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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...
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....
The art of making glass sculptures dates back to around the same time as the establishment of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC, which enhanced the spread and dominance of this new technology. Since that time, contemporary glass artists have perfected the craft of working with glass and even devised new ways of...
Working with glass isn’t easy. Not only does it take temperatures of around 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit to be able to start working with glass, it also takes years of practice and dedication to the craft for contemporary glass artists to master the different techniques it takes to make glass sculptures. To give you a better...
Glass sculptures are some of the most amazing works of modern art. If you’ve ever had the privilege of laying eyes on one, you’ll know just awe-inspiring they can be, and yet, if it weren’t for the following glass artists, glass artwork would not be at the level it is today. Harvey Littleton Harvey Littleton...
It takes an incredible amount of talent and hard work to create art. For example, the two major methods of creating glass artwork, free-blowing and mold-blowing, transform raw materials into glass using temperatures around 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit. Karen LaMonte uses these extreme methods to create life-size glass sculptures, and as such, is more than worthy...
World-renowned glass sculptor Karen LaMonte, AIA’s Institute Honors winner Albert Paley, and Ann Wolff, one of the International Studio Glass Movement founders, may have no problem selling their glass artwork, but making art sales can be pretty tough when you’re first starting out. Here are a few tips to help you sell your art, and...
There’s more to modern art than auction houses and museum events! Here are some of the cool things you might not have known. There was a sculpture so small, its artist accidentally inhaled it -Willard Wigan creates works of art that are so tiny that he once inhaled one by accident, which is a shame...
Visiting modern art exhibitions is more than a fun thing to do. It can be one of the richest experiences you may ever have. Here’s how. Art Can Make You Smarter If you open yourself up to art, you open yourself up to the thoughts, feelings, philosophies, values, and ideas of others. According to a...
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May 1-4 of 2024
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