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The second Michigan Regional Glass Exhibition, the luster is never lost. The Janice Charach Gallery, inside West Bloomfield’s Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, will feature incredible glass sculptures and functional pieces by some of the most talented artists throughout Michigan and Ohio March 5-April 13. More HERE
Even within the past five years, the number of online art auctions and galleries has skyrocketed. Some newer galleries report making 60% to 85% of their sales online, while even long-established galleries may make 10% to 35% of their sales through the Internet today. The reasons behind the rise of the online art gallery are...
More and more art sales and auctions today are taking place online instead of in-person. In fact, 71% of all art collectors have made some kind of purchase online. But no matter how popular digital art auction sites become, there will always be a place for real, brick-and-mortar contemporary art galleries. Galleries offer art enthusiasts...
One of the most common questions people ask after making a purchase from one of our glass sculpture sales is, “What’s the best way to display this piece at home?” While the answer generally varies from work to work, there are certain do’s and don’ts when it comes to staging, lighting, and showing off glass...
Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to spend $81.4 million at an art auction for a famous painting by Claude Monet. Thankfully, that’s why we have museums. For those who want to see incredible glass artwork for a fraction of the price, here are the five best museums in the United States for...
Mark Peiser has been pushing the envelope of the contemporary glass art world for nearly 50 years. He first became involved with the Studio Glass Movement in 1967, and ever since he has tirelessly explored the limits of form and function within this unique medium. Peiser’s constant experimentation with technique and his reputation for perfectionism...
Marvin Lipofsky (1938 – 2016) was a pioneer in the Studio Glass Movement. Through his personal creations, as well as his passions for teaching and travel, Lipofsky did more than perhaps any other single artist of his time to further the idea of blown glass sculpture as an expressive artistic medium. Born and raised in...
The molding and shaping of glass as an artistic, expressive medium is a tradition that can be traced back to ancient times, but it’s only relatively recently that “studio glass” truly became a celebrated fixture of modern art. What separates studio glass art from other forms of functional glass art is its focus on the...
Martin Blank is one of the world’s most preeminent contemporary glass artists, still working, sculpting, and creating beautiful works of glass art to this day. Blank studied glass at the Rhode Island School of Design and spent the formative years of his career working for or alongside many other famous glass artists. He served as...
Contemporary art comes in many forms and mediums. American artist Karen LaMonte is well-known for her life-sized bronze and ceramic sculptures. Ann Wolff, a German artist, found herself immersed in glass artwork, as a founding member of the Studio Glass Movement. While glassblowing began in the first century B.C. during the establishment of the Roman...
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