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Monthly Newsletter
Newsletter
Pavel Novak Balance.
M. A. Carretero.
We are already in the month of December. We are running out of year and it is a good time to take stock of our activities in 2017 that we will finish in a few days. With this are eleven newsletters that we have published in the year on a monthly basis except in the month of August, as usual in our publication. In relation to our visits to different glassmaking workshops in our country, we began the year with a visit to José Reina's workshop, in the Murcia neighborhood of Santiago El Mayor.
Angel Sánchez, nicknamed "Canillo" in his town. In March we attended the XXV National Congress of Friends of Museums, which this year was held in San Sebastian. We were also present at a Technical Conference on New Research and Perspectives in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Assets at the School of Art and Higher Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage of Ávila, given by members of the Institute of History (CCHS-CSIC) on two of the most abundant materials in the cultural legacies of primitive societies: ceramics and glass.
Taking advantage of our passage through Albacete to return from Murcia, we visited the workshop of Luís We also went that month to the opening of the exhibition Machí. of works of Timo Sarpaneva Also in the month of in the Technological January we visited the Museum of La Granja. Glass Museum of Santa In the month of April we Lucía, in Cartagena, Both the visit to José Reina made a visit to the sculptor Nuestra sede: Pedro García in his and the visit to the MUVI, Castillo Grande de workshop-museum of we publish two articles in S.J. de Valderas Villaviciosa de Odón. Avda. Los Castillos, s/n our Bulletin last February.
Casa de Moneda de Segovia. It was a collection that brought together 32 sculptures made by the artist from Madrid and partner of our Entity, Pablo Pizarro. We also went through the exhibition of the Italian artist Rosa Barba entitled "Solar transit records" in the Palacio de Cristal of the Retiro Park in Madrid. In the first days of July we visited Peke Toyas workshop in Tarifa (Cádiz). We were also in Valdepeñas to see the exhibition "Pliegues" by our beloved artist Pedro García. This exhibition was also inaugurated in the Correos exhibition hall at the Palacio de Cibeles, in Madrid, in the first days of September and we were present at that event.
Also, we attended the opening of the exhibition of the works of Miguel Angel Blasco and Reinaldo Zamora in the House of Culture of Valdemorillo in September. We could also see during the month of October the 28925 ALCORCÓN. In the month of May we were inauguration of the exhibition In that month of February (MADRID) the first Glass Day was held attending the classical music of Pedro García "Pliegues" in info@amigosmava.org in the town of Cadalso de concerts that were organized our MAVA. los Vidrios in Madrid, where by the Miguel Ángel In this month of October we Colmenero Foundation at we went to greet its visited FARCAMA in Toledo the Casa de Valencia and organizer, our partner the Casa de Cantabria, both to greet our glass friends who were present at the fair. in Madrid. In the month of June, we published number 100 of our Bulletin, in which we included several collaborations of outstanding members of our showcase community. In that month of June we visited the exhibition that was organized in the Real
Taking advantage of a trip through Granada, we visited the Rockfer Stained Glass workshop in Calahonda, run by Francisco José G. Benavides. In November we held our Annual General Meeting, approving the accounts and management.
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Important issue: PREVENTION OF CONTAMINATION (II) MAC.
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S PE C I A L I NT E R E S T:
Part of the month
Christmas Fair
RFC Convention
Javier Gomez in Shanghai
Activities on the MAVA
News
Our activities
Glass recycling
How does CONTENIDO:
Piece of the month
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Consecrated artists
4
Young artists
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Christmas Fair
5
RFC Convention
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Javier Gómez in Shanghai
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New Glass Movement
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Activities in museums
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Activitis in the MAVA
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Award to Esther Pizarro
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The glass blower
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In memoriam
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Arte Hispania
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Interpretation of stained glass
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The Roman glass
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News
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The glass in the museums
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Recycling
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Cultural visits
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Culture Program 2017
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Tvitec in Chile
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Other trends
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Craft awards
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Friend of Glass
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Audemars Piguet Award
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Vitrum 2017
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As it does
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Hispania old
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The glass in Colombia
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Vuit in the Seu
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Telescope mirror
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Glass production
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Lumiere, festival of light
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Domes of the RFC
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Xosé Antón Baqueiro
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Golden chestnut 2017
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Stained glass windows in Donostia
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Board of Directors
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Directive 2010/75 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of November 24, 2010, on industrial emissions.
