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Art Glass Studies for a Changing World—The International Year of Glass

A special issue of Arts (ISSN 2076-0752). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Arts".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 14676

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Jessamy Kelly

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Director of Postgraduate Taught, Lecturer in Glass, Vice Chair of the RAFT Research Group, School of Design, Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK
Interests: glassmaking; glass design; art glass; practice-based research; digital-technologies; collaborative practice; inter-disciplinarity; materiality; mixed media; material combinations
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Sarah Rothwell

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Senior Curator of Modern & Contemporary Design, Department of Global Arts, Cultures and Design, National Museums Scotland, Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1JF, UK
Interests: nordic and British modernist jewellery design; contemporary craft with a focus on ceramics, glass and jewellery; 20th century European art and design and the integration and interpretation of historical collections by working artists and makers

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Since their publication in 2015, the world has reflected upon and utilised the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) as a target, revising its actions and focusing its research drivers with an aim to implement these goals by 2030. This call to action is a collective, universal wake-up call to end poverty, protect the environment, achieve gender equality, and ensure health, well-being, peace and prosperity for all. However, what does this mean in terms of art glass? Two themes for this journal have been developed to find the answer.

  1. Articles that examine a range of sustainability drivers focused on responsible glass production and consumption, the key changes being made through studio practice, and exemplar models of practice will be welcomed.
  1. Articles that examine a range of equality, diversity and inclusivity drivers from the perspective of the art glass community, and articles that engage with socio-political narratives will be welcomed.

The far-reaching effect of the SDGs when viewed through the lens of the international art glass movement is an engaging and exciting topic to examine. Understanding how these goals can be or have been applied to contemporary art glass practice, education and its community is an important enquiry for this sector. This Special Issue will focus on the effect of the Sustainable Development Goals and how they can act within creative art glass practice as a form of socio-political commentary and narrative.

We invite potential contributors to submit written reports on their research, creative practice, innovations, and experiences in the field of art glass, which will be considered by our review panel.

Dr. Jessamy Kelly and Sarah Rothwell Collection Editors

This second edition, is a follow on from the first edition Topical Collection: "Contemporary Glass Art: Materiality and Digital Technologies"

2022 is the International Year of Glass, a significant and vital moment for the art glass community to consider the impact glass has on the world and challenge the status quo, leading to change within our international community of practice. This Special Issue will offer a series of papers from a diverse community of researchers and practitioners who are advancing and challenging the boundaries of the field of art glass through their work and research. Through their contributions, a new perspective about the changing world of contemporary art glass will be presented.

Dr. Jessamy Kelly
Sarah Rothwell
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • art glass
  • studio glass
  • socio-political commentary
  • new narratives
  • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
  • sustainability
  • equality
  • diversity inclusivity (EDI)

