Monthly Newsletter
Volume II — Number 54
April 2013
D a n i e l C l a y . Forecasts traveling . Newsletters
This year, in its second and fourth quarters, we have planned several trips within our country and abroad, to visit exhibitions of glass art and other events. We start on the 15th of this month of April with a three-day trip to Granada to see the exhibition "Fire is forever", organized by the Fundación Caja Rural de Granada and the Centre for Contemporary Culture at the University of Granada in Zaida Hall of that Fundación Caja Rural.
M. A. Carretero.
economic presence in this Congress, then through a grant to the EGF we could benefit from a scholarship to one of the attendees by our Association.
French city is affordable and put it under their own means.
From 16 to 19 October we will travel by plane to Strasbourg to attend the The Congress will exchan- inauguration and events ge views and experiences held during these days in with members of other as- the Biennale du Verre this sociations similar to ours Alsatian city. and learn a lot with the This visit will repeat the last content of the presentatwo years we did the pretions that will be develovious Biennale, whose reped during the work sesport included in our Newssions that are planned. letter n ª 38. Our trips abroad will begin Also we will be staying at on May 21, the day in the Ibis Gare in order to which we will travel to Prahave quick access to the gue to visit, for a period of various modes of transpornine days, the beautiful tation that allow us to mocity and centers Czech ve around the city and its glassmakers Pardobice, surroundings. Liberec, Zelezny Brod, Karlovy Vary, Kamenicky Se- Those days again enjoy nov, Novy Bor and Nizbor. the magical attraction im-
On page 25 of this Bulletin we refer more broadly to this magnificent exhibition, which has glass as Nuestra sede: one of the key elements Castillo Grande de of the nature of the works S.J. de Valderas Avda. Los Castillos, s/n on display. After looking through the 28925 ALCORCÓN. On May 17 we will go to various places where the (MADRID) Toledo for three days to best art glass made in Boinfo@amigosmava.org attend the XXI Congress hemia and schools of staiof Friends of Museums, ned glass techniques. organized by the Spanish From 4 to 6 October we Federation of Friends of will be in Carmaux Museums (EGF). (France) for events taking This year we will be more place on the occasion of its 6th Biennale.
bued us during our previous trip and the atmosphere that can be felt on the streets of the old part of the city.
Finally, from 23 to 26 November we will be in Amsterdam to accompany our Honorary President, Javier Gomez, PAM Fair, which will exhibit their works at This trip we will drive, as the stand of Etienne Gallethis French city of Toulouse ry. is near and we will stay at From the impressions we the Ibis Albi. get in each of these trips Therefore, the distance we will take a detail in the separates us from this pages of the relevant issue of the Bulletin.
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S PE C I A L I NT E R E S T:
Important issue: the Intellectual Property Law (XXV) M.A.C.
Part of the month
Intellectual Proper- to exercise the rights provided therein. ty Law
communication of reproductions.
Interview
BOOK II. TITLE I.
Concerts on the MAVA
Rights of artists.
Accuse La Granja
Rights of producers. It will require the autProducer is the perhorization of the dubbing artist for her son or entity on whose initiative and resperformance. Died artist, the exer- ponsibility is perforcise of rights shall be med first fixation.
When communication to the public takes place by satellite or cable shall apply the provisions of those statutes.
Activities on the MAVA News Our activities
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Glass recycling How does CONTENTS:
Part of the month
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Established artists
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Young artists
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Accuse La Granja
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More problems in the CNV 6 Research line
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Activities in Museums
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Activities in the MAVA
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Concerts on the MAVA
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The Glass Prize 2013
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Artis Vitrearum
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Friends of Art in Malaga
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La Granja Museum
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News
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Culture 2013
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Concerts in the MAVA
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no time limit to the person or entity to which the artist has expressly entrusted by testamentary provision or, failing that, to the heirs. Provided there are no persons referred to in the preceding paragraph or ignore their whereabouts, the State, the regions, local authorities and public institutions of cultural shall be empowered
BOOK II. TITLE II.
If this operation is performed within a company, the holder thereof shall be considered producer. The producer the exclusive right to authorize its reproduction.
Commercial users, or a reproduction that is used for any form of public communication, are obliged to pay a single equitable remuneration for producers and performers, among which is to be shared in it. Failing agreement between them on such sharing, it shall be in equal parts.
This right may be transferred, assigned Excluded from such or subject to contrac- payment obligation the provision of the putual licensing. blic in the manner proThe producer the exvided by law clusive right to authorize the public
URGENT NEWS Javier Gomez in Holand.
Stained glass Montse Puñet 18 The glass museum
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A glass Tintoretto
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Staiend glass in Guadalupe 21 Glass recicled
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Pablo Pizarro in La Granja 23 Cultural tours
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Culture 2013 Programme
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Art glass URG
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Flippy in Lavapies
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Other trends
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Crafts and design
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Murano glass in Paris
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The Dauphin's Treasure
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Mies van der Rohe
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Journal of glass
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How does
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Work of Jorge Sandoval
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ART 2013
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Le Monde with glass
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Javier Gomez informs us that it has entered into an agreement with the Etienne Gallery, based in Oisterwijk (Netherlands), to act as agent in the promotion, exhibition and sale of their works. This year will be participating in this gallery in several art fairs as
Stained glass in Colombia
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ART 2013 - Utrecht
Art glass with traces
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KunstRAI - Amsterdam and
Glass in Chile
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Directorate
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PAN - Amsterdam. Next year we will have the opportunity to enjoy his new works in a solo exhibition at the gallery. Fair In Utrecht, the works of Javier www.amigosmava.org
Gomez will be accompanied by Peter Bremers and Michael Behrems. ART 2013 will be held between 21 and 28 this April and what we intend on another page of this Newsletter.
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Part of de month. Livio Seguso. Since 1968, leaving the safety of a routine that dominated seam-
April 2013
lessly to take an unknown route and exciting: he opened his own studio and began an investigation stylistic-formal. Driven by a continuous concern to broaden their horizons began
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to explore the work of the great masters of contemporary sculpture: Brancusi, Arp, Fontana and Pevsner, among the most admired. His works express both an expressive and authentic incontestable purity autonomy, which has earned her Restani Pierre qualified as a "poet of the glass." In 1980, attracted by other materials, began his research into the combination of these with glass, chronologically succeeding steel, marble, stone and, more recently, also wood. In this sort of coexistence matériLivio Seguso is a teacher trained
famous masters of the time: Sal-
in the old way muranesa which,
viati, Venini, Goldoni, etc.
however, was able to break away from the shackles of tradi-
So he also become a teacher.
ca, glass always retain their transparency, their being. "Concentric Shapes" was donated by the artist to MAVA in 2004,
tion for its own reading of the
Exhausting days and endless sti-
after the success of his solo ex-
sculpture through the glass.
fling heat of the furnaces that
hibition at the Museum.
His constant intellectual curiosity, their enormous sensitivity and rigor over fads and trends ma-
however did not prevent it compatible with his other passion, music, piano.
kes him a living legend, full of energy and inexhaustible source of creativity. Born in Murano in 1930 earning his first training in the Professional Institute Abate Zanetti and the painter Vittorio Zecchin, with which it conducts various courses in drawing and design. From adolescence begins to attend the workshop of his uncle. Throughout his youth learns in different "furnace" of the most
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In clear glass and steel, the piece is perfectly framed in the artist's production of the 80.
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Established artists. Daniel Clayman.
Our web
as the "working artist."
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Other days I come as an observer, to see what the "artist" is doing. The work is a continual, always evolving exploration of simple forms. Using a vocabulary of extremely simple forms whose scale ranges from three to nine feet, these objects describe volumes in space. Some of the pieces are easily identifiable as vessels and may allude to holding volumes of water. Daniel has been involved in the visual and performing arts since the mid 1970’s. His first formal training was as a theater and modern dance lighting designer. He began “sculpting with light” as a lighting design student and then as a visiting Lighting Designer for the Dance Department at Connecticut College in 1977. The year 1983 proved pivotal in his artistic career.
After six years of working with numerous touring theater and dance companies, he enrolled in the Glass Program at the Rhode Island School of Design. Graduating with a BFA in Glass in June of 1986, Daniel made his home in the Providence, RI area where he has maintained a studio ever since. I am in contact with my work everyday. Most days I come to the studio
Others are pure abstraction holding only quantities of air and space. By taking away any real solid mass, I am left with just the skins of glass, bronze or graphite that define a measure of capacity. Other objects are identifiable as a ramp ("PLANE") that divides space with a simple line or as a wheel ("CIRCULAR OBJECT ONE") that makes the center volume of air as important as the white structure itself.
Young artists. Karina del Savio.
Karina Del Savio was born in Buenos Aires in 1970.
re Italy and in 2000 The Royal Factory "La Granja" Spain.
His education in relation to art glass was made possible by the Municipality of Berazategui, who since 1990 invited artists from Argentina and other parts of the world who specialize in this discipline in 1992 as Amalia Garcia, 1993 Edgardo Vecchio, 1997 Silvia Levenson, Italy, 1998 Eduardo Osimani, Spain, Miriam Di Fio-
He completed his technical training in the corporate sector, developing exclusive coatings Barujel Azulay, for 9 years. He taught at the School of Glass Berazategui of 1994-2004, in the year 2001 and 2005 he taught at the School of Arts and Crafts del Fuego, Santiago de Chile.
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Exhibitions: 2005-2006-2007-2008 SOFA Chicago-New York - USA 2009 SOFA West Santa Fe 2008 Seminars International Glass Art, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Education of the City of Berazategui, coordination and technical assistance to Silvia Levenson, Sol Abadi and Guillermo Patiño.
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Accusations of La Granja.
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Francisco Villar, Javier Tallada, etc. An elitist organization rector of the Foundation that was cut last November in order to follow the directions of the Minister Montoro, but that has been there for years without taking on increasingly thin wire that was walking on the activity of the Royal Glass Factory. Serious accusations
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According to the complaints of the workers, "many of these people of" prestige "away to lend a hand to make this work, have been made with good pieces of glass from farm to affordable, because we know" the wealthy are because they never have money "... claim.
