Reviewing Methods and Materials - Glass...

Reviewing Methods and Materials…

Three-dimensional works of art, design and craft:

Art, design and craft in glass:

Glass.

Students can begin to consider the advantages of using glass techniques in order to represent observations, ideas and emotions, or create decorative or functional works of design or craft .

Display environment, scale, supports:

Is the glass work displayed outside or inside an architectural structure? Describe the location.

The scale of a piece of glass work can influence the viewer’s perceptions. Describe the size and scale of the glass work.

Describe the lighting environment in the exhibition area, and describe any shadows cast by the glass work or sections of the glass work. How do these shadows influence the viewer’s perceptions of the glass work? Can the viewer notice specific reflections cast by the glass work? Do these reflections influence the viewer’s perceptions?

Has the exhibitor produced a glass relief work that projects from a wall or another vertical structure? Is the work resting against a wall, a vertical backing board or an item of furniture? Is the item a low relief glass work with shallow projections or a high relief glass work where raised features project further away from the backing surface?

Has the exhibitor produced a free-standing glass work, so that the viewer can move around every section of the entire glass work?

Has the exhibitor created a small-scale, free-standing glass work? Has the small glass work been placed on a platform or plinth, or an item of furniture? Has the small glass work been placed in a glass display cabinet? If the small glass work is in a display cabinet, has the exhibition organiser used special support structures or lighting devices in order to present the work?

How high is the top surface of a platform or plinth or item of furniture used to present the glass work for display?

Has the artist, designer or crafts practitioner created large free-standing glass work that can be placed on the ground or a low platform or plinth?



Does the use of a platform or plinth or an item of furniture for display purposes influence the way that the exhibition visitor views the glass work?

Has the exhibitor produced a free-standing glass work that is suspended from a ceiling or overhead structure? Is so, describe methods used to suspend the glass.

Has the exhibitor featured kinetic elements in the glass work? Describe these elements. Does the movement depend on natural forces, such as the wind, or has the exhibitor used a special mechanism in order to promote movement? Describe the movement of forms in the glass work.

Glass: works or art, or design or craft?

Is the exhibit a work of glass art? Why is this exhibit a work of art, rather than a work of design or a craft work? If this work is a unique visual representation, describe the visual representation and the visual composition used by the artist.

Is the exhibit a glass design work? Why is this exhibit a work of design, rather than an art work or a craft work? Has the designer produced a work in response to a specific design brief? Describe the design aims that guided the development of the exhibit. Describe the decorative or utilitarian purpose of the glass work. Has the development of the exhibit been associated with specific design traditions and practices?

Is the exhibit a work of glass craft? Why is this exhibit a craft work, rather than an art work or a work of design? Has the crafts practitioner produced a work that is part of a specific craft tradition? Describe the crafts technique that guided the development of the exhibit. Does the craft work serve a particular function? Describe the decorative or utilitarian purpose of the craft work.

Glass techniques:

Describe the types of glass materials used for the final glass work.

Has the artist, designer or crafts practitioner manipulated glass materials by using hand tools. Has electrically-powered equipment been used to create the glass work?

How has the artist used glass-blowing or modelling techniques in order to produce the glass work? Can the viewer detect the marks of modeling tools or other implements on the surface of the glass? Does the glass feature smooth areas or fine detail or heavily textured areas? Describe the use of shapes and linear elements in the glass work. Has the exhibitor left any natural or pre-existing colours visible, or have inlays, additional surface colours, two-dimensional collage techniques, or laminating techniques been applied to the glass surface? Does the glass feature a matte or gloss or a reflective surface?

Has the glass work been created through the use of a casting technique? Has the exhibition catalogue or label described the type of casting techniques used? Does the glass feature smooth sections, clearly defined areas of detail or textured areas? Has the exhibitor left any natural or pre-existing colours visible, or have inlays, additional surface colours, two-dimensional collage techniques, or laminating techniques been applied to the glass surface? Does the glass work feature a matte or gloss or a reflective surface?

Has the glass been produced through the use of carving or cutting techniques? Describe the use of shapes and linear elements in the glass work. How many holes have been left in the the glass work in order to create positive or negative shapes or spaces? Are the positive shapes more prominent than the negative shapes or spaces? Has the exhibitor left any natural or pre-existing colours visible, or have inlays, additional surface colours, two-dimensional collage techniques, or laminating techniques been applied to the glass surfaces? Does the glass feature a matte or gloss or a reflective surface?

Has the glass work been created through the use of assemblage techniques? Have the assembled glass elements been placed together on a base or a ground surface? Describe the use of shapes and linear elements in the glass. Has the exhibitor left any natural or pre-existing surface colours visible, or have inlays, additional surface colours, two-dimensional collage techniques, or laminating techniques been applied to the glass surface? Does the glass feature a matte or gloss or a reflective surface?

Subject matter:

Has the exhibitor used three-dimensional glass techniques in order to produce realistic representations? Describe the representations.

Has the exhibitor used three-dimensional glass techniques in order to produce an abstracted representation? Describe the representations.

If the exhibitor has produced three-dimensional sculptural pattern forms, describe the placement and scale of the pattern lines or shapes, as well as any distinctive optical effects.