Lothar Böttcher
South African glass sculptor Lothar Böttcher carves presence from solid glass — objects of ancient resonance held in permanent collections at the Corning Museum of Glass, the Glasmuseum Frauenau, and institutions across Europe and Africa.
Working predominantly in cold glass — carving, cutting and polishing optical crystal by hand — Böttcher’s practice bridges the prehistoric and the contemporary. His sculptures draw on the enduring magic of ancient artefacts and cave imagery, translating that animistic charge into works that feel both timeless and urgently alive.
Recognised in the Homo Faber Guide and featured in New Glass Review 45, his work has been exhibited across four continents and is represented by galleries in South Africa, Germany, and the USA.
Discover a collection meticulously crafted by skilled hands, each piece telling its own story through the interplay of light and form.
A journey into the artist’s world.
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Glass Art in Southern Africa
A short story on Glass Art in Southern Africa and the origins of Moya African Glass Network.
Precious Beasts – Carving Crystal Idols
Precious Beasts is an ongoing series of carved sculptural idols, loosely related to prehistoric representations of animals and magical creatures of fantasy.
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