Title: Glasstress (b)
Artist: Multiple Artists
Collateral Event
Venue: San Marco (b), Dorsoduro (a), Murano Island (c)
Collateral Event
Glasstress combines multiple leading and lesser-known artists using the material of glass. Held at three different locations across the Venice Biennale, the Dorsoduro, San Marco and the apt Murano Island - of which the notorious Venetian bright blue glass is home to - the professionally executed shows present an impressive and diverse range of work. Rather than catering to any specific theme the shows highlight the depth and wealth of possibilities glass as a medium can create, of which all are exquisite and to an extremely high standard.
The group of shows are comprehensive and enjoyable to walk around, the San Marco Glasstress situated in Venice’s grand Institution of Science, each different room and turn of a corner leading to new and exciting works ranging from ceiling hung installations to floor based sculptures. We witness highly detailed head bust portraits, carved moving mirrors, colourful glass beads radiating with the play of light and life-size animal sculptures formed through millions of tiny glass baubles, to name but a few.
Glasstress encapsulates glass as a material of the future. As a medium, perhaps often overlooked, the exhibitions work together to celebrate the endless potential of glass and its unique properties.
Laura Stocks
Title: Glasstress (b)
Artist: Multiple Artists
Collateral Event
Venue: San Marco (b), Dorsoduro (a), Murano Island (c)
Collateral Event
Glasstress combines multiple leading and lesser-known artists using the material of glass. Held at three different locations across the Venice Biennale, the Dorsoduro, San Marco and the apt Murano Island - of which the notorious Venetian bright blue glass is home to - the professionally executed shows present an impressive and diverse range of work. Rather than catering to any specific theme the shows highlight the depth and wealth of possibilities glass as a medium can create, of which all are exquisite and to an extremely high standard.
The group of shows are comprehensive and enjoyable to walk around, the San Marco Glasstress situated in Venice’s grand Institution of Science, each different room and turn of a corner leading to new and exciting works ranging from ceiling hung installations to floor based sculptures. We witness highly detailed head bust portraits, carved moving mirrors, colourful glass beads radiating with the play of light and life-size animal sculptures formed through millions of tiny glass baubles, to name but a few.
Glasstress encapsulates glass as a material of the future. As a medium, perhaps often overlooked, the exhibitions work together to celebrate the endless potential of glass and its unique properties.
Laura Stocks
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