atmosphere, water or soil, which may have detrimental effects on human health or on the quality of the environment , or that may cause damage to c) genetically modified organisms property or impair or as defined in Article impair the enjoyment 2, point 2 of Directive or other legitimate uses of the 2001/18 / EC of the European Parliament environment; and of the Council of 3) "installation" means 12 March 2001 on a fixed technical unit the deliberate within which one or release into the more of the activities environment of listed in Annex I or in organisms modified; part 1 of Annex VII are carried out, as 2) 'pollution' means the direct or indirect well as any other introduction, through activities on the same site directly related to human activity, of those that have a substances, technical relationship vibrations, heat or with the activities noise into the listed in those
annexes and may have repercussions on emissions and pollution; 4) «emission»: the expulsion into the atmosphere, water or soil of substances, vibrations, heat or noise coming directly or indirectly from point or diffuse sources of the installation; 5) "emission limit values" means the mass expressed in relation to certain specific parameters, the concentration or the level of an emission, the value of which must not be exceeded within one or more specified periods; co-incineration of waste;
URGENT NEWS
Exposition in Valladolid.
Bettina Geisselmann, who has her studio in Portillo, reflects on fragility, nature, memory and reconstruction with the pieces of the exhibition. The headquarters of the Regional Center of Crafts of
Castilla y León (Cearcal) hosts the opening of the exhibition 'Interrupted light', which until the end of the year brings together twenty pieces from five series made in glass by the German artist, based in Valladolid five years ago.
No response from the Department of Culture.
17-01-13. Requesting inventory of the components of the permanent collection of MAVA.
11-06-13. Possibility of receipt by the MAVA documentation on glass offered by the President of the Spanish Association of Science.
11-11-13. Requesting information on the agreement with the Community of Madrid to install social services in the MAVA.
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Piece of the month. Robert Levin.
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Robert Levin is an internationally known glass artist who lives and works near Burnsville in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, he received his BFA from Denison University and his MFA from Southern Illinois University. He was formerly the Resident Glass Artist at Penland School of Crafts, and has lectured, taught, and led workshops throughout the US, in Ireland, and in New Zealand.
and the former Soviet Union. His work is in numerous public and private collections, including the Corning Museum of Glass, the Museum of American Glass, the High Museum in Atlanta, the Ebeltoft Glasmuseum in Denmark, the Great Synagogue of Jerusalem, and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.
and whimsy which he feels are inherent properties of glass. He formulates his own glass colors, sometimes frosting the surface of the glass to accentuate the soft lines of the material. Many of his pieces are based on functional forms, but have more sculptural connotations.
The approaches he uses are eclectic and personal Robert Levin was at the same time, sort of a originally attracted to hot blend of Late Venetian glass because of its liquid and Early Neurotic. qualities and sense of The work that is exhibited immediacy. in the MAVA is entitled He has always tried to "Cup with carrot". He has exhibited widely capture some of the in the US, Europe, Japan, elegance, fluidity, gesture
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Established artists. Pavel Novak.
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Pavel was born and raised in the Czech Republic, a country with a long tradition of beautiful glass made with impeccable craftsmanship.
Every piece is one of a kind, and is the result of hours of labor.
His work is inspired by clean geometric shapes.
His pieces feature bold colors When designing his line of and crisp lines that optically jewelry, he was challenged to reflect on themselves and His sculpture and jewelry are integrate his glass with sterling refract light creating made from the highest grade of silver while maintaining the kaleidoscopic results. optical glass which is ground, integrity of each material. Pavel ultimately seeks a polished, laminated, colored, Pavel is not interested in balance of symmetry and and sand blasted. setting the glass on top of the asymmetry, positive and Pieces that will become jewelry metal in a traditional stone are also combined with sterling setting, but integrating the two silver that has been hand materials to form a whole. fabricated.
negative space, as well as shape and color.
Emerging artists. Pavlína Čambalová. studied gem cutting and engraving at the School of Applied Arts in Turnov, Czech Republic, then Glass Design and Engraving at the Higher Glass School in Nový Bor, Czech Republic. She worked as an engraver at Lobmeyr of Vienna since 2008, turning freelance in 2016. She works in her own studio in Zelezny Brod, Czech Republic.
