Hard Rock Windows
I have produced all of the art glass for nine Hard Rock Cafes and one Hard Rock Hotel. Some of these pieces are immense in size, and they all feature elaborate painting, acid etching and other traditional stained glass techniques.
The approach to many of the pieces recalls classic stained glass church windows – a famous and important figure depicted in great detail and surrounded by associated imagery. Many of the windows have an arch top to suggest nave arch windows often found in religious settings. They were fun to research and produce, and depict the type of realistic and/or stylized detail possible in well designed and fabricated stained glass.
Hard Rock Hotel, Kuta, Bali. 1998. Detail of stairway window Acid etched and painted glass - on easel
Hard Rock Hotel, Kuta, Bali. 1998. Detail of stairway window Acid etched and painted glass - on easel
Hard Rock Hotel, Kuta, Bali. 1998. Detail of stairway window Acid etched and painted glass - on easel
Hard Rock Hotel, Beijing 1996 Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Hotel, Hong Kong 1995 4' x 7' One of three Acid etched, painted art glass
Hard Rock Cafe, Taipei 1992 Detail
Hard Rock Cafe, Taipei 1992 5' x 12' One of three Detail on light table Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Hotel, Shanghai 1996 5' tall Detail Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Cafe, Singapore 1993 Transom window over entrance 10' wide
Hard Rock Cafe, Taipei 1992 5' x 12' One of three Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Hotel, Kowloon 1995 8' x 17' one of two Back lit windows behind stage - detail
Hard Rock Hotel, Kowloon 1995 8' x 17' one of two Back lit windows behind stage
Hard Rock Cafe, Taipei 1992 5' x 12' One of three Detail on light table Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Cafe, Taipei 1992 5' x 12' One of three Detail in studio Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Cafe, Taipei 1992 5' x 12' One of three Detail Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Cafe, Guangzhou 1995 Detail
Hard Rock Cafe, Taipei 1992 5' x 12' One of three Detail on light table Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Hotel, Kuta, Bali. 1998. Detail of stairway window Acid etched and painted glass
Hard Rock Hotel, Shanghai 1996 5' tall Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Cafe, Taipei 1992 5' x 12' One of three Detail Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Cafe, Singapore 1994 Behind bar (it's a beer sign) Detail Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Cafe , Singapore 1994 Behind main bar 8' wide Acid etched and painted art glass
Hard Rock Cafe, Taipei 1992 5' x 12' One of three Shading the full scale
Hard Rock Cafe, Taipei 1992 5' x 12' One of three Shading the full scale