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Aspects of Coexistence between Art Glass and Architecture—Façade Graphics
by Alina Lipowicz-Budzyńska
Arts 2024, 13(3), 110; https://doi.org/10.3390/arts13030110 - 20 Jun 2024
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One of the key concerns for present-day society is the need to build the environment in which we live in a sustainable way, using green solutions, but without losing the aesthetic values. The following study proves that, when applied in the right way, [...] Read more.
One of the key concerns for present-day society is the need to build the environment in which we live in a sustainable way, using green solutions, but without losing the aesthetic values. The following study proves that, when applied in the right way, façade graphics support sustainability. Art glass placed inside the envelope significantly influences a number of aspects related to how a building functions, improving the quality of a given architectural space’s properties. Façade graphics have a considerable effect, as they control the intensity of light penetrating to the interior and provide support sunlight protection. Façade graphics act as a cover that controls how images filter through from the inside to the outside and from the outside to the inside. The graphics may be used to show messaging directed at the public. Art glass located in the external partition has a significant impact on several aspects of the functioning of an architectural object. In the preliminary examination, a few factors that determine the scope of such effect were identified, including the structure of the glass layer and of the image. The objective of this publication is to determine to what degree the structure of an image on glass, and the artistic means associated with it, influence the scope of the visual effect of a glass partition, as well as its functional properties, and how important for the reception of architectural space are the artistic values of glazing, in terms of its form, dynamics, composition, and colours, as well as the means by which the applied image impacts its surroundings. These means result from selection of suitable execution techniques and strategies for shaping the partition. The research concerns aspects of interconnection between graphics and the architectural space; its artistic, compositional, integrating, and covering role. The work is important in further research on the use of facade graphics in the utility and visual aspect. Full article
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Clean-Up Workers (Deluxe Series): The Embodiment of Waste Values and Aesthetics
by Gayle Matthias
Arts 2023, 12(5), 204; https://doi.org/10.3390/arts12050204 - 19 Sep 2023
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Written from the perspective of practice-led research, this reflective case study rationalises and charts the production of ‘Clean-Up Workers (Deluxe Series)’—mixed media sculptures that embody notions of waste aesthetic, value and abjection. Integrating discourses surrounding waste theory and using the sink and plug [...] Read more.
Written from the perspective of practice-led research, this reflective case study rationalises and charts the production of ‘Clean-Up Workers (Deluxe Series)’—mixed media sculptures that embody notions of waste aesthetic, value and abjection. Integrating discourses surrounding waste theory and using the sink and plug as a metaphor to discuss Lacan’s theory of the objet petit a, the paper is presented as an autobiographical waste narrative. Production of a series of anatomical vacuum cleaners made from re-appropriated artwork found waste materials in the form of ‘pre-owned objects or materials’ and ‘by-products’ of a creative practice’, sit alongside crafted luxurious glass objects and speak of corporeal ageing, dysfunction and the domestic realm. Discarded objects take the form of car parts found in the non-places of the gutter. Through assemblage, these unique items’ ‘use-time’ is recontextualised and elevated as art objects viewed within a gallery arena. Full article
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Developing Techniques for Closed-Loop-Recycling Soda-Lime Glass Fines through Robotic Deposition
by Maria Sparre-Petersen and Simona Hnídková
Arts 2023, 12(4), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/arts12040166 - 27 Jul 2023
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Glass is made from sand—a finite resource. Hence, there is a need to maintain glass in the industrial cycle as described in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s circular-economy diagram. This research project examines the reallocation of material resources in the form of waste glass [...] Read more.
Glass is made from sand—a finite resource. Hence, there is a need to maintain glass in the industrial cycle as described in the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s circular-economy diagram. This research project examines the reallocation of material resources in the form of waste glass fines from the industrial recycling process for soda-lime glass. According to the plant manager of Reiling Glasrecycling Danmark ApS, the fines are currently sold to be used for insulation. Although this process prolongs the lifespan of the fines before they become landfill waste, a closed-loop circular option would be preferable. In order to establish a closed-loop circular model for waste glass fines, this research investigates their material and aesthetic qualities and proposes a strategy for maintaining the fines in the closed loop cycle together with the soda-lime glass. The fines are manipulated through robotic deposition and formed into 3D geometries. To expand the aesthetic applications for the material, an investigation is conducted by combining 3D geometries with the traditional glassmaking techniques of glassblowing and casting. The research contributes knowledge of the materials’ technical qualities including printability, durability and workability of the 3D prints combined with cast or blown recycled container glass as well as with blown waste glass fines. Technical obstacles are revealed and alternative routes for further explorations are suggested. Finally, the performative and aesthetic qualities of the results are discussed, while artistic applications for recycled soda-lime glass fines remain to be explored in future research. Full article
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Knickers in a Twist: Confronting Sexual Inequality through Art and Glass
by Sophie Longwill
Arts 2023, 12(4), 160; https://doi.org/10.3390/arts12040160 - 18 Jul 2023
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Knickers, big, small, plain, sensual, provocative, or practical, can be an unremarkable part of everyday life or an object of feminist protest. Women’s clothing, like the experience of womanhood itself, can often have multiple contradictory narratives. In this essay, the author discusses the [...] Read more.