Pavlína Čambalová (b. 1986, Frýdlant, Czech Republic)
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Internationaler Glaskunstpreis der Stadt Rheinbach in 2007; and a 2012 award from Craft and Art in Glass in the engraved glass category. Čambalová has been Artist-inResidence at the Eisch Glass factory Frauenau, Germany; TIGA Toyama, Japan; and Pilchuck Glass School, U.S.
She has taught internationally (U.S., China, Germany, Czech Republic) and participated in Čambalová has been the workshops, symposia and recipient of several awards exhibitions. In 2014, she took over including the Main Award for the Dominik Biman School, glass engraving from the formerly organized by Jiří Symposium of Schools of Harcuba, and renamed it in his Applied Arts, the Moser memory to the School of Jiří Company Award, the Commendation of the Jury of the Harcuba.
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Christmas Fair.
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Ownership of the Community of Madrid, this Fair-Market celebrates its XXX edition. Since its establishment there have been more than 2,000 workshops that have contributed to the consolidation of this showcase of authentic craftsmanship.
representative artisan associations.
is the result of artisanal technique.
Diversity of trades and variety of products characterize this sample of craftsmanship, which for its quality and breadth is one of the most important craft fairs.
The XXX edition will take place in the Plaza de España in Madrid from Saturday, December 9, 2017, until Friday, January 5, 2018, with opening hours from 11 am to 9 pm, except on December 24 and 31, in those that will remain open until 3 pm.
Jewelery, ceramics, ceramics, pottery, textiles, engraving, toys, Through the formalization headgear, glass, binding, are some of the sectors On December 25 and of an Agreement, the January 1, the fair will be Community of Madrid has present in this new closed to the public. ceded its organization to edition. the Professional Wooden toys, ingenuity Public transport access. Association of Artisans of games, marquetry boxes, Metro: Plaza de España the Villa and the Various antique instruments, (L 3 and 10); EMT buses: Crafts Guild. original headdresses or 3, 44, 46, 74, 75, 133, 138, 148 and Circular. In this new edition of the hats, handbags, shoes, painted handkerchiefs, Fair participate 178 In the download area you artisan workshops mainly dried flowers, objects of can consult the lists of from our region, although decoration in glass, brass participating workshops or ceramics, jewelery there are also 11 other and the Participation accessories in different Autonomous Bases that include the materials, jewels, Communities. conditions that the feathers of bamboo, are participating workshops The authenticity of the some of the things must meet. craftsmanship in the among which to find the exhibiting offer is special gift on Christmas We will visit our glass endorsed by the most friends who participate in dates whose exclusivity this fair.
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Convention of the Royal Crystals Factory.
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The glass institution signs an agreement whereby lamps from La Granja illuminate the gastronomic commitment of chef Rubén Arnanz. «Let Segovia know Segovia». It is the chef Rubén Arnanz's maxim, the only one that can boast about the kitchens of these Michelin-starred restaurants in the Villena restaurant and now also manager of the Juan Bravo Illustrated Inn.
collaboration between the two. A little more than a year ago, the Granjeña institution already made a special series of dishes and glasses of formidable delicacy for the restaurant Villena, although for the hustle and bustle of the informal space of the illustrated inn it seemed too fragile, according to Arnanz.
Support to local companies For its part, the Managing Precisely this establishment Director of the National of the Plaza Mayor of the city Glass Center Foundation, and the Royal Factory of Blanca García Agulló, has Crystals of La Granja have also praised this signed a collaboration collaboration that has among agreement to mint this its objectives extolling some slogan. of the products with more tradition and tradition of the The place beautifies its province, such as La Granja indigenous concept of haute glass and the pantry cuisine and illuminates its redesigned by the Segovian gastronomic commitment chef in his tastings. with a collection of lamps bearing the seal of the royal What better to delight in the stained glass crafts. products of the land than in the light of the lamps of the The original proposal, Royal Glass Factory, officially presented last suggests the Managing November, is not the first Director, who emphasizes
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that the agreement signed shows "support for local companies". According to the words of García and Arnanz, collaboration will illuminate new initiatives that add strength and generate synergies. The eighteenth-century techniques of the Royal Factory, authentic innovations in their time, are now transferred to the art of avant-garde cuisine. They are unique pieces of blown glass, molded by hand and with applications of hot colors, indicate the representatives of the project. In the end, as the renowned Segovian chef affirms, the two "we are artisans", one dedicated to cultivating glass and the other to innovation in gastronomy. «Now it is more than possible to take an illustrated plate under an illustrated lamp», says Blanca García Agulló.
