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Wednesday September 11, 2013 | by Andrew Page

U.K. glass artist group to examine art and technique at annual conference
FILED UNDER: Education, Events, News
In October 2013, the Contemporary Glass Society will devote their annual conference at the National Glass Centre to an exploration of the tension between art and technique. The roster of artists speaking or demonstrating include such European starss a s Markku Salo (Finland), Luke Jerram (U.K.), and KeKe Cribbs (U.S.). The "challenges and opportunities for glass art are the theme," conference organizers write in a prepared statment. The October 12 and 13 event will take place at the National Glass Centre at the University of Sunderland.

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Wednesday September 4, 2013 | by Vaughn Watson

OPENING: Tagliapietra debuts new work in bold color palette inspired by Australia visit
FILED UNDER: Opening
Glass maestro Lino Tagliapietra will be unveiling a new body of work this week at the Traver Gallery. Entitled “Profumo del Vetro” (“The Aroma of Glass” in English), the exhibit will feature over twenty never-before-seen pieces by the celebrated artist, and include works with bright new colors inspired by a trip to Australia.  In a press release, the artist writes about visiting Down Under: “I must say that my experience there has come through strongly here. They embody my personality.” The nature of this experience certainly comes through in each piece’s color story as well as the artist’s use of flamboyant embellishments and patterns. The shapes of many pieces are reminiscent of the unique flora and fauna that are often romantically associated with the subcontinent of Australia.

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132 Web Cover

Monday September 2, 2013 | by Andrew Page

Hot Off the Presses: GLASS #132, Fall 2013
FILED UNDER: Print Edition
The Fall 2013 edition of GLASS: The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly(#132) has hit newsstands and subscriber mailboxes over then past few days. On the cover is Dan Clayman’s work Tonal Shift(2010). Assessing the artist’s work, critic Robin Rice writes: “Daniel Clayman’s sculpture is quintessentially of this young century, but it grows out of the intersection of three 20th-century phenomena: the Studio Glass movement, minimalism, and technology.” Quite possibly the most refined glass sculptors working in the material, Clayman’s work is a quest to engage the essence of light itself.

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Glass: The UrbanGlass Quarterly, a glossy art magazine published four times a year by UrbanGlass has provided a critical context to the most important artwork being done in the medium of glass for more than 40 years.