For five thousand years, artisans have worked in glass to create forms that serve and delight. But only recently have artists turned their hands and minds to this traditionally utilitarian and decorative material. Clearly Inspired: Contemporary Glass and Its Origins contrasts the work of contemporary artists working in glass with examples of earlier glass that have inspired them to replicate forgotten techniques and to explore the formal or conceptual concerns that fascinated their artistic antecedents. From the Tampa Museum of Art, with text by Karen S. Chambers and Tina Oldknow and a wealth of color photographs, Clearly Inspired focuses on contemporary artists who use the glass-working techniques of antiquity---in some cases, after having rediscovered or reinvented lost processes---to enrich the modern history of glass. 128 pages, 80 color and 25 black and white photos. Smythe-sewn paperbound book, with flaps. ISBN: 0-7649-0932-0; size: 8 1/2 x 11". |
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