Knickers, big, small, plain, sensual, provocative, or practical, can be an unremarkable part of everyday life or an object of feminist protest. Women’s clothing, like the experience of womanhood itself, can often have multiple contradictory narratives. In this essay, the author discusses the history of women’s underwear and its links with socio-political revolution and feminist art. Against this contextual background, she discusses the development of the body of sculptures entitled Let’s Hook Up, a series of life-size, paper-thin drawings of lingerie in pâte de verre glass. The author details the artistic processes involved in making the works as well as the conceptual development and exploration of material and meaning. She demonstrates how artwork can act as a gateway to begin conversations about challenging topics like sexual assault whilst also providing a platform for creative expression and connection. Full article
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Cross-Cultural Histories and Traditions Between the Cut and Engraved Glass Scenes of the UK and Japan
by Jessamy Kelly
Arts 2024, 13(5), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/arts13050161 - 20 Oct 2024
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Recent research conducted by Heritage Crafts, a prominent national advocacy organisation dedicated to preserving traditional heritage crafts in the UK, has unveiled a concerning trend: several traditional craft skills teeter on the edge of extinction within the UK. This revelation stems from the [...] Read more.
Recent research conducted by Heritage Crafts, a prominent national advocacy organisation dedicated to preserving traditional heritage crafts in the UK, has unveiled a concerning trend: several traditional craft skills teeter on the edge of extinction within the UK. This revelation stems from the Heritage Crafts Red List of Endangered Crafts, an initiative which identifies crafts facing the risk of endangerment. In their recent 2023 publication, Heritage Crafts highlighted the distressing decline of cut and engraved glass craftsmanship in the UK, categorising and placing both brilliant cutting (as endangered) and copper wheel engraving (as critically endangered) on the Red List of Endangered Crafts in the UK. This means that these crafts pose the risk of not being actively practised. In December 2023, the alarming downturn of these crafts in the UK was explored and discussed during a conference held at Edinburgh College of Art (ECA), entitled Edo-Kiriko: The Art of Japanese Cut Crystal. This event explored the cross-cultural connection and exchange that exists between Scotland and Japan, drawing upon a rich historical exchange that saw the transmission of Western-style glassmaking from Scotland to Japan in the 1870s–1880s. It also details the more recent exchange that has been in place between Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) and the Horiguchi Kiriko glass studio in Tokyo, Japan. This modern-day exchange has seen the recent transmission of glass-cutting skills through a masterclass led by Toru Horiguchi at ECA. This paper presents this conference, introducing the invited speakers and creating a commentary on the proceedings and the plenary discussions that unfolded. Focus and discussion will be given to the factors that have contributed to the current decline of cut and engraved glassmaking in the UK and the possible measures that could be taken to support and safeguard this field. The final part of this paper will offer a reflection on the conference proceedings and will conclude by making an urgent call for the future of cut and engraved glass craftsmanship in the UK. It is hoped this paper will draw attention to the urgent need for support from education and funding bodies, to safeguard and protect these vital heritage crafts, which boast a rich history in the UK. Full article
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Conference Report
The Power of Glass: Craft Scotland Conference, 2022
by Sarah Rothwell and Jessamy Kelly
Arts 2023, 12(5), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/arts12050183 - 25 Aug 2023
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In 2022, the UN marked the International Year of Glass, celebrating the essential role glass has, and will continue to have, in society. One element of this celebration was the importance of glass within art and its history, which the Craft Scotland [...] Read more.
In 2022, the UN marked the International Year of Glass, celebrating the essential role glass has, and will continue to have, in society. One element of this celebration was the importance of glass within art and its history, which the Craft Scotland 2022 Conference: The Power of Glass looked to explore. The aim of the conference was to allow a range of individuals, be they academics, researchers, or students of glass and art history within Scotland and the UK, to access contemporary thought within an under-represented field in the UK craft sector. In this paper, we look to highlight the links between the aims of the International Year of Glass and the proceedings of The Power of Glass Conference, demonstrating how glass artists, makers, and designers are part of a growing international body of creatives who are using the communicative possibilities of glass as a vehicle in which to raise pertinent questions and platform unheard and overlooked narratives. Moreover, they seek to overturn perceived biases of what glass is and its future potential by placing their craft within an arena of judgement beyond discussions of process and technique and by elevating socio-political glass art on par with other forms of artistic protest and commentary. Full article
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Mapping the Anthropocene: Atelier NL, a Case Study of Place-Based Material Craft Practices
by Inge Panneels
Arts 2023, 12(4), 177; https://doi.org/10.3390/arts12040177 - 15 Aug 2023
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This paper argues that mapping as a methodology can support localised production, as exemplified in the case study of the design studio Atelier NL which marries contemporary design sensibilities with traditional glass and ceramics craft-making techniques. The paper puts forward the argument that [...] Read more.
This paper argues that mapping as a methodology can support localised production, as exemplified in the case study of the design studio Atelier NL which marries contemporary design sensibilities with traditional glass and ceramics craft-making techniques. The paper puts forward the argument that by paying attention to local ecosystem services through mapping, place-based design solutions can be developed. Furthermore, the paper argues that the methodologies deployed by Atelier NL borrow from contemporary art creative mapping practices. This case study uses the framework of the Anthropocene to situate these mapping practices identified within the case study and contextualises these within 20th-century environmental arts practices, and those of the environmental art pioneers the Harrisons in particular. Finally, the paper argues that these mapping practices are responding to the conditions of the Anthropocene which increasingly makes clear that culture and nature are enmeshed, an insight that 19th-century town planner Patrick Geddes argued for more than a century ago. Full article
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