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Cylinder with Tiny Contemporary Oil Lamp
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Artlamp's new Cylinder Contemporary Oil Lamps. 



 Copper Clad  Pyramid
     also in available in aluminum, brass,  stainless steel clad and
clear polycarbonate. 

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   other views of the Pyramid


 Contemporary Oil Lamps by Artlamp,
Kentucky Crafted.

 Two Brass Contemporary Oil Lamps
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Artlamp's contemporary oil lamps  are often  referred  to as unique and  unusual works of functional art.  This site includes all Artlamp's creative 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 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.



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 Artlamp's Schneider Contemporary Oil Lamp
                                        by: David G. Schneider

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.

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  Gallery,  Gallery 2  and Sales
  
   
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 (Sold)
  5. Aluminum Shade Red Blue Painted w/ Flame Adjustment Handle Contemporary Oil Lamp (Sold)
  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 Pyramid Exposed Wick Contemporary Oil Lamp
14. Cow, Aluminum and Steel with Epoxy coating
15. Clear Polycarbonate & Aluminum Pyramid with Exposed Wick
16. Cylinder with Tiny Lamp
17. Tiny Lamp
18. Pair of Cylinders with Tiny Lamps 
19. Cylinder with Flask Contemporary Oil Lamp
20. Cylinder with Bulb Contemporary Oil Lamp


For prices on the above oil lamps go to Sales.

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