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Javier Gómez in Shanghai.
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radiant and glorious life.
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For Jiyong Lee, being born and raised in South Korea and educated in the United States gives him two entirely different cultural perspectives. His “The Segmentation” series is inspired by his fascination for the science of cells, their division and growth. He works with glass that has transparency and translucency — perfect metaphors for what is known and unknown about life science. Using skills such as cutting, lamination, carving and surface refining, Lee has transformed glass into a simplified cubic art form. The “iglass 2017 International Contemporary Glass Exhibition,” a rare joint glass show, is underway at the Levant Art Gallery through the end of February. The exhibition features the glass works of 10 artists from the United States, South Korea, Denmark, Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic and Australia. On behalf of Spain, Javier Gómez, our Honorary President, participates.
Established in 2010, the first iglass exhibition was curated by Bert van Loo (1946-2016), a worldrenowned Dutch glass artist. This exhibition is both a tribute to Loo and a celebration of the vibrant glass art scene, with perspectives from varied geographies, generations and styles. American Amber Cowan has reworked discarded factory-made pressed glassware, making lamps to endow the unwanted with a
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The highlight of the exhibition is the work of German artist Wilfried Grootens, which is inspired by plants and the colorful undersea world. Grootens layers pigments on ultra-clear float glass to present highly fluid and bright-colored lines. Exhibition details Date: October 31February 28, 10am-6pm Venue: Levant Art Gallery Address: 107 Huqiu Rd
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The New Glass Movement.
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The roots of the studio-glass movement were established as early as the 1870, when the French designer Emile Galle made a radical change in the prevailing attitude toward his medium by being the first modern glass artist to sign his individual creations, just as painters and sculptors did. Nevertheless, art glass-that is, one-of-a-kind workscontinued to be blown in factories, such as Orrefors in Sweden, Tiffany in the United States, and Lalique in France, that were better known for their production wares. It was not until the I960 that the contemporary studioglass movement was born, when a critical mass of artists were making glass independently of factories, on their own premises and with their own equipment. The intervening years had
brought isolated experimentation by a few daring individuals. The French painter Maurice Marinot started blowing glass in a factory setting in the early I910. In Cleveland in the 1950, Edris Eckhardt, a ceramist and self-taught glass sculptor, invented her own glass formulas, which she melted in a converted electric ceramic kiln. Apart from glass casting in Czechoslovakia, lampworking in Germany, and some pate de verre in France and Japan, there was little hot glasswork being done in artists' studios. In 1962, Harvey Littleton, a professor of ceramics at the University of Wisconsin, held a series of informal workshops on the grounds of the Toledo Museum of Art to explore the possibility of hot
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glassworking in a studio setting. Dominick Labino, the director of research at the JohnsManville Fiber Glass Corporation and an acquaintance of Littleton's, attended the workshops, contributed his technical expertise, and went on to devise the first glass formula that would both melt at the low temperatures generated by small, portable furnaces and provide a consistency suitable for blowing. Littleton's and Labino's efforts unleashed a flurry of creativity not seen before in the field of glass. Today, glass has become an integral part of the international art world. Glass artists' ongoing explorations of new forms, new combinations of materials, and new ideas promise an exciting future.
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Activities Museums I.
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Activities Museums II.
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Activities Museums III.
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Activities on the MAVA (I). Science Week.
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The MAVA prepared its own program of activities for educational centers and the general public that took place between Tuesday November 14 and Friday 17.
thematic blocks: history of color in glass, art and color glass formats, packaging industry and stained glass.
Through this activity, the different techniques of glass coloring, the use of colors Around the color depending on the purpose or This year the theme chosen the motives of certain shades by the Museum was "Color in according to the content of glass" and it was addressed the containers, among other with a didactic exhibition topics around this material, entitled "We take colors out were explained to visitors. of glass", made up of four
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On Thursday, the 16th there was a conference and a demonstration by Emilio Elvira, a scientific glass blower from the Complutense University of Madrid. See video. In the image below, some members of the Board of Directors of our Association who attended the celebration of the Week of Science in the MAVA.
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Activities on the MAVA (II). Fusion.
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as many pieces as he wishes, although the selection committee will choose up to a maximum of three per author.
