
of various materials and configurations make them unique from
the routine
production item. Each contemporary oil lamp has a
copyright date and is
signed by the artist.
Born out of a desire to study the wicking
capability of a wick to create a tall
sculptural oil lamp, the apparatus to
test the wicks became one of Artlamp's
first oil lamps.
This lamp is the U12, made up of
glass, steel, brass, oil
resistant
tubing and a fiberglass wick. The U12
is displayed in Gallery and in
Sales of
this web
site.
From this study, the best wicks were found, the optimum length of
wick for the
use of burning pure lamp oil as a fuel are attributes of
Artlamp's contemporary
oil lamps. The best fuel (Ultra Pure) made by
Lamplight Farms.
A major influence for this work
has been the DeStijl movement and the
Bauhaus
Institution, beyond minimalism.
Artlamp's
new oil lamps
are designed with the criteria
of being energy
efficient. The newest oil lamps; the
pyramid, has a capacity of 130ml or 4.3
fluid ounces of fuel and will burn continuously for
48
hours. They will provide
you with an emergency light when
needed,
at the same time being
a work
of art. Artlamp's contemporary oil lamps
are
durable, easy to use,
easy to maintain and energy efficient, providing all the amenities
of a
traditional oil lamp and more.
The most innovated aspect of the pyramid oil lamp is that it is safe
to handle
when lit. Not one exposed part of Artlamp's pyramid oil
lamp is hot to the touch
when lit, making it a great option for public
use and or at home around children
and pets, with adult supervision. This aspect allows for
easy and fast
maintenance.
The Pyramid contemporary oil lamp contains only two glass
elements; the
shade or chimney and the glass stopper for the reservoir. This shade is
strong,
heat resistant and exceeds the glass thickness
of other traditional oil lamp
shades. Replacement shades can be purchased as an accessory in Artlamp
Accessories.
Click image to
enlarge
Artlamp's Schneider Contemporary Oil Lamp
by: David G. Schneider
2000
The above contemporary was influenced by both
the Bauhaus and DeStijl.
Theo van Doesburg, a member of the
DeStijl movement introduced the
diagonal
element and justified it in theoretical statements, as the diagonal
being dynamic and not static. The theory was not a betrayal of the
earlier
principles of the horizontal- vertical , as seen in Mondrian's
paintings, but an
intelligent development of it which was already
foreshadowed in 1918 in
Rietveld's red blue chair. Mondrian
left DeStijl when van Doesburg introduced
the diagonal element.
DeStijl was a loosely formed organization of artist and
architects.
The diagonal violates the horizontal and
vertical, it is dynamic as it violates the
ground plane as it becomes a
major element in its composition.
Artlamp's
theory is to search for relationships in the composition
of materials in reference
to contemporary oil lamps. These relationships are visible
in Artlamp's work.
There was a
constant insistence in the writings of the DeStijl artists on relations
rather than things. Although the work of Kandinsky was beyond
abstraction it
was Theo van Doesburg who utilized the diagonal in his
paintings.
For Artlamp's unusual and unique works of functional contemporary art.
Visit
Contemporary Oil Lamps
by Artlamp, Kentucky Crafted
have been juried and received the Kentucky Crafted Certificate
given by the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program.
Artlamp.org donates half its profits to the Kentucky Fund for the Arts.
The purpose of this web site
is to promote the Arts in Kentucky and
to visually
inspire others to reach a higher
quality of
work and trigger thoughts or ideas from the subconscious to a conscious verbal
and or a
conscious visual level.
"It is this work that I am hoping you will enjoy as pleasing to the eye,
showing a sense of balance,
harmony and beauty that are usually not portrayed in other contemporary oil
lamps. The
perception of beauty is subconsciously and visually
seen in the relationships in these
contemporary oil lamps. Since Artlamp's oil lamps are a hybrid of
materials, one element does
not stand out above the others but stands
freely in space as a whole."
by: David G. Schneider
Specifications and instructions for the use of Artlamp's Contemporary
Oil Lamps can be viewed by going to Instructions.
The following Contemporary Oil Lamps can be viewed in Gallery and prices for each lamp are listed in Sales.
1. Steel Small Handle Contemporary Oil Lamp w/ Handle
2. U12 Steel Painted Contemporary Oil Lamp
3. U12 Brass Contemporary Oil Lamp
4. Aluminum Shade w/ Flame Adjustment Handle Contemporary Oil Lamp
5. Aluminum Shade Red Blue Painted w/ Flame Adjustment Handle Contemporary Oil Lamp
6. Brass Shade w/ Flame Adjustment Handle Contemporary Oil Lamp
7. Aluminum Shade with Exposed Wick Contemporary Oil Lamp
8. Brass Exposed Wick with Handle Contemporary Oil Lamps
9. Aluminum Exposed Wick with Handle Contemporary Oil Lamp
10. Aluminum Pyramid Exposed Wick Contemporary Oil Lamp
11. Brass Pyramid Exposed Wick Contemporary Oil Lamp
12. Copper Clad Pyramid with Exposed Wick Contemporary Oil Lamp
13. Stainless Steel Clad Pyramid Exposed Wick Contemporary Oil Lamp
14. Clear Polycarbonate & Aluminum Pyramid with Exposed Wick
15. Clear Polycarbonate & Brass Pyramid with Exposed Wick
16. Cow, Aluminum and Steel with Epoxy coating
17. Cylinder with Tiny Lamp
18. Tiny Lamp
19. Pair of Cylinders with Tiny Lamps
20. Cylinder with Flask Contemporary Oil Lamp
21. Cylinder with Bulb Contemporary Oil Lamp
22. Cylinder with Dancing Flame Contemporary Oil Lamp
23. Cylinder with Flame in Dish Contemporary Oil Lamp
24. Intersecting cubes, aluminum in three different sizes, small, medium and large.
25. Intersecting cubes, brass small
26. Artlamp's Four Foot Tall, Contemporary Oil Lamp
27. Menorah, Solid Brass, Contemporary Oil Lamp
28. NEW Solid brass
exposed wick
with handle #2
29. NEW Solid
Aluminum exposed wick
with handle #2