On Sunday, March 17, the newspaper "ExtraConfidencial.com" published the following news: "Workers of the Foundation are meeting today known in the House of Representatives to the Joint Group for reporting alleged irregularities in the management Scandal at the Royal Glass Factory of La Granja during Garcia's tenure as employers Revenga, Salazar-Simpson, Julio Ariza, Santiago Ybarra, … The severe economic crisis and living asphyxia Foundation National Glass Centre (CNV) of the Farm has exhausted the patience of the workers, who have already lost their fear to denounce publicly the scandals that have lived there in recent years. This has now come together, "and without complexes and with a record of employment regulation carrying on their backs", with members of the Working Group in the House of Representatives to tell the alleged irregularities in the management of this iconic Glass center in Spain. There are means of the current president of the National Glass Centre Foundation is the lawyer and businessman Francisco Salazar-Simpson Boss, known as the Madrid financial scene "Curro", he was CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid, director of the Security Administration of the Ministry of Interior and member of Barcelona, Jorge Trias Sagnier lawyer, noted by many, especially from within the PP -, as one of the people who could have leaked the famous B accounts leading party Mariano Rajoy, elaborate popular by former treasurer, Luis Barcenas, the newspaper El Pais. Salazar-Simpson is linked through his sister with Happiness Rato family ("Feli" was the wife of Ramón Rato firstborn
died a few months ago) and was a partner in the company Trias Sagnier Salazar Simpson Lawyers Services SL. This company, still alive, was established between the two lawyers in September 2007 with 3,000 euros and domiciled at Calle Velázquez, Madrid. Its corporate purpose: "the provision of all services and advice related to business activities." He has also been a member of the controversial and investigated Segovia society 21 with Atilano Soto. An elitist organization Francisco Salazar-Simpson takes many years at the head of the Foundation, more than a decade, and last February still five years renewed his term as president of the Foundation established in The Royal Glass Factory of La Granja (Segovia) , with the support of the Central Administration, the Administration of Castile and Leon, as well as private trusts. Throughout their broad mandates acted as private employers, until last November 2102 table, a long list of very significant names in the Spanish political and business landscape. For example, employers in this list were: Carlos Garcia Revenga, the advisor of the princesses and charged in the case Urdangarín (one of the few employers that still continues and has been renovated), Julio Ariza (Intereconomía group chairman): Santiago Ybarra (owner Vocento Group), former PP deputy Jesus Merino (charged in the case Gürtel), Isabel Carrasco, president of the council of Leon and the People's Party in this province accused of embezzling public funds.
"The Royal Glass Factory of La Granja is the only eighteenth century industrial building, still standing, glass in Europe dedicated to the world, so it is worth to keep it running, but not so many irregularities in its management. It's a shame, because this is an international leader in the world of glass that works very susceptible and generate income, as long as you have interest in it, and have the front and capable people of integrity. " Workers also reported the administration by its director, Aurea Juarez Galindo, a very singular ("that we see from time to time," say the workers) and has held various political offices in the PP, both provincial and local (The Farm). According to the complaints of workers in Juarez Galindo Foundation has placed her husband (Juan Andres Villalobos Aguirre), his sisters (including Patricia Bermejo Colero), his son (Saul Alvarado) and other family members as her cousin (Concha Juarez), was also placed on the day his daughter Maria Aguirre Juárez, which has since hired several jobs through the company of this The Cherry Farm SL, according to these reports. In addition, the workers state that "has appointed herself the School Director and Professor of Glass, a center with eight students and 16 teachers." The seriousness of these allegations and the alleged irregularities in the management of the Foundation under the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport, is that apparently had the political acquiescence of central institutions and regional employers are born.
Now these employers say that the entry of private sponsorship is the only immediate salvation, in order to capture revenues of about € 500,000, an amount necessary to safeguard the activity and jobs, which are now in jeopardy. " In our effort to be objective in presenting this story have asked the National Glass Centre version on these imporIn addition to other meanings names tant reports of its workers but, apparenlinked with the PP and the public comtly, have not seen fit to give it to the pany as Tomas Villanueva, Elvira Rodrimeet. guez, Ildefonso de Miguel Rodríguez,
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More problems in La Granja. do, not knowing that the world of glass are the only ones who
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are not laid off, "he adds. Depending on the version of the works council, the center will lay off 17 workers qualified and specialized glass in the world for
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over 20 years, they said, "keep the jobs of the friends and family of Juarez Aurea Galindo, who are employed for both the National Glass Centre to the top of the glass school, a decision that, in his view, is "threatening the institution National Glass Centre." Posted on 27/03/2013 by Europa Press.
Through a statement, the com-
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The National Glass Centre of Se-
mittee's chairman, José Luis Du-
On our visit on the 26th occasion
que, emphasized that this situa-
of the opening of the exhibition
govia initiated a redundancy 17 employees.
tion "not new" and have stressed of works by Pablo Pizarro, we got that "more than three years with the information this morning that had been handed the pink slips
The council shows "his deep re-
continued delays in the collection of payroll, gas shortages
to 17 employees that includes
and delays in payments to pro-
the ERE quoted by Europa Press .
that will trigger the dismissal of
gret" and poured criticism 'mismanagement of the management team, CEO and Presi-
viders, among others. "
dent "
"It's an untenable situation in
The Directorate of the National
on the direction of the center by
Glass Centre Foundation has informed workers initiating a layoff
which the responsibility is entirely a mismanagement which has led to a debt of more than 2 mi-
record by going extinct sevente- llion euros, a stratospheric lack en jobs. of cultural content, absolute diThis has been made public council members who have shown their "strongest condemnation of this attitude."
sorganization in all areas of the foundation, influence peddling by hiring family and friends of the director Aurea Juarez Galin-
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We also reported that there is no maintenance staff at the Center. This unfortunate news seems to confirm that this secular institution life hangs in the balance. King Felipe V had much interest in making this ambitious project will he be able successor Juan Carlos I to leave this institution, with worldwide renowned treasures, disappear?
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Line of research: Inclusions (XIII).
Estefanía Sanz Lobo
The fake gold leaf often loses its
The variegated bread (a pan iri-
The fine gold leaf was probably
tone metal and glass melts
descent possibly copper) results
the first metal used for inclusion
creating a texture of fine bub-
after firing blue transparent she-
in glass.
bles in blue tone.
et, comprising fine bubbles.
Precious metals like gold, plati-
The silver false not lose its meta-
However, it is even more expensi-
num or palladium can also be
llic gray appearance, but beco-
ve than fine gold leaf.
used, and have the advantage
mes translucent and brown in
of changing her appearance
places, creating also a fine bub-
shortly after cooking, but are not ble texture. readily available and its price is
The photographs (Fig. 8, 9 and 10) are some details of works that have silver leaf inclusions
As for the bread iridescent co-
with glazes and frits false; traces
lors and completely lost their
of wrinkles remain after baking
The so-called fake breads are
metallic appearance, and ac-
pan glass.
made with copper and alumi-
quires a tone blue and transpa-
num, but change their appea-
rent, textured bubbles.
very high.
rance after being baked.
The difference in tone and trans-
Fake gold leaf, silver leaf and
parency between the fake gold
bread iridescent false.
leaf and silver leaf false best se-
These materials are available in booklets of 25 sheets of 12 square inches square. The thickness of these sheets is very small, but fairly easily handled.
the materials most surprising, sin-
In Fig. 1, fake gold leaf, smooth.
ce in combination with glass and
In Fig. 2, fake silver leaf, smooth.
to increase the temperature to
The difference in tone and transparency between the fake gold
ce of its components is percei-
which shows a test with a com-
ved to bake them in the oven,
bination of both. These thin foils allow many variations, since it can be mixed with glazes and frits, changing its co-
These thin plates, if used in a sin-
lor and appearance, and can
gle layer flat, do not present pro- be varied and wrinkled smooth textures. blems of creating many air occlusions or incompatibilities as I have found in the case of thicker metal presentations. When cooked in the oven bet-
authentic.
test with a combination of both.
en in the photograph of Fig. 3,
color.
metallic gold or silver genuine
The bread of fine silver is one of
Alloys are different, the differen-
ferent in terms of the resulting
This is how you call the bread
en in this photograph showing a
leaf and silver leaf false best se-
because the results are quite dif-
Pan of fine gold and silver.
The series of photographs (Fig. 4, 5, 6 and 7) show the same enamel combined with silver leaf and gold false false respectively.
ween two glasses offer different
over 800 ° C completely changed in appearance, becoming a subject totally transparent and color ranging from bright yellow to amber. For centuries silver salts were used to alter the color of the glass when decorating windows, was one of the most common and painting was done with silver salts flat glass surface and by baking, achieving different effects transparent. However, pure silver offers the same effect when working in fine breads between float glass Glassware Spanish. All experiments described below
results.
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Activities in Museums I.
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Activities in Museums III.
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Activities on the MAVA. David MagĂĄn.
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On March 7 the MAVA opened the exhibition of works by David Magan.
through geometry will discover infinite realities and possibilities.
always be designed through drawing.
Never been interested in art that Moments before the opening, is only understood by a few, beDavid presented us at a confe- lieve in art that is sensory, which rence in its early artistic adventu- traps and transmits that speaks re and showed us a series of for itself, it does not rely on eximages on the evolution of his planations. work. Has always been fascinated by Began by showing appreciation mathematics and especially to the people and organizations geometry. that have made this exhibition Another aspect of concern in his possible. work is the space, human proAt first he felt a little nervous by portion must be present in every the finding of the large crowd object. He believes in those prothat gathered at the event and portions when designing their assumed responsibility before sculptures. this show, but quickly was sobeConsider sculpture above any ring and showed great convicother art. The threetion about the ideas that we dimensionality, the ability to would expose. allow the viewer to different leHis dissertation was composed vels of the works, we have won of the description of the artists fairly. who are most interested, the baDiscovered glass as an element sic concepts that underpin their in its translucent side, he could work and ended up with a samsee through color and texture. ple of their work to demonstrate the evolution experienced in Mixing colors allowed for some their art and their concepts. plates overlap with each other.
Start after entering stressed elements in his works, the structure plays with the work itself.
For him, art is a universal transmission medium, is interested in finding new language unrelated to any meaning but supportive in ways that are familiar and who are in the whole universe.
The major projects are prepared by computer applications for submission to potential stakeholders.
Since its inception in Madrid School of Palma with the foray into the world of stained glass caught at the idea of taking these images threedimensionality.
The geometry is present in many Could be demonstrated that everyday objects and gives you the three-dimensional works not this opportunity. Creating art www.amigosmava.org
He lit the lamp: join as triangular shapes with square links in a chain. Something that can be extended infinitely. The challenge, knowing how close the network and turn it into a sculptural object. Dissociates after lead and all kinds of frame around his works. Became interested the golden ratio. Enter two modules in its work and its possibilities through their different positions. Mix video with the glass. Complements its production with works to place on walls, a direct relationship between the glass and shadows. Experiment with works for corners, supporting them in two points.
