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Offering the Finest of the Glass Arts from Around the World
Glass as a medium carries with it much historical and artistic resonance. The invention of glass blowing coincided with the establishment of the Roman Empire, which spread and enhanced the new technology. It enjoyed practical and artistic use through many ages, and recently its form has experienced a renaissance in the studio glass movement, which...
Building a personal art collection takes years and years of visiting galleries, attending auctions, and keeping up with the latest trends and art events. Some prefer to deal with an auction house while others like to handle transactions with the artist themselves. No matter what method a dedicated collector of antique or modern art chooses,...
Although glass has been around as a medium since ancient times, and the invention of glass blowing itself coincided with the establishment of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC, the modern art “studio glass movement” only began in 1962. Harvey Littleton, a ceramics professor, and Dominick Labino, a chemist and engineer, held two...
Marvin Lipofsky, a founder of the studio glass movement, died suddenly this past January 15th. According to his studio assistant, his death was due to diabetes-related complications. At the Forefront of the Studio Glass Movement The art world is taking time to remember the contributions Lipofsky made to blown glass art. A student in the...
Are you in the market for a piece of modern art to jazz up your walls? If you’ve explored what glass artwork has to offer, you may be looking at a variety of glass pieces to fill that empty space in your home. The delicacy, but also the resilience, of the medium makes infinite forms...
Inside and Out is the perfect name for the Dale Chihuly sculpture at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. The enormous blown glass sculpture, which is almost 30-feet-tall and 25-feet-wide, is a transparent vision, backlit at night. It’s the first thing Josyln visitors see as they enter the museum. Once inside, they can’t help...
Started in 1962 by Harvey Littleton and Dominck Labino, the glass art movement, has escalated into a world wide school of many talented and well known artists. If you are interested in buying a glass piece, such as a glass painting or sculpture, you should explore this niche of the art world to find a...
Investing in glass art is a smart move, but one that shouldn't be taken too hastily. Here are just a few of the things you should know first before you buy. Know the medium… Sand and other raw materials must be heated to over 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit in order to produce glass. Once heated, one...
In the first century BC, the invention of glass blowing serendipitously co-occurred with the establishment of the Roman Empire, and the craft was carried throughout that era’s vast range. The “studio glass movement” officially began in 1962 when a chemist and a ceramicist held two workshops in Toledo. Since then, the medium has been used...
In today’s world, technologically advanced glass is just about everywhere. There are entire buildings made out of the stuff. There are cars with specially treated glass that’s hydrophobic. There are even galleries of amazing glass artwork and glass sculptures. However, there once was a time before humanity knew how to make or even use glass....
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