Michelangelo Foundation - Newsletter, November 2018 - View online

Lampworked, mouth-blown, cast into a mould, engraved, sandblasted, gilded… such is the versatility of glass that it has been embedded into the fabric of European craftsmanship for more than 4,000 years – and it’s still going strong, with contemporary glassmakers pushing boundaries to create ever more innovative works. Read on to discover more about glass.

Baldwin Guggisberg workshop, ph. by Marco Kesseler © Michelangelo Foundation

DID YOU KNOW?

Glassworks often have charts on the wall explaining which furnace is being used for which colour glass, because when molten glass is heated to 900C it all appears the same colour – literally red hot.

FROM THE
GLASSMAKER'S HANDBOOK

Incalmo means fusing together two distinct blown-glass elements of the same diameter, an age-old skill requiring precision and a delicate touch. It’s one of the techniques used by UK-based glass artists
Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg.

IN PROFILE:
FOUR EUROPEAN
GLASS ARTISTS

© Alison Lowry

ALISON LOWRY
Nothern Ireland

Uses the technique pâte de verre (crushed glass and a binder such as Arabic gum packed into a mould) to create delicate glass sculptures.

© Ben Deiman

GEIR NUSTAD
Norway

Employs his own unique style of hand-blowing glass to make objects that explore pattern, colour and form, inspired by the natural environment in his native Norway.

© Linda Scuizzato

IGOR BALBI
Italy

Creates intricate glass sculptures using his own personal lampworking technique, incalmo Balbi, honed after years of experimentation and innovation.

© Vessel Gallery

LAURA HART
England

Makes anatomically detailed but large-scale glass replicas of orchids and butterflies, creating just one of each type to highlight the fragility of these threatened species.

WHAT'S ON?

Get up close to glass art and other examples
of fine craftsmanship at these forthcoming events.

Now until 6 Jan Canterbury, UK

Under an Equal Sky

See the hauntingly beautiful installations by glass artists Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg at Canterbury Cathedral. As Europe commemorates 100 years since the end of the First World War, the ten works reflect on the themes of war and remembrance. Read more

29 Nov-2 Dec
Luxembourg

Biennale de Mains de Maîtres 2018

Artisans from Luxembourg, France, Belgium and Germany will be present at the second edition of this contemporary craftsmanship exhibition, which takes the theme ‘Gestures and Wonders’. Look out for work by ceramicists Ellen van der Woude, Doris Becker and Claudia Biehne, woodturner Alain Mailland and glassworker Camille Jacobs, who all participated in Homo Faber 2018. Read more

9 Dec-14 Apr Romont, Switzerland

Verre en dialogue

The Vitromusée Romont in Switzerland is entirely devoted to the glass arts. Explore its permanent collection of historical stained glass and reverse painting, or visit its forthcoming winter exhibition which investigates three contemporary Swiss artists who use glass in their work: Daniel Karrer, Anne-Chantal Pitteloud and Lorenz Olivier Schmid. Read more

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