Finally, it was established by questions for attendees.
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Concerts on the MAVA.
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On March 16 we celebrate the
el Talens, "American Patrol" by
tend the event because they
second concert of our project
Glenn Miller and "Jericho" by
were in Cordoba Conservatory
"MAVA Concert".
Paul Yoder.
Band.
On a rainy morning and good
As the concert opened our pro-
At the beginning of the second
public attendance, the group
ject, the audience gave ap-
part, our President made a re-
Saxophones Conservatory
plause to each of the interpreta- view of the history and compo-
"Manuel de Falla" Alcorcon pla-
tions of this musical group, con-
nents of the saxophone, an ins-
yed a number of pieces led by
sisting of twenty-seven young
trument of the woodwind family,
the play "Styles", composed by
and not so young. Twenty-two
and a small semblance of life
Martín José Rodríguez Peris, Di-
of whom participated in this
and other composers whose
rector of the Conservatory, and
concert.
works were to be performed
which consisted of five movements.
The didactic portion of the con-
next.
cert began early, with a presen-
Next April 5 we plan to hold the
From these pages we give our
tation by our President of the ar-
third concert of the project
warmest congratulations Martin
tistic life of José Rodríguez
"MAVA Concert".
for this beautiful composition.
Martín Peris, who could not at-
The second half began with an arrangement of Manuel de Haro, Director of the Group, on "Marche Classique". Other arrangements Manuel played in this concert were "Mourisque and Bransle" by Tielman Susato, a Sostacovich waltz, "Life is Beautiful", soundtrack of the film of the same name, Nicola Piovani and "Granite", P . Wastall. The works were completed the program "Third take off" of Rafawww.amigosmava.org
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The Glass Price 2013.
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Before Warm Glass UK website
It is headquartered near Bristol,
ment to quality education in the
launched its glass melting in
UK, and providing focus fusion
industry glass.
2003, the supply of glass art in
glass and art glass with an infor-
the UK was dominated by tradi-
mational and educational web-
tional companies stained glass.
site.
Warm Glass UK is now the main
The resource center is open to
and David Martin-Rojas, with his
provider for melting and glass
the public Monday to Friday
"Theutida" which heads this arti-
art in the UK and across Europe,
from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm so you
cle.
supported by an experienced
can make visits as well as its wi-
team of glass artists who can
de range of glass melting, offer
answer questions and meet the
excellent service, based on
needs of glass art.
knowledge of their professional
There will be a prize from the jury
and personal experience.
and other public. They can vote
They are the leading supplier of
In this edition involved by Spanish Luis Parades, with his "Audacity", Rosa Mendez, with his "Dawns"
The presentation of papers ended on March 19.
until April 8.
glass art supplies to schools and
The Glass Prize was introduced
colleges throughout the UK and
in 2005 to support and encoura-
The winners will be announced
run a very popular series of wee-
ge contemporary glass artists
on its website on April 12.
kly classes from beginner to mas- around the world to share their ter classes with glass artists of in-
work and encourage a wider
ternational renown in their study
audience to this incredible me-
of Somerset.
dium and support their commit-
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We wish every success to our Spanish representatives.
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Exposition of Artis Vitrearum.
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Ruben Llorente del Val, born in Burgos
He has also participated as a speaker
The colors used are obtained by mixing
in 1984 and lives in Fuentespina until
at the "European Study Visit" subsidi-
glass powder with pigments derived
2004, after which he emigrated to Se-
zed by CEDEFOP, called "Higher Edu-
from metal oxides such as iron and co-
govia (city you currently reside), to
cation in Arts and its connections to
balt, mixed with some of the binders
continue their education studies. In
the Labour Market", held in the Royal
such as sugar, fats, turpentine, aca-
2007 obtained a Bachelor Degree in
Glass Factory of La Granja (Segovia),
cia ... In this case there has been a furt-
Graphic Arts and Design in Illustration,
day 12 May 2011.
her twist, taking the technique of their
and three years later a diploma in Fine Arts Studies, specializing in glass, in the Royal Glass Factory of La Granja de San Ildefonso.
In 2012 is awarded a scholarship within the Leonardo program, to assist the Pizzol Studio (Italy) to collaborate and
usual context, which is the window, and bringing it to the viewer as a single frame.
continue their education in the field of There are some major steps in the pro-
From that moment is clear that their intention is to engage the world of stained glass. He founded a workshop
artistic showcase. The Illustrated Refranero
in the capital called Artis Vitrearum
Proverbs is called the set of statements
Segovia, dedicated to the showcase
brief, pithy, popular or popularized.
of new creation and restoration.
This repertoire is the compendium of
It has been built up over the years with some of the best artists on the international scene glassmakers such as Sante Pizzol (Italy), Satoshi Okamoto
the wisdom of a people. Thus says the proverb usually popular. The proverbs are usually classified by geographical, linguistic or thematic. In this case, it will
cess of painting on glass. The first step is to ensure the entire piece with a uniformly gray. Once dry, gradually eliminating the background color for areas leaving lights go through glazes. Once prepared, the piece is placed in the oven at a temperature of 620 ° C approximately.
give a further twist, bringing this wis-
The next step is to give the finishing tou-
dom to current social moments and
ches tones and also with glazes, and
illustrating each.
then return to baking.
berto Gambale (Italy), Latchezar Bo-
At no time was meant to offend or
Also you can work with the yellow sil-
yadjiev (Czech Republic) or Joost Ca-
judge ideologies, beliefs or feelings of
ver, very old procedure that offers very
en (Belgium).
anyone, because there is nothing mo-
beautiful shades of that color. Yellow
re beautiful than freedom of expres-
silver is applied to the back of the pie-
sion.
ce as being incompatible with the gri-
(Japan), Katharina Coleman (England), Fernando Cortés Pizano (Spain), Thierry Gilhodez (France), Al-
In 2010 is recognized in the First Section of the Register of Craftsmen of Castile
and Leon, in the art of glassmaking art. These moments illustrate current socieHe has exhibited in several cities in the national arena, such as Aranda de Duero, Segovia, Cantalejo, Valladolid, Madrid, Zamora ... And internationally
saille.
ty such as crisis, political or gender vio- The brilliance offering is a result of the lence, led the field of proverbs, giving a critical and sarcastic touch at a time.
has twice participated in the
The technique used is that of fire on
"International Glass Art Exhibition", in
glass painting (grisaille). A technique
Zwiesel Glass of Days , in the German
used since antiquity in the develop-
town of Zwiesel, in the years 2010 and
ment of stained glass, which has been
2011. Right now is working on the work
refined over the years, but the basic
that will be exposed in the same place procedures have been substantially in the current year. altered.
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merger of silver nitrate with glass. As a final touch is sailing full back piece of muslin, to give it a characteristic white, is also after baking. The intention of this exhibition is to show the public a centennial art traditional glass promote the world and offer the possibility of a work in a different material to fabrics, wood or paper, in this case the glass.
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Friends of Malaga Art. tonio A. Gomez Yebra, writer and professor at the University of
April 2013
Málaga, presentations of books like The girl paddy, Jose Luis Olaizola, or Literary Heritage Studies Andaluz. Also there have been some theme parties (an evening devoted
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to jazz, to soul another, and a third to the song). Although they grow, their room for maneuver is still small because economic resources are scarce. Instead, their dreams are great because its great human capital is: motivated, restless, able to work for the sake of art. Be a Friend of the Museum is a pocket almost symbolic, since the fee is twelve per year. The arrival of the window of William Morris and Burne-Jones, Let the children come to me, has launched an investigation into other windows of these authors The cultural association begins
concern for this association to
still uncatalogued, or not com-
on April 4th cycle on Pre-
present the cultural and artistic
pletely cataloged in Andalusia
Raphaelitism conference to be
richness of the museum and
(specifically in Algeciras ).
held in other Thursday.
help create a new cultural spa-
Each object retains the history of hands, a purpose, a purpose. Each object is no record of a task, an effort, a life.
ce for Malaga.
This research work is being made
At the same time aims to help
Museum.
the rehabilitation of a neighborhood, the San Felipe Neri, impoverished and unknown to many
A few years ago Gonzalo Fer-
citizens, but of great historical
nandez Prieto came to Malaga
value.
with a collection of objects of extraordinary beauty and value and an exciting project. Of admiration and enthusiasm for the Pre-Raphaelite art of many of these objects and the desire to work on that project was born in 2009, the Association of Friends of the Museum of Glass and Crystal Malaga. Since then it has been a major
Also wants to return to the work area using craft past and publicize some forms of artistic crea-
possible by the support of the
To celebrate the addition to the Museum of the huge window of artistic value and beauty, the association has organized a series of lectures on Pre-Raphaelitism. Their intention is to bring not only the Friends of the Museum, but
tion is not always appreciated in all the people of Malaga, the work of this group nineteenthperspective. century English art.
The association has promoted, in the years of operation, numerous cultural events, including
The conference will take place in the Museum, from April 4, at
poetry readings like Hilario Barre- 20.00, in other Thursday. ro, poet, translator and professor Admission is free until all its capaat New York University, and An- city.
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Museum of Glass, La Granja. Exposition.
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We reproduce below the press release that gives us the Tech Museum of Glass, La Granja (Segovia). Exhibition of the work of the students of the School of Glass Shown in the Tech Museum of Glass is a permanent exhibition that aims to discover the work of our students. The exhibited works have been carried out in the different subjects of the curriculum practices of these studies. Visitors can see works made by blowing, carving, casting, torch, stained
glass.
artistic processes of glass.
The Glass College began in October 2006 under the aegis of the National Glass Centre Foundation (FCNV).
Recently renovated to adapt to the European Higher Education Framework promoted by the Bologna Process, this curriculum includes teaching four courses a project duration to studies.
It is located in the Royal Glass Factory of La Granja de San Ildefonso. El FCNV objective is the promotion, development and dissemination of craftsmanship and history of glass and concrete teaching at various levels, including higher education. In our curriculum we have covered all the technical and
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The Glass Studies as degree, are officially recognized by the Spanish and are unique in Spain. With this we intend to ensure that each student acquires specific knowledge of their future work environment and develop research skills and capacity.
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N E W S (I).
National Crafts Awards.