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The proposals will be registered by completing the form available on the web pages of the organizers: www.mava.es and www.fundesarte.org, until 00:00 hours on February 24, 2018.
With the aim of publicizing the new talents and values of Spanish contemporary jewelry, Fusión was born, the first national creative glass jewelry contest, organized by Fundesarte and the Alcorcón Museum of Art in Glass - MAVA.
Likewise, it seeks to promote synergies and collaborations between artisans from different fields.
The opening of the exhibition will coincide with the European Handicrafts Days (April 6 to 8, 2018), promoted in Spain by Fundesarte.
Throughout three days, hundreds of free activities throughout Spain will They are invited to participate in the call for bring visitors the work of creators of jewelry made ceramics, basket makers, luthiers, jewelers, mostly of glass, understood as jewelry all blacksmiths and many Fusión intends to offer a those unique pieces, with other crafts, often unknown to the general representative sample of sculptural and artistic concept, susceptible to be public. this artisan sub-sector used as an ornament for Consult the complete and bring together in a the human body, single exhibition young bases in the attached consecrated talents and regardless of market document. artists who work around a trends. material as versatile as Each author can propose glass.
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Award to Esther Pizarro.
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Esther Pizarro has been awarded the Antón 2017 Scholarship. The "Mapping active fire data" project represents three-dimensionally the dynamic mapping of active fires on the earth's surface during the past decade. Establishing a concrete space-time framework 20072017, a research has been conducted filtering data that make visible how our planet is losing part of its terrestrial surface due to the wounds caused by fires that are constantly active.
light and dynamic cartography that modulates the temporal changes, by means of glass and light; and in turn it is connected by cables, to ten tables of light, which as tentacles, shows us data and the map of each year represented. Esther Pizarro (Madrid, 1967) is a doctor from the Complutense University of Madrid and professor at the European University of Madrid.
Its latest facilities explore the visualization of complexity in the contemporary city: mobility, connectivity With this project, the artist between cities, polycentric aims to generate a urban systems and visualization code that allows datification based on urban the viewer to understand the profiles, are some of the complexity that underlies, topics covered. both formally and conceptually, the subject. She has been awarded a scholarship by the PollockThe rooms of the Antón Krasner Foundation of New Museum, in Candás York, the Academy of Spain (Asturias) will become a in Rome and the College of large installation where a Spain in Paris. central body articulates the
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Between 1996 and 1997, he resides in the United States with a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Fulbright Commission and the Ministry of Education and Culture. Has exhibited individually and collectively outside and within our country: Museum of Art in Glass of Alcorcón, Matadero Madrid, Hospital de Sant Pau, Casa Asia, Barcelona, San Telmo Museum, San Sebastian, Royal Mint, Segovia, Museum Barjola de Gijón. In recent years, he has made numerous ephemeral installations and interventions in public spaces, whether temporary or permanent, such as the Sanghai Universal exhibition, the Zaragoza Expo and the Pradolongo Park in Madrid. His work appears in collections such as the Academy of Rome, Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Caja Madrid, among others.
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The glass blower (IX).
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Justina Rodríguez García.
However, these artisans knew how to carry out a quality work, backed by a long past of experience and tradition, which enabled them to face the social demand of a qualified and competitive production, without the need to use foreign labor.
manufactures, but also with the Venetian and Flemish artisans themselves, who, like in other parts of Europe, settled in Castile with royal patronage.
In spite of this, the centers where glass was traditionally manufactured Valdemaqueda, Cadalso de los Vidrios, San Martín de In contrast, in Castile, where Valdeiglesias. The Quejigal, there was an important Recuenco, etc.- continued development of the their activity during these manufacture of glass during two centuries, trying to the Modern Age, activity respond adequately to the favored by the vicinity of the demands of the market. Court and the abundance of In Valdemaqueda, for forests, foreign competition, example, the ovens were still specifically Venetian and active in 1680 and they Flemish, was decisive for the worked in the manner of glassmakers of the area. Venice, a fact that we know Precisely because of the through a price list for that presence of the Court, year, which included "carved Castilla was visited by glasses and other particular foreign artists who settled in works from Barcelona, Madrid and its surroundings, Valdemaqueda and due to the attractive job offer Villafranca, counterfeits of that was generated there. Venice, at four reales". The Castilian glassmakers In this locality the teachers were forced to compete hard Juan Danis and Francisco not only with imported Herranz settled down,
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whose names are known by the Treaty that both wrote on the obtaining of the different classes from glass and the way to make the show windows. The most renowned Castilian center was, without a doubt, Cadalso de los Vidrios, although its history has been little investigated. Once again, it is the contemporary literary testimonies -which extolled the products of their ovens and the great diffusion they had- and the presence in the inventories of goods of the "Cadalso glasses" that inform about the quality of the work of artisans From this place. There is news of a teacher named Juan Rodríguez, active in the first half of the sixteenth century, "master of carving glass of all sorts, as usual, as white and green e striped in the manner of Venice" , who learned his art in Murano and in Barcelona, and worked in Seville, Cadalso and Alcalá la Real (Jaén).
