Welcome Statement
14th August 2006
Dana Zámecníková
18th September 2006
Per B Sundberg
30th December 2006
Post Symposium
Overview
An appreciation of the combination of Printmaking
and Contemporary Glass Practice.
The first techniques for printing onto glass were developed in the 18th century. Over the last 250 years these approaches have expanded into significant strands of creative practice used by artists and designers working across the areas of Architectural Glass, Kiln-formed Glass, and Hot Glass - as well as Printmaking. Architectural Glass is perhaps the field where the use of glass and the printed image is most highly developed. Current technology allows for large-scale panels of glass to be printed providing added layers of meaning to architectural contexts. This could perhaps be described as a contemporary form of ‘stained glass’. However, there is also great potential in the areas of Kiln-formed and Hot Glass for artists to apply printed imagery onto, or even inside, the glass form – offering a distinct aesthetic vehicle for expressing ideas. Printmakers have also been exploring alternative surfaces for printed imagery in recent years and the transparency of glass expands possibilities for communication in that area.
This symposium, organised by the Institute for International Research in Glass, University of Sunderland and the Ceramics and Glass Department, The Royal College of Art, will bring together a number of perspectives to take a focused view of contemporary ideas and practice. This will include practitioner presentations, historical precedents, and new technical research. Students and professional practitioners will be able to make connections between the areas under discussion, enrich their own practice, and place it in a broader context.