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Promote Prize for public and private entities. You can follow the news of the National Crafts Awards and publicize the work of the finalists in this edition Pinterest and on the website of the National Crafts Awards.
On April 4 at 13.00, will take place the ceremony of National Crafts Awards 2012 in the auditorium of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.
winners in the categories: National Crafts Award, Product Award, Innova Award and
The gala will be announced the
The National Crafts Awards, which in 2012 met its seventh year, is sponsored and organized by the Spanish Foundation for Innovation of Crafts (Fundesarte) and organized by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce through the Directorate General for Small and Medium Business.
Culture 2013.
The Impressionist and Post-
innovations, and the Impressionists
Gardens. Between these milesto-
Impressionist exhibition.
began to have some popularity.
nes are the work of Renoir's bathers
The birth of modern art has,
Thus, between 1886 and 1900, we
through 78 masterpieces from the
saw the development of a more
Musée d'Orsay, the final develop-
profound and radical modernity.
ment of impressionism and post-
Impressionism painting evolves into
impressionism.
different attitudes, traditionally defi-
In 1886, we celebrate the eighth
ned postimpressionists that actually
and last Impressionist exhibition in
amplify the mood of Impressionism
the showroom of the dealer Du-
provocative stylistic principles defi-
rand-Ruel.
ning open languages twentieth
Throughout the eight mythical ex-
century avant-garde.
hibits submitted by the group, the
The exhibition begins with the first
traditional conception of painting
series of Monet (Haystacks, Poplars
had blown up. Critics and the pu-
and cathedrals), and ends with de-
blic began to assimilate the stylistic
corative works of Vuillard's Public
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around the development of neoimpressionism, with works by Seurat, Signac and Pissarro-Cezanne constructivism, the portrait of the underworld by Toulouse-Lautrec, the flight Gauguin and his friends in Britain, creating the group with Serusier Nabis, Maurice Denis, Bonnard and Vallotton, and madness of Van Gogh in Arles. This exhibition, which visited last March, has been organized by Fundación MAPFRE with scientific collaboration and exceptional loans from the Musée d'Orsay.
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N E W S (II).
Concerts on the MAVA.
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Next Friday, April 5, at 19 pm will be held in the Auditorium of the third concert MAVA program of our Association "MAVA Concert".
three movements: glad, adagio and rondo, and Quintet KV. 581, W. A. Mozart, with four movements: glad, Larghetto, minuet and trio.
With the collaboration of the Fundación Miguel Angel Colmenero and the Conservatory "Teresa Berganza" of Madrid, is interpreted Taran two works: Trio, Kreutzer, with
The first of the performances will be conducted by Miriam del Coso (flute), Paula Salazar (fiddle) and Paul strains Since these concerts are emi(Guitar). nently didactic explain it to interpret the works and lives of their authors
The second will be played by Mary Martin (violin), Esther Munoz (violin), Laura Gomez (viola), Aida Bauer (cello), Blanca Posada (clarinet) and Susana Perez (clarinet).
New stained glass of Montse Puñet. frescoes painted by the artist for 12 years in the Hermitage, to be prepared by the master glass artisan Montserrat Puñet and his team. The artist aims to "make the walls transparent" to the Virgin of the Remedies can see through them the sights of the Axarquia. The landscapes depicted correspond to around the Hermitage. In the lower part of the walls are represented monuments and
Preparing for the Stained Glass
medies Brotherhood in Puñet
Chapel of Mt.
Montse workshop.
The artist Evaristo Guerra and the
First sketches of stained glass
older sister of the Virgin of the Re-
that will be integrated into the
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traditional crafts, Velez Malaga. At the top is depicting religious scenes and Marian.
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The glass in Museums: Museum of Empoli.
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The Museum of Glass is located
the table and in the first dec-
ferent sectors of the glass indus-
in a former salt warehouse, built
ades of the twentieth century,
try.
in the second half of the four-
works of "art", creadod by imagi-
teenth century in the center of
nation and technical skill of the
Empoli and was used to store
master glaziers able to shape a
and display the salt of the salt of
material, not readily formable
Volterra.
and subject to rapid cooling in
The museum documents the history of the glassworks of Empoli and the effects it has had on the
come the protagonists of the
with a rustic elegance sober.
museum through parallel paths,
tions: one dedicated to Empoli
each visitor to go their own way to understand the production process and the steps in the "pieces" made by the master glassmaker and colleagues. Objects are the protagonists of the various sections: bottles, cans, containers and tools for the production and bottling of wine and oil, produced in large quantities in the second half of the nineteenth century. With the glass "green" from the flasks, natural color due to the presence of iron oxide in the sand, which made objects for
museum.
cal and Renaissance types, but
velopment of the city.
torical documentaries allow
tle) defines the specificity of the
These are the objects that be-
The art glass is shown in two sec-
ronment through, video and his-
day objects (bottle, bottle, bot-
the solid form, inspired by classi-
economic, social and urban de-
The reconstruction of the envi-
Through careful analysis of every-
green glass and other glass-
where you insert the history of glass product deep into the collective history.
colored, transparent, beveled,
Those objects that inhabit
etched, grooved or decorated
houses, kitchens, tables and win-
with enamel and glass, which
eries have characterized the
featured production from mid
customs and habits of everyday
fifties of the twentieth century,
life and facilitated the transport
when changes in fashion, furni-
and storage of wine and oil, the
ture and daily habits required a
main products of the agricultural
variety of designs and color
economy of Tuscany.
combinations. The glass industry and the ef-
So this is a museum of the narrative focuses on the uniqueness of
fects of social and economic or- an extensive and renewed in ganization in the urban fabric,
time with skill and creativity that
are the subject of the route to
have been able to respond to
the museum, which is meant to
changing tastes.
evoke the crucial moments in the history of glass in Empoli.
Location and working memory, the Museum of Glass will also
The workplace and the phases
contribute to improving the pro-
of development of materials in
duction of glass still in the area.
many stages of approach to dif-
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A glass Tintoretto.
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The Thyssen Museum presented
ned bright areas of the canvas
"Paradise" (1588), after hard work
the result of the restoration of
to the detriment of the darker
in the museum's restoration shop,
"Paradise" by Tintoretto after
parts "that had not been tou-
returned to the central hall Thys-
over a year of adaptation works. ched," while now it has come to
sen last June, where it has remai-
One of the major discoveries
make a clearance work "more
ned ever since in a room with
made during the radiographic
balanced" for all painting, with
windows through which the pu-
study of the painting, more than
the figures "gain in depth".
blic could follow the restoration
eight square meters, which has been brought to know that most characters were painted by the Venetian originally naked, and that was at a later stage when the Pinned robes, as indicated by the museum's chief restorer, Ubaldo Sedano. The restoration was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch, which has fully funded the rehabilitation of the work, one of the most emblematic of the Thyssen-Bornemisza, as confirmed by its artistic director, Guillermo Solana.
Like all paintings 500 years ago, according to the restorer,
This imposing canvas, which has
"Paradise" showed losses of
taken nearly an hour of work to
paint, areas "in danger of de-
be hung again in the lobby of
tachment" and even a major
the museum, was one of the
center crack as a result of the
works that Tintoretto, one of the
union of two fabrics.
great exponents of Mannerism in
Precisely the original painting, composed of valuable materials from the era such as lapis lazuli and the use of glass powder
of the restorers who worked on the recovery of "Paradise" with Alejandra Martos, the hardest part has been "cleaning" of the table as it is a process
the Renaissance, executed as part of the competition to decorate one of the rooms of the Doge's Ducal Palace in Venice.
mixed with paint to brighten the
The second most important Ve-
work remained "intact, as when
netian painter of the sixteenth
they were painted" due to their
century, after Titian, represented
quality.
in "Paradise" concentric circles of
The study led to the discovery of
According to Susana Pérez, one
work of the two restorative.
the work, in addition to the original nakedness of the characters, changing and even elimination of others, and the existence of entries in several scenes of the canvas.
Glory, rivaling "The Last Judgment" by Michelangelo. According Ubaldo Sedano, the "methodical" Tintoretto painted "Paradise" as "a big stage" in which he was placing his characters until a composition "balanced", which originally ap-
"irreversible", and noted that the
Moreover, the image of infrared
canvas was "very dark" by the
reflectography previously revea- subsequently adding robes.
passage of time, by successive
led the drawings by the artist to
layers of varnish and accumula-
fit the composition, covered un-
ted by the "contamination".
der layers of paint showing the
In previous restorations, as Susana Pérez, much had been clea-
successive phases of creation of the work.
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peared nude figures and was
"With his return, 'Paradise' makes the 'hall' our little museum Sistine Chapel" has ruled Guillermo Solana.
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Monastery Windows (XI).
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address unforeseen, as happens in some cathedrals of England or Germany, yet in my opinion this is the work system model or more recommended and effectively to ensure adequate conservation of historic stained glass. The author's manuscript mentions that sporadically also perform some commissions from windows to the outside and that "... all deserve it and more when they are not lacking matchlocks to meet everyone." Fernando Cortes Pizarro.
And while it does not mention anything about the final placement of the iron rods, an operation that is necessarily in situ, once the panel has settled or placed in its final location, reminds us that "In some window-Ban traçadas here, you'll see how to accommodate the ban varretas as tied to and artas else in this Holy House, where you can see it more slowly and learn more çerteça ".
the ash to clean their windows, for centuries it has been used as cleaning material a lot of surfaces and materials. In other warnings
In this last chapter discusses practical issues of the inner workings of the workshop, such as the procurement of materials: "The glass, lead, and tin tacks probee what Father Butler. Aya abisarle care with time running out before because there is missing because an hour and anotWith this, the author makes it cleher one bidriera pedaços açerar that although not mentioned, se happens ... ". or only very above, some of the operations of the office of glass Speaking of possible restoration such as assembly and disassem- priority interventions, tells us that bly of windows, this is really con- the windows "... more conbatisidered that students will turn das air are those of the chancel, more watching and studying in and is adereçen fuerça that it situ than reading a written descan outrun the damage it does cription, and not without reason to the altar lights ... ". in it. This attitude maintenance and The phrase that puts an end to immediate repair of damaged this chapter is brief and catego- windows, thus preventing further rical: "Whenever you just made is damage will be maintained to showcase some of Labar and throughout the Middle Ages conical with water." and until the sixteenth century, beginning to disappear during Refers to understand that once the seventeenth century. the window placed in the corresponding window. Today, none of the historic buildings in Spain has a permanent In any case, although today team of restorers glassmakers to many glassmakers ceo not use www.amigosmava.org
But these orders have to charge and how to calculate the final price of the work, adding materials and labor, it becomes very similar to what we use today: - 1 sheet of glass: two and a half real, - 1 pound of lead (tin included): two and a half real, - Every inch square window (labor): four real - Varretas and tacks, "will be assessed as well," but does not give prices. One last detail nth character and thrifty and good steward of the author, in addition to the theoretical closing of the treaty, is the possibility of selling "The serbir glass can not ...", on glass (understood here as those manufactured glass), which pay four reals per arroba. Similarly, when these glass sheets glassmakers brought to the monastery, "... if some echos bienen pedaços breads, are paid half the healthy, and if more pedaços Bienen (which may serbir) will be given less ... ". These details relating to trade flat glass in the seventeenth century are very interesting today because it is an aspect of that, as many others, has been preserved very little information.