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In memoriam.
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Zoltan Bohus, a founding member of the Hungarian glass movement, died due to complications of cancer last week. Born in 1941, Bohus attended the Hungarian Academy of Applied Arts where he studied ornamental painting. He would go on to become head of the glass-design department at this leading European art academy. Between 1993 and 2010 he was a professor at Moholy-Nagy University of Art, where he headed the glass program.
Gallery, the Musee Des Beaux-Arts in France, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Switzerland, and the Yokohama Museum in Japan. Bohus was inspired by contemporary architecture, intrigued by issues of space and time, and fascinated with basic forms explored in NeoConstructivist, minimalist sculpture.
"Bohus and his wife Maria Lugossy (who died in 2012) were the leading couple working in glass in Hungary, putting that Bohus made many country on the map in contributions, including terms of Studio Glass," founding the Hungarian writes former Corning Art Glass Society. His senior curator of modern architectonic laminatedand contemporary glass glass works can be found Tina Oldknow in an email in the permanent exchange with the Glass collections of Quarterly Hot Sheet. international museums "Both were influential such as The Corning teachers and role models Museum of Glass, the for young artists. The lack Hungarian National www.amigosmava.org
of hot-glass facilities originally propelled them toward the sculptural exploration of flat glass, and the discovery of new forms for the material through stacking, bonding and rigorous cutting, grinding and polishing. Lyrical and mysterious, Bohus’ sculptures reveal the potential of one of the most ubiquitous types of glass to move from the ordinary to the extraordinary. That takes a special kind of vision, and a deep commitment to craft and material, that is sadly lost with the passing of this accomplished and inspiring artist." Bohus is survived by his three children. The work that appears next is the one that is exposed in the MAVA and takes by title: "Door". D.E.P.
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Arte Hispania.
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First meeting of artisans Thanks to her extensive in Pedraza commissioned experience as a "seeker" by Sabine Déroulède. of unique folk art objects for the legendary De Through its interest in Natura store, Sabine preserving the historical Déroulède collaborates heritage and popular with the Villa de Pedraza culture, the Villa de Foundation and Pedraza Foundation commissions this project organizes a meeting of through her aesthetic and Spanish artisans in December with the aim of refined vision of traditions. showing the public the value of artistic traditions and serving as an exhibition platform for artisans.
Pedraza is a place with artisan history, first because of the importance of the wool Pedraza is undoubtedly a trade in the seventeenth century and later with the meeting point for foundation of the weekend walkers and workshop of Estaños de therefore is the ideal Pedraza, which is still place for this project active, and De Natura. coinciding with the upcoming Christmas.
different guilds of national crafts. It is not only necessary that they be pieces made by hand, but that in design and aesthetics there is an intellectual effort and a respect for tradition. The sample includes all the guilds: decorative objects, jewelry, fashion, household items, applied arts … In this encounter participates, among other participants, the Real Factory of Crystals of The Farm. The meeting will be held on December 6, 7, 8 and 9, 2017 at the Santo Domingo Center in Pedraza (Segovia).
In the objective of the Just an hour from Madrid Foundation is to make a quality exhibition that offers an ideal plan to The schedule will be spend the weekend or go gives visibility to the best continued from 11 a.m. to for a walk from the capital representatives in the 8 p.m. or from Segovia.
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Interpretation of stained glass.
