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n. decorative glass articles, notably vases, more often coloured or of artistic form or design beyond the requirements of utility.
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Art glass is an item that is made, generally as an artwork for decoration but often also for utility, from glass, sometimes combined with other materials. Techniques include stained glass windows, leaded lights (also called leadlights), glass that has been placed into a kiln so that it will mould into a shape, glassblowing, sandblasted glass, and copper-foil glasswork. In general the term is restricted to relatively modern pieces made by people who see themselves as artists who have chosen to work in the medium of glass and both design and make their own pieces as fine art, rather than traditional glassworker craftsmen, who often produce pieces designed by others, though their pieces certainly may form part of art. Studio glass is another term often used for modern glass made for artistic purposes. Art glass has grown in popularity in recent years with many artists becoming famous for their work; and, as a result, more colleges are offering courses in glass work.
Usage examples of "art glass".
Seattle-to catalog an important collection of art glass belonging to the late Adam Daventry.
She'd lost her temper when Pamela countermanded her orders on a display of art glass and turned the perfectly and beautifully organized gallery upside down with clutter and ugly fabrics.
The sleek coffee table nestled along the sofa held art glass in controlled curves and vivid sunset colors.
Most of the Grantville library books that are specifically about glass are really about collecting antique glass, appreciating art glass, and so forth, rather than about glass technology.
It may be interesting to see how the Venetians react to photographs of the creations of Tiffany, Lalique and Chihuly, but art glass books are not going make it easier to operate a chemical laboratory or manufacture modern optics.
The house was crammed full of antique furniture and art glass and statuary and many other things, but it did not hold anything sinister.
The items were carefully arranged, as if for display, the way an aficionado of art glass or ceramics or Mayan pottery might display a valuable collection.
I had purchased a mono-print and a carved bird from him once, and the art glass in my dining room had come from him as well.
Anna would be pleased with an art glass vase I found for her, but she is somewhere on 1-95, of course.