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Recycling. Residues in Fallas. specific committees and falleras hospitality professionals.
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To this end, settled 16 'glass recycling islands' (with a total of 48 containers) at strategic points of the city and, in parallel, 70 containers were distributed to restaurants and small along with the pairs of the Fallas Ruzafa area. At the same time, monitors environmental groups active in the awareness of young and old about the importance of recycling, especially during the holidays.
Less waste, less damage and successful first campaign specific glass collection. These are the three elements to highlight the cleanup operation launched during the festival of Fallas by the City, through the Department of Environment.
Like every year, users were informed of the changes through posters in the collection areas.
The special reinforced the presence of cleaning staff, especially from day 11, with a total of 308 people. From day 16 was increaCouncilmember Maria Ramon sed to 388 employees action to inÀngels Llin unveiled to the media crementally enlarge the equipspecific operating results, as each ment: 703 people on the 17th, 729 year, increases and strengthens the on the 18th, and the 19th 1171, cleanup from March 1, and espesupported by 362 vehicles. cially between days 16 to 19, on all On the Night of the cream, over the night of the cream of all the Fa600 people were working at street llas monuments of the city. cleaning in all neighborhoods, with The volume of waste collected in a material device composed of 80 the city has declined by 2.5% over trucks, 37 shovels, 42 sweepers, 28 the previous year, going from 8,000 tanks and 34 vehicles inspection. to 7,800 tons. As on burning ash geAs explained Llin Ramon, operators nerated over 700 Fallas monuments have spent cleaning every day to (between older and children), remove debris, and sometimes have also been reduced, in this caeven more than once a day, in orse by 17%, with a total weight of der to prevent accumulation of 2,300 tons. The reason for this decliwaste problems. In fact, emptying ne is to be found, according to the bins was performed with an averaCouncillor for the Environment, ge frequency of 10 to 20 times both in the overall volume of retail each day, reaching the 25 empfailures this year, as the holidays in tied daily at some points, as the 2012, the rainfall just conclude the Town Hall. cream soaked ashes, and increased their weight. Over 9500 KILOS of glass for recyCleaning The special operation began on March 1 with a special attention to the places of greatest influx of people, particularly during the mascletà. Furthermore, from day 4, which began to occur some roadblocks and installation of tents, itineraries reorganized collection services in order to access all points (especially in Ciutat Vella and Russafa). To do this, the total of 14,000 containers that are scattered throughout the city, 689 were displaced from their usual location, and 835 other large 915 were replaced by smaller capacity.
cling
Together, they were able to collect 9,534 kilos of glass, 100% recyclable (in Ruzafa 8508, and 1,026 in the mall). The Councillor for the Environment has called "success" initiative, which began as a pilot project supported by the entity Ecovidrio, and expressed their willingness to continue it in the coming years, and extend it to other areas of the city. SHATTERED 1,200 euros each container Finally, Ramon Maria Angels Llin reported acts of vandalism that unfortunately are repeated every year. However, this time there has been a decline which, though slight, it is still positive: a 6.8% fewer damaged bins, from the 1184 that were affected in 2012 to 1103 this year. For their part, have been affected containers 104 (compared to 111 last year). The Environment Councillor thanked the responsible attitude of most citizens, and stressed that the City Council will continue to work to improve social awareness regarding the elements that belong to all, and to enhance the quality of life. In fact, he recalled, each container destroyed is costing the city of 1,200 euros, and each bin, 53 euros.
Also, the Executive has expressed The Councillor for the Environment his gratitude to all staff of cleaning has stressed his satisfaction with the crews, for their effort and work that functioning of the "In Falles ens not have made possible, once again, fail", an initiative launched this year enjoy a fault with all the health and comfort, and provide the image of on a pilot basis in the Ruzafa and the city to the many visitors who the Paseo de la Alameda (during the castles), which aunaba the co- have been with us these days. llection and recycling of glass with Finally, when asked by reporters, the awareness of citizens and resRamon Llin has detailed some petaurateurs. culiarities of waste collection during Under the slogan "In Falles, ens not the last Night of the cream, as the fail. Els envasos of vidre at conteni- presence of metallic structures in some Fallas monuments that require dor verd "campaign established two lines of action, aimed at a ge- the use of cranes for removal and radial , or delay in other cases, the neral citizens and visitors, and two instructions given by the Municipal Fire Service.
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Pablo Pizarro in La Granja.
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Find and archive a design in your mind, but sure initially filed that de-
April 2013
sign is not going to look at all the end result of that work. To our question whether the metal is the main component of his work to that glass is added, or if the soul of the work is the glass that is added to a metal bracket, Paul insists that
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he does not handle these concepts, that it begins with an element made of either a glass piece through casting technique or a metal piece. From there, go slowly getting his final work. It may take a week, a month or a year to see his project culminated in a work, but does not devote their time exclusively to a work from the start until the conclusion, but it can work with other works alternatively. The glass used is recycled, especiaOn March 26, opened the exhibition of the works of Pablo Pizarro at the Tech Museum of Glass in La Granja (Segovia). Pablo Pizarro, born in Madrid, he moved very young to Sigüenza where he had contact with several teachers who ventured into the world of art. Trained at the National Glass Centre in La Granja, his work underwent a quantum leap to call at the shop in Albendiego Marta Ugarte, and start researching the art of glass blowing different varieties and fusion.
seems splendid. As for the exhibits, in our humble
Centre is composed of about fifty pieces by the artist in different ye-
ciousness.
opinion we felt were simply specta-
At the inaugural conference was
cular.
joined at the table by the Mayor of
The symbiosis of hard, cold, dark, hard metal with the elegance,
La Granja and the Director of the Technology Museum.
lightness, fragility, colorful and ver-
As the audience, mostly made by
satile glass sculpture gets a very at-
artist friends and students of the
tractive and makes us remember
School of Foundation National
the story of Beauty and the Beast.
Glass Centre, we have to emphasi-
As for Paul, he said in his lecture before the inauguration, which for him there is no preconceived idea of the design of his work. He enters his shop, choose a piece
Exposure of the National Glass
lly by a spirit of environmental cons-
of that is there and your brain is beginning to see the work that will be able to perform with her.
ars of his career. As for the installation of the works in the museum is not what we want for the art pieces made of glass. In our opinion, the works in glass are allied with the light and therefore should be able to be viewed by the viewer from every possible angle. In the Museum Segovia, almost all of the works are placed in urns placed against the walls, which can be viewed only from the front. However, the artificial light the light
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ze the presence of the President of the Foundation, Mr. Salazar Simpson and his wife, with I had the pleasure to analyze some aspects of the world of art glass. In summary, we believe fully recommend an excursion to the Tech Museum of Glass in La Granja to enjoy this exhibition.
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Our activities.
April 2013
In this section we detail the activities which take place this month, corresponding to the cultural visits related to the glass and outputs that we as provided in the program CULTURE 2013.
Cultural Tours.
This April we will travel to Granada to visit the exhibition "Fire is forever" The title of the group show of sculpture in glass and metal,
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the Art Collection of the University of Granada, which is open until the 17th of April in the Hall Zaida of Caja Rural de Granada (Puerta Real) organized by the Fundación Caja Rural de Granada and the Center of Contemporary Culture of the UGR.
Culture 2013 Programme. Paris) and Gainsborough (Tate, London). In these landscapes, gypsies helped put the note scenic but also embodied a new harmony between man and nature, it was necessary for a life detached from the strong bourgeois structures. With the advent of realism, the prestige of the community increases wandering: "I just initiated into the high life and independent wandering gypsy" Courbet wrote in 1853, while, Baudelaire proposed in My Heart bare (1859-1863) , "glorify the prowl and what could be called the Bohémianisme [gypsy]".
This April will visit the exhibition "Lights of Bohemia" at the Fundación Mapfre, Madrid. Since arriving in Europe around 1420, the Roma had an enormous fascination among painters and writers.
From Courbet and Manet, the presence of the underclass in art colorful character announcing is becoming increasingly comthe courting. mon. This case allowed the royalists to escape the narrow acaIn parallel, the nature was established as preferred scenario for demic hierarchy of genres, to the representation of Roma, due find a sincere art that show the true reality of modern life. to topically association made between this race and the wan- The Roma and their children, dering life, as opposed to the se- Courbet (Private collection) or dentary life in the city. drinking water The Manet (The
Many myths and legends popularized topics around gypsies and, to the Enlightenment, were The camps are bohemians in the often portrayed predicting the landscape then one of the most future or linked to the world of represented, as shown in the dance, theater and dance. works presented here Teniers From the eighteenth century, (The State Hermitage Museum, the issue of "fortune" gained a St. Petersburg), Morland (The resurgence of the labor gallant State Hermitage Museum, St. Pepainters like Boucher or Wattetersburg / Musée du Louvre, au tried figure of the gypsy as Département des Peintures,
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Art Institute of Chicago) represent this aspiration of approaching reality and away from the romantic stereotypes about Gypsies. Meanwhile, Vincent van Gogh masterfully summarized in caravans (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) these concepts.
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The glass art of the UGR.
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A selection of glass and metal
day recognized firms do prestige Contemporary Art Collection at
sculptures from the Collection of as Miguel Fuentes del Olmo, Ale- the University of Granada, FranContemporary Art at the Univer-
jandro Gorafe, Ansótegui Juan
sity of Granada is on display until Fernando Bayon, Angel Garcia
cisco José Sánchez Montalbán. Several of these pieces have be-
April 17 at Sala Fundación Caja
Roldan, Jose Antonio Castro
Rural Zaida.
and Santiago Vera Vilchez.
Fire is forever, is the title of the
Twenty artists whose work overall others, however, are awards
exhibition, a collection of works
has met for the first time in an
Alonso Cano, a recognition of
that are grouped around a con- original exhibition curated by
artistic creation organized an-
cept: immortality.
nually by the Faculty of Fine Arts.
the director of the Department
It is an evocation through the fire industries forge demonstrations bronze, forged metal, glass
come part of this collection by donating directly to the authors,
of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, In this case, the winning works will Antonio Martinez Villa, and coor- become the property of the Unidinated by the Director of the
or crystal, which stars a narrative imperative linked to a wealth expressive metaphors as an independent relationship remain an attractive symbolic together and talk about a set of aesthetic experiences about language and the senses. The exhibition, organized by the UGR and Fundación Caja Rural, whose common denominator fire, used as a tool to manipulate two materials, metal and glass, opposite his weakness, but with infinite sculptural results. Some of the authors now show his work in Room Zaida are towww.amigosmava.org
versity of Granada.
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Flippy in Lavapies.
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Pedro Soler site includes Flyppy in the following description of its review of the work of this group Murcia: "Flyppy know things change in two ways: to overcome the natural beauty bouncing anything beautiful with which we live, and to become beautiful the creature or object that, by definition, is simply a horrible, hateful, even negligible. In its unique use of artistic interpretation is not unreasonable to say that is capable of converting a filthy cockroach in a work of art, in a beautiful decorative object. It is that commitment is a singular Flyppy styling system everyday. This is the first thing anyone can tell when Serena makes a stop to the whole of this Flyppy finished works, let's call him Ishmael also Cerezo. At least that's what happened to who has the audacity and the gall to admit that, until nothing was a virtually all-unfamiliar
cite any surface except hand catalog of all that has sprung from the imagination and the work of this assembly of iron crystals transformed into ruinous and provocation. Is that, generally, those of us who, each in their own way, to follow the artistic avatars around us, we are not always able to find or dig in another direction than the more usual. So we face the shame that comes from being discovered for oneself, at this point, a character that accumulates on their still young shoulders, a trajectory curd superior artistic harmony, say, that of many who claim to speak and live in areas of consecration. An error of those who presume and also those who are ignorant. "
this exhibition, considering the lack of interest Madrid galleries pay to work in glass. Our surprise was great to see so many glass-metal symbiosis as there was. Glass blowing air with a colorful and varied as a form embedded in metal structures that resemble animals willing to take off their flight or run by the gallery space. Lamps with very original designs and bright colors that make these utilitarian items some real masterpieces. All this league with a perfect interior lighting that adds to his works an original brilliance.
We would have gone very interested to accompany these two artists at the opening of an excellent presentation, but we had no knowledge of the event and On March 23 we went to the excould not be. hibition that these artists had set in space that the gallery has We expect and hope that in the opened in La Boca full Lavapies near future that will address the district of Madrid. proposal has made the gallery to The truth is that we were a little skeptical that we would be in
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Other trends. The future of museums.
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No contact is the same type of viewer Guggenheim that in the Prado. That is convinced Javier Pantoja, web service manager of the art gallery in Madrid, aimed by age is between 35 and 55 years. "It has evolved, it is difficult to find the right tone." Try to answer your Twitter users using emoticons brought them more than one complaint. And on Facebook too formal, too. "We must find a closeness without losing the reference". On one side stands the iconic MoMA other body parallel to give away competition multiplies exponentially the number of visits. Its value lies in stealing viewers, but quite the opposite: it supplements. The corporate website of the museum, in this and many other cases around the world, is already an established platform content access artistic medium of dissemination and education. With social networking, Web 2.0 technologies have opened new avenues of cultural management, in which for the first time gives the viewer a direct line of dialogue and participation via computer or mobile device, on and off campus exhibition. Drawer may seem, but the truth is that not nearly all museums make full use of digital tools to serve their customers. Mediamusea, project devoted to the analytical study of these issues, estimates that in Spain of over 1,500 public and private sectors only 1.6% use mobile applications and 1.3% has embarked on the adventure of QR, pixelated those with barcodes that can provide expanded information, for example, an exposed piece. "There are many museums to local and provincial web do not even have," says Soledad Gomez. "They are mostly large centers that are starting to work." Of these, the international temples like MoMA or the Metropolitan, the Tate or the Dutch Rijks-
museum are clearing the path of weeds. "It's about trying different things, and see what you can get ahead and what will have to be discarded, always thinking of the right thing for us and for our audiences," says Allegra Burnette, head of digital media at MoMA, Arco participated as a speaker in conferences of Arc Bloggers, initiative designed to review and define the role of new technologies in the world of collecting and displaying art.
Beyond the two classical social networks, major museums have been added, such as Google+, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, Instagram or Storify. Newest proposals like Foursquare give managers the ability to directly contact the user and provide information. Although English-speaking countries is already a more or less integrated into the ritual of visiting the art centers in Spain seems to end use not jell.
Of course, here, as the more mo"And it is fundamental: experien- dest spaces Ca l'Arenas Art Cence shows that the more people ter MatarĂł Museum (one of those that does not have its own know the museum and exhibiwebsite), also drive innovation tions, more will come to see with proposals such as the use of them in person." an augmented reality system Following this line, the current through smart mobile devices, sample of Reina Sofia The inven- adds information to works of metion concrete around Latin dia exposure. American geometric abstracThe future of the future of mution Phelps de Cisneros Collecseums will to incorporate new totion, has both its own website, ols, such as 3D printers, "to help where you can explore the works and interact with them, as mix the real and virtual world," explains Burnette, MoMA, the wiwith an application iPad for der adoption of geolocation apfree. plications like Foursquare or the In the museum, along with a use of the semantic web, which lounge with free use tablets pro- helps you find information better. vides a mobile audioguide for This is the next step to give the extra content. Prado, on land that has already Against the will not only to share piqued the Rijksmuseum. everything, but also creating Internet content for flying the Mo- "We have participated in reseMA, the Tate or the Prado (still in arch projects, but we believe process, with 6,000 of the 20,000 that the added value of this technology is not enough now works that have already hung on the Net, as well video, voice for our" are female Peter Goryour encyclopedia or audio gui- gels, responsible Internet. des), is the vision of the GuggenHis working model, based on the heim Bilbao. three types of media-own, as the "We do campaigns hook, ie not website, the external, from Facebook and Twitter to Wikipedia, gutted a sample," says Marga Meoro, deputy director of com- and cattle, as blogs that copy its contents-is one of the most cited munications and marketing. when state who sets the trend.
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Crafts and Design.
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tor and creating what was almost more eager than the artisans themselves and then very strong bet for such collaboration. We receive many requests for participation from the design world because these professionals are keen to contact and collaboration with artisans. We also caught up with a lot of interest, because we know we have a good product but must innovate. You have to create new things for the client to continue betting on artisanal products. The Basque craft begins a new era emerged from its merger with the design and creative innovation. The result of this symbiosis and several months of working together among artisans, designers, architects and other professionals is a new series of handcrafted pieces presented in Bilbao and undoubtedly marked a before and after in the form of do crafts in the Basque Country. With the purpose of introducing innovation in craftsmanship and artisanal products provide more competitive and projection in 2011, in the heat of the candidacy of Bilbao as World Design Capital, was launched the initiative Basque Crafts by Design, which just light the results of their second year of life and several workshops where artisans have worked together and design professionals.
handicrafts are to put on a table or on a shelf, its creators have done a piece of furniture with techniques and materials of the craft and closely linked to elements of Basque culture.
Now it has been found that the combination of craftsmanship and design can be interesting and positive. "
"We have seen, 'said project coordinator-very experimental things that have shown that combinations that seem risky or impossible not only possible, but also are very good.
Artisans and design professionals can say I have a project or I have ideas and I want to share with you, to see what comes to mind. believe that from now on things are going to happen. "
Bernat Vidal noted that, "regardless of the evidence sub" The organizers of this fusion bet- mitted," perhaps the most imporween craft and design creations tant of the project is that it opens also stressed that addressed se- an avenue for collaboration betveral dialogue between ween craftsmen and designers "something as distinctive as the for future work. cuisine of the Basque Country", "Most important, he said, is that it stone and ceramics. has created a relationship and Artisans and lighting designers working together now and looks have also risky material mixtures. as natural.
"Another common characteristic of driven parts Basque Crafts by Design initiative has been its careful presentation, including the packaging, and the approach of the production of artisans to the world of marketing.
About the fruitful rapprochement between artisans and designers Arbaso president stressed that "while outside there is the idea The program is organized by the that artists, creators do what Association for Arbasothey want, anything that happromoting Basque Traditional pens, we have seen that it is not . Crafts, and has the support of work with some very important Bernat Vidal, Arbaso president, the Provincial Department of and creative processes that go said the association of Basque Economic Development, artisans saw that the rapproche- through rigorous wonder. through the development plan ment between their work and Following that model working of the tourism industry (Craft) designers in order to imagine, groups have started to ask if we and Bizkaia Creative program. develop and produce new wanted to make products that things "was necessary." Mixed groups of artisans and dereach many people or little, signers who started working towhether to represent a particular "The craftsman said Vidal has a gether a few weeks ago had ni- major control on the field and concept or be something genene creations "striking and origiric. .. and many other things. " on the production process, but nal" as described Jonatan Mormuch less about creating, In this sense, Jonatan Morquequecho, project coordinator. about what comprises the decho explained that the mission of sign concept. The building that was chosen as creative designers and have bethe most outstanding of this pre- From our perspective these two en integrated into the working sentation is "kind of light" that groups "was not to present a aspects together can be a gocombines a wooden trunk with sketch or ideas on paper, but we od thing for the two sectors. molded glass pieces with the have taken the workshops of artiAnd although we we have launsans working there closely with bark itself. ched this initiative in mind the them. " "This piece-explained Morquecrafts sector and its future, we cho-breaks with the idea that have seen that the design secwww.amigosmava.org
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Murano glass in Paris.
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"Then, the reliquaries assumed something new, a gesture of power, so multiplied," he added, and some of them are also part of the exhibition.
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In addition, the master glass getting your audience surprised mixing glass with other materials such as cobalt or copper, which endowed the pieces of a strong red color. Thus, the exhibition progresses through the centuries with pieces of this glass on the upper echelons marriages, personal toiletries or gifts decoration and diplomats, but also topped inlaid furniture of this glass, such as tables, an armchair or a giant chandelier with a profusion of flowers and colors, all a "seal Venetian" admitted Barovier. A collection of two hundred works of art made with Murano glass for large families like the Medici stars in a unique exhibition in Paris, ranging from the Renaissance (XV century) to today. The island of Murano, north of Venice (Italy), and his historical works by master glassmakers are the protagonists of this ambitious collection "Fragile. Murano", which brings together for the first time in France and in chronological masterpieces of this precious glass from the Italian Renaissance to the present.
ware, made in collaboration with Florence, is present in the sample, but also to important families from other countries like Germany, France or the UK.
The collection not only looks at the Renaissance, but the imagination and talent of the Baroque era, flamboyant taste seventeenth century, who experimented with forms and color, the splendor of the crisis followed by the arrival XVIII of Bohemian crystal or the last century, in projecting the twenties with the "art nouveau" and fifties.
"In the second half of the fifteenth century, Murano glass becomes 'status symbol' (in Spanish, symbol of power)," he added Barovier, although already manufactured in the Middle "Fragile. Murano" also includes a Ages "can be considered the evolution of the crystal since the special section to the last century and the contemporary period, Roman Empire in Italy ". in which various contemporary The curator of the exhibition is artists like Spanish Javier Perez, also a descendant of the fawho presents his "Carrion" (2011). Rosa Barovier, belonging to an mous fifteenth-century master Italian dynasty of master glass"This is a difficult time, but so was glassmaker Angelo Barovier, makers and curator of the exwho invented the glass "lattimo" the late twenties, with the crisis, hibition, told Efe that this started and Murano rallied in the fifties," milky color that mimicked the in the fifteenth century because said Barovier, who concluded by precious china. that was when "Venetian glass wishing that "this ancient art nebecame known in the world and Visitors will also find curious sixtever end." when many important families enth century pieces made in difand rulers began to order parts The sample collected over two ferent ways, such as cracked of this crystal for their coats of hundred pieces come from all glass, elaborate filigree glass or arms. " so-called "Sunflower", mixed with over the world, both public and mineral moonstone, which provi- private collections, and its doors Barovier referred to renowned are open to the public at the Pades a pearly, in what amounts Italian noble families such as this, increasing complexity and a no- ris Maillol museum until 28 July. the Gonzaga and Medici themvelty for the time. selves, whose spectacular coFor Estíbaliz Orruño Ortiz. llection of Murano glass tablewww.amigosmava.org
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The Dolphin Treasure (V). does not correspond to the name brand of the silversmith, re-
April 2013
corded in 1692, from which it may be a variant. Inside the Parisian group, some vessels may be grouped into hypothetical workshops, as has been called "workshop of the white
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figures," which would have made in the third quarter of the seventeenth century three glasses, stolen in 1918, visible in the old photo series such as Jane Clifford or Laurent, two of them, the largest in size of the entire collection, with busts of emperors, virtues A Belle or Besle Josiah, who was
He also made several bronzes
and fame, in addition to the ves-
a silversmith and watchmaker,
and consoles for the small galle-
sel lining emerald plasma [O50],
Protestant, a native of Abbeville, ry. mentioned documentary for his virtuoso work in gold to Louis XIV, the mark corresponding vessel IB
virtually disappeared.
He worked for the court and the Its main feature is the use of female figurines of gold, enamelled dolphin in decorating his home in Meudon.
white, peculiar appearance.
ce, variant identified by Bimbe-
In addition, trading with the Far
Somewhat later may be the
net-Privat, who also documen-
East, had its own foundry and
"workshop of the trimmings of
ted two brands: one, that of Mi-
was a collector of bronzes.
gold" workshop of some vessels
[O34], only known marked pie-
chel Debourg silversmith, who also worked for the king and the dauphin, author of the silver li-
Vessels are his work with cameos [O35 and O37].
may greatly appreciated, if the knob with dolphin handles [O56], on delicate frames small, very
ning to a glass in the Louvre and
Finally, the brand 'IR' corres-
precious and French Baroque sty-
the foot of the [O66] Madrid ,
ponds Jean Royel probably also
le, in unglazed gold.
drink with a mask of Octavio en-
from Abbeville, compagnon Tri-
vironment Miseroni Prague, both
nity Hospital, according raised
works and French baroque style
and proposed Alcouffe Jose
with brand Ridereau Étienne.
Manuel Cruz Valdovinos, reca-
This marker served fermier or office between November 1684 and October 1687.
lling that could, in the circumstances mentioned, teach and practice the art of silverware without having been received as a
The second mark is for another
teacher and that the triangle
prominent artist, Pierre Ladoireau mark on the Prado refers to the (active 1678-died 1716), a convert from Protestantism as Besle, besides silversmith was bronze caster, worked in the wardrobe of the king and executed works of great importance, as eight trophies Hall of Fame, in 1681 and made part of the decora-
name of the hospital. Among the "Dolphin Jewelry» fences are three equal, two lapis salvillas [O60 and O61] and plate [O72] with eagle engraved, presenting the brand mentioned.
tion of the great gallery, created They are accompanied by the between 1684 and 1686 various
fermier, source attribution
furniture made of silver which
doubts about the silversmith, for
subsequently were melted by or- the period of activity fermier der of the king.
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Among other European workshops, workshop include watermarks, Italian, possibly the same Metellino, who made several garrisons, most stolen in 1918, and frames made in Prague, some possibly Jan Vermeyen (Brussels before 1559 - Prague, 1606), as vessels [O16, O17 and O21]. With stocks, it has been proposed authoring Kobenhaupt Hans (active between 1609 and 1623), Stuttgart, for bowl [O33] with closing of cameos, very maimed and subsequently altered. In summary, the importance of "Dolphin Jewelry" is not in the numbers but in the quality of the set, making it one of the world's finest collections of its kind, and the testimony of a possible treasure dynastic.
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Mies van der Rohe. The play of light reflections.
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Mies's interest in architecture
This was clear in the description
My tests with a model made of
glass, comes around 1920.
that accompanied the first pu-
glass showed me the way to go,
In 1921 Mies presented for the
blication of its proposal for the
and soon learned to realize that,
contest of Friedrichstrasse, the
Friedrichstrasse:
by using glass, what matters is not
project of a faceted glass skyscrapers.
"In my project for the skyscraper located in a triangular plot next
the effect of light and shadows, but the rich set of light reflections.
Confirmed its postwar expressio-
to the Friedrichstrasse station in
To determine the curves I relied
nist leanings.
Berlin, I thought it was the right
on the lighting inside the building,
solution tailored to a prismatic
on the effect of the volume built
shape triangle and to eliminate
on the image of the street, and
the danger of monotony-which
finally, in the play of light reflec-
The intention was then Mies present glass as a complex reflective surface would be subject to a transformation under the impact of constant light.
so often occurs the large glazed tions to which he aspired. " surface-, angle slightly together each façade planes.
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Journal of Glass 1. especially interesting for broad-
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cast. In this first issue we present a series of articles of glass professionals from various fields, ranging from art-historical research to studies of material composition and chemical analysis of the glass.
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We also made a selection of relevant events, based largely on the fact that these events have intervened students College Glass, who attend the only existing glass degree in Spain and from the magazine that we want to support in these critical times. In any case, the ultimate aim of Journal of Glass is reporting that experts work performed in glass, creating a space in which to spread their work and studies, and promote awareness of a productive environment and ancient artistic tradition in Spain, ultimately fostering the interest of the general public. And for all this, nothing beats this digital issue presented here and The Glass College, the National
views and challenges in this
Glass Centre Foundation, La
exciting world that is glass.
Granja (Segovia) has published the first issue of his magazine "Journal of Glass".
We have therefore chosen to make a digital publication, more easily accessible to a greater
In his presentation, Aurea Jua-
number of people than paper
rez, Director of the School and
editions.
the magazine, says:
We have organized the magazi-
"Journal of Glass magazine, published by the School of Glass and the National Glass Centre Foundation, begins with this first issue an adventure biannual editorial addressed to all professionals involved directly or indirectly with the world of glass: histo-
ne into two distinct sections.
that is open to all glass professionals in all areas. " It is very good news that there is another forum for the dissemination of glass-related issues and is this iconic entity which develop this initiative. Since the text of this presentation is announced that the publishing venture will be held every semes-
The first contains scholarly arti-
ter and in another of its sections
cles in all areas related to the
indicated the biannual journal,
glass, and the second, news of
there remains the question of the
the glass, such as exhibitions, se-
period of publication of successi-
minars, educational experiences ve numbers, hoping to make it two numbers of the magazine is and events of various kinds. edited each year.
rians and glass art, archaeolo-
This section shall not entirely va-
gists, restorers, laboratory ex-
lid point, as the biannual journal
From this page we send our war-
perts, manufacturers, designers,
prevents us cover all the news
mest congratulations to the te-
architects and students.
that we would like to reflect, but am of the magazine for this initiative and look forward to the vaI intend to make a choice of
Our magazine aims to provide a forum in which they can all present the results of their work, their
what to us, from the School and the Foundation, we believe
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How does.
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This month we include some pictures of the technique practiced by Daniel Clayman.
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Jorge Sandoval in Ecuador.
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To Jorge Sandoval, Quito, glass is To define colors, in vitro techni-
To make each work, the artist
not a hazardous material and se- que of melting the artist uses
cuts the pieces and fit the tin ca-
cures it takes time working with
drip technique, ie certain para-
Ăąuelas already welded to these
this material.
meters are used to measure
elements gives brightness to
how many drops by brush must
achieve the desired aesthetic.
First when making stained glass, a technique learned from her grandfather, then, to the decline
be set and achieve the projected shade.
In this trend there are elements such as candle holders, picture
of this trend for the high cost,
Each work in vitro fusion begins
frames, key rings utilitarian and
dabbled in vitro fusion, colorful
with a graphic design, these
ornamental elements.
and figurative works that now
graphics are transferred to the
can be seen on the American
material, is placed in the oven
Centre and Craft Popular Arts
the next day and get the desi-
(CIDAP).
red product.
The fusion vitro technique used is Sandoval works a lot with the a float glass feedstock enamel
trend in the graphic landscape,
fused with high temperature, dif-
mountains, valleys, rivers, soles,
ferent to those used by the cera- in green, blue, yellow etc. mic mixtures furnace passing between 800 and 900 degrees, depending on project is to melt and in the furnace where the parts assume the color, once they have been burned.
They are 10 years doing work in this trend with two techniques: armed leaded stained glass, which is working with small objects.
Jorge technique works with other elements such as square plates, fountains, fruit bowls, ashtrays. It also has a line of hummingbirds in vitro fusion that blends with leaded stained glass, the interesting thing is that the merger vitro does not allow two pieces alike, says. This is a family affair, three children in addition to the production, his daughter Claudia is 14 years old and her own line of jewelry in this technique.
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ART 2013.
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The exhibition of art, design and
inspection will be removed from
The exhibition offers the public a
antiques
the show.
variety of art and high quality
ART 2013 is open to the public
Therefore, the buyer can be sure
from 21 to 28 April.
that the work is perfectly aut-
These days, in the Jaarbeurs Utrecht Fair celebrates the spring
hentic and of the highest quality.
fair national inspiring ancient art,
Besides ancient art, contempo-
ancient and contemporary.
rary and antique ART 2013 visi-
All participants are selected by committees that ensure the professionalism and quality.
tors can see participants who specialize in ethnographic art, contemporary, contemporary design and vintage and golds-
Before the opening of the exhibi- miths. tion lists all articles reviewed by peer review committees.
A varied program of eight days of events with various activities,
These committees ensure the
such as lectures, excursions and
authenticity and quality of sales
an attractive presentation.
of works of art and other items during the fair.
In ART 2013, located in Hall 8 of Jaarbeurs Utrecht, involving 80
If something does not meet the requirements, under the watchful eye of commissions
art galleries and antique shops. The high quality of the participants is guaranteed by specialized selection committees.
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antiques from ancient to contemporary art from antiques and vintage design. Many specialists also choose to introduce ART 2013, so Aziatica, icons, clocks, Art Deco prints, antique clocks and antique and contemporary jewelry will be well represented. Visiting hours: Sunday, April 21 to Sunday, April 28: 11:00 to 18:00 daily Opening Night: Wednesday, April 24 21:30 Price of admission: Adults: € 15, Youth under 18 and over 65 years: € 10, Children under 12 free
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Le Monde with glass.
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As described in the project report, Christian de Portzamparc neutral transformed a 1970 building in a modern office building with a strong presence on the boulevard Auguste Blanqui as the headquarters of the newspaper Le Monde.
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Volumes side facades are made of glass and aluminum inlays. On the boulevard, an etched glass skin was added to the facade, which illustrates the front page while protecting the building from sun exposure. The top of the building is tilted, keeping the initial height of the south facade, in line with building regulations. Surfaces recover lost through the extension of the main building and adding additional space in the wings. The elevators have been relocated to create large open spaces and light-filled offices. The new headquarters of the French newspaper Le Monde, designed by the architect Christian de Portzamparc, correspond to a work of transformation of an existing building.
The purpose of this transformation lies in the need for renewal in the image of the building as well as improved work spaces with higher amplitudes or skylights.
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An atrium in the center of the building houses the entrance and communications rooms and projection. In the atrium, a large upturned mirror creates the illusion of a horizon, reflecting the blue sky and clouds.
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The stained glass in Colombia.
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A clearance between the glass
Back then religious figures were
The style of the windows of the
and the light which results in a
mixed with plant forms and allu-
largest temple of The Sandy
beautiful manifestation art.
sions to nature, which still conti-
could be described as modern,
nues today.
when compared with those of
That might be the romantic definition of what is a stained glass
Barranquilla, with its churches,
window.
has a special place in this history
The technical concepts, however, require that the windows are compositions made with stained
as one of the first cities (along with Cartagena) were found in stained glass.
the Church of Our Lady of Carmen, which are most relevant to a current of more traditional religious art. Here, the reasons relate to different moments of religious the-
glass, painted or coated with
This is used as a synonym for
enamel, which are assembled
prestige of families and commu-
using lead rods.
nities and religious institutions,
Events like the Resurrection blend
along with other you object.
discreetly with representations of
The result, undoubted artworks in
mes.
natural elements in the details.
the windows have also been
The Queen Mary's Metropolitan
long associated with religious art
Cathedral is one of the main re-
The use of this resource in this pa-
and their presence in these are-
ferences of stained glass in the
rish has been of praise for long,
as.
city.
as it provides a significant share
The relationship between the
Rodolfo Zambrano, who knew
windows and the temples comes the history of this building, said XII century, which is taken as the that the task was entrusted to
of lighting within the same, providing beautiful natural light halos. Although there is less information
starting point for the Church
the stained glass Mario De Aya-
about the history of these win-
Saint Denis, outside Paris, where
la, Spanish living in Cali.
dows, is known to have been
they have realized the first stained glass.
The materials that built these windows were imported from
Then, this French tradition spread Germany and brought to Cali to England, Germany and Italy, for the cut edge and give the
manufactured in the workshop of master Luis Velasco, and given to the church in 1935, the year of its creation.
with a little less of a presence in
form to the theme chosen by
Spain.
Bishop GermĂĄn Villa Gaviria, for- art the track of time: at the botmer Bishop of Leeds: the book of tom of each window you can
The arrival of this technique to Latin America took more than a century, in what is considered
In addition, each stored in their
Genesis and the accounts for
see the inscription with the name
the days of creation.
of the family who donated it.
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Art glass with traces.
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In the city of La Paz, two sculp-
He also said that as there are
RECYCLING
tors teach mothers of families to
many remnants of glass bottles
turn leftovers in glass bottles art-
that are not recycled was im-
Sauma Paul, executive director
works giving an added value.
portant to use them, so even
Chrystal Ostermann, one of the
taught these women to create
sculptors, explains that women
their own ovens to go themsel-
are taught to cut and decorate
ves, individually, obtaining va-
the candles and soaps, in order
"Van training themselves for a
the glass, in addition to modeling rious products. that they learn how the industrial year, during which time they reprocess and quality finish and
ceive financial support that
well have a multiplier effect on
allows them to cover the costs,
the issue of recycling.
and for this only work four hours
He also said that "the sculptors
a day from Monday to Friday
got together and started putting together a workshop for young single mothers and began to work on the basis that they take out things but other than ordina-
and then assume that they will do their own business, for that in workshops are taught to do their machinery and manipulate everything is glass, "he said.
of the Foundation for Recycling (foundations with), said: "The glass is a material that does not degrade or five thousand years. Consequently, the large amount of glass waste is a serious environmental meaning because all this glass is coming to landfills and obviously subtracting lifetime, so that is a problem." He indicated that there are currently no companies that promote recycling of this material, there are only organizations working on environmental issues and among the general population,
ry simple things that can be sold, In turn, said it is taking the neces- there are some green ventures (...) in this regard, vitrofusiĂłn star- sary steps to get support from aimed at alleviating the problem ted doing things like that is to
institutions, with the aim of ex-
produce things painted high
tending this activity and help
temperature furnaces and car-
more young mothers, as well as
ved glass, unique products. "
contribute to environmental care.
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of glass waste, but These initiatives are made by craftsmen and to make it clear that industrialscale investment is needed most.
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The glass in Chile.
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Florida is one of the most populated municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Chile and in recent decades has been one of the most dynamic in terms of urban expansion and population growth, which has reinforced its status as political, administrative, economic and cultural within the metropolitan area. The Municipality of La Florida, the Economic and Social Department, and the Cultural Corporation of Florida are aware of the cultural and artistic demands of the community, so working together to support and guide the many local artists in their endeavors. This time we will know the expectations and the work of four entrepreneurs: Shirley Mallea, Yasna Estay, Luis Olivares and Andrea Ruiz. They tell us how you started in the trade, what inspires them and why they love what they do. The craftsmanship in Vitro Fusion is a traditional process where every piece of broken glass turns into a piece of art, jewelry or decoration, decorative works, modern, original, bright and colorful. Yasna Estay Soto, a couple of years ago was a gem gift glass and seeing the light passing through the translucent colors felt haunted and wanted to learn from this discipline.
Since then he began to take private lessons, attend seminars and course is taught as on glass and melting vitro.
and excess oil, helps prevent cellulite and is circulation activating muscle relaxant.
engage in the production, processing and sale of loofah or loofha plant vine-like plant Egyptian origin, but settles down nicely in the central valleys of our Country .
In Andrea's plottable 54003828 and see their creations on Facebook.
A good natural choice, environA year ago, is dedicated to ma- mentally friendly and biodegraking parts for sale, with the idea dable. of undertaking, and also geneCurrently are suppliers of a multirate through the glass art a way national chain of hotels. to help the environment. Yasna's Their products can be found on creations are available in artswww.lufas.cl. vidrios.webnode.cl. High relief is an online store, Chi- Andrea Ruiz Ferreira, a native of Concepcion, leather work bele, offering unique products, gan in 2003, after leaving the handcrafted and made from commercial engineering career. native woods. I wanted to do something diffeShirley says Mallea inspired by rent and ran for a project Fosis nature, and love animals, there and thereafter made his trade of lies the design of their creations. leather goods and its main sourIts products can find rings, necce of income. klaces, bracelets, rings, key chains, cutting boards, bases for Over time it has become more cross-stitch embroidery, among specialized and learned new techniques of self-taught. others. They can buy their proAt this point, aside from making ducts from $ 990 in their own work for sale, teaches www.altorelieve.cl. those who want to learn this Loofah born in 2009, when Luis Olivares and his family began to craft.
The loofah fiber can have various uses, but mainly used for body care, since its benefits are offered to remove dead cells deep cleaning, controls acne
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These four entrepreneurs with the support and management of municipal organizations in the district, these may be viewed in the First Time Women's Fair to be held at the Florida Center Third Level on 5, 6 and 7 April 10:00 to 22:00 hrs.
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Valderas. Avda. Los Castillos, s/n 28925 ALCORCÓN MADRID
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Presidente honorario
Vocales
Javier Gómez Gómez
Rosa García Montemayor
Presidente
Evangelina del Poyo
Miguel Angel Carretero Gómez
Diego Martín García
Vicepresidente
Francisco Martín García
Pablo Bravo García
José María Gallardo Breña
Secretaria
Mª Luisa Martínez García.
Teresa Fernández Romojaro
The purpose of this Association is to promote, encourage and support many cultural activities in the broadest terms, are related to the mission and activities of the Glass Art Museum of Alcorcon. Our goal is to develop and collaborate with other public or private entities to promote, protect and promote the art and culture.
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The Association of Friends of MAVA was incorporated on June 21, 2003 in accordance with existing management.
Tesorera Mª Angeles Cañas Santos
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