12/22/2012 - 05/12/2013 Contemporary Glass Sculpture
Contemporary Glass Sculpture: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary
of Studio Glass Glass has been used to make treasured objects
for thousands of years. Throughout this time, its production has
required teams of skilled craftsmen and considerable investments
in factory or workshop facilities. These technical and financial
demands prevented individual artists from adopting glass as the
primary material for their work. This changed in 1962 when
sculptor, Harvey K. Littleton, and scientist, Dominick Labino,
presented two workshops that introduced pioneering methods for
working with hot glass on a small scale. These methods allowed
artists to produce work in their studios without the burden of
factory labor and equipment. Following these workshops,
Littleton and others continued their experimental work while
also teaching at universities and colleges. Within a few years,
young artists throughout the United States and Europe were
exploring the expressive possibiliti