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Converting Burgos into an international point of reference in research and interpretation of the stained glass windows, putting in value its past as a center that produces and restores the heritage in glass, is the goal of the new project promoted by the City of Burgos, in collaboration with the professor of the UBU Pilar Alonso. The basement floor of the CITUR Visitor Reception Center will host, from the summer of 2018, an exhibition on the art of stained glass. It will have original pieces, sketches, materials and artisanal instruments, as well as other types of resources, including information, which will bring visitors closer to the history of the stained glass windows and their artistic and economic relevance. The initiative arises as a pilot project of interpretation center, explained the Councilor for Tourism, Carolina Blasco. Taking advantage of the reform that will be undertaken in the CITUR, the basement will be conditioned as an exhibition space. The aim is to "test" the interest aroused by this heritage resource before making a much greater investment to create an interpretation center exclusively. From the outset, Blasco is excited because it is considered a "very nice" project, which will highlight the importance that Burgos has had throughout history in the production, promotion and restoration of stained
glass, from the thirteenth century to French masters came to the capital the eighteenth. and the first artisan school was created. Of this time are the stained "It is not to take an ace out of the glass windows of the Cathedral and sleeve", assured Pilar Alonso, but the Monastery of Santa MarĂa de to discover a "sleeping heritage", Las Huelgas, and also the which is internationally recognized, appearance of the famous red although in Spain it is still unknown. glass. It supposes a very evolved, Burgos has a "great potential", and singular technique, that is being the UBU professor believes that the object of an intense investigation by project that is being launched now its unique character. will simply be the beginning of something much more powerful. The second period was lived in the sixteenth century, with family sagas In fact, the inauguration of the of glassmakers settled in Burgos, exhibition space at the CITUR will which created for all of Europe. be accompanied by an extensive Then, the stained glass windows will program of academic and fall into disuse but in the eighteenth dissemination activities, with century, following the Enlightenment workshops, international and Art Nouveau, the love for conferences, congresses and colored glasses will be restored. seminars, with professionals, experts and researchers from They will begin to decorate around the world. Not surprisingly, viewpoints, to create elements of Pilar Abad works on a research domestic ornamentation and will bet project with the CSIC, the Matter on the restoration of the stained Science Institute of Aragon and the glass windows. Institute of Ceramics and Glass, in In Burgos, the Metropolitan Cabildo which the Spanish Society of will call an international competition Ceramics and Glass collaborates. to restore the stained glass windows They analyze the art of stained of the Cathedral, in which glass in the Iberian Peninsula and international houses with projects in the role played by Burgos as a Europe and America will participate. producer center, and also the creator of red glass, a special glass "The history of the window is an example of the historical importance that, for now, has only been found of Burgos and its prominence in in Burgos. The professor recalled Europe and America," said Pilar that the city experienced three Abad. Hence the interest in creating epochs of splendor in the craft of an interpretation center in Burgos, glass. which would also be research if you Innovative and creative center have the collaboration of the CSIC, The first corresponds to the origins, pointed Councilor Carolina Blasco. thirteenth century, when many
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The Roman glass in museums in Madrid (XXXIII).
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The mouth and the foot were The technique of carving is modeled with tweezers, and used in glass, as well as with them the handles were molding, from the middle of the also applied. When the vessel second millennium BC. had cooled it was not difficult This method is taken from the to remove it from the dry sand. work that is done on hard It was the most popular stones: carving and engraving. technique for making all kinds With this technique glasses of unguents, and generally were made in the second they all appear decorated with millennium, but it is in glass threads of different half of the first millennium BC colors. when it becomes more It is believed that this popular. technique could derive from
of the first millennium BC it becomes less popular so that, in the middle of it, it appears with great force.
The job was to cold-cut a block other employees since the of glass so that a glass was middle of the third millennium obtained. to make beads by winding viscous glass on a wire or The sand core technique consisted of a moistened sand depositing it in the molten glass found in the crucible. core or wrapped in a cloth
The techniques of carving and molding are constructive, but, as I will explain in another section, they are also decorative.
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The second flowering of the sand core technique reaches the last centuries before the beginning of the new era, but the shapes of the vessels are Greek and evolve along with the models they copy in ceramics. Only the narrow-mouth glasses could be made with the sand core technique.
As for the appearance of the blowing technique can not give sheath, placed on the end of a It is also possible that it a specific date or a specific handle and placed in the originated in the glazing of clay place. molten glass found in the vases. Authors such as L. Pérez crucible. It was the most widespread Bueno, A. García Bellido and A. Later the core, with its glass method in Egypt and Escarza coincide in situating envelope attached to the Mesopotamia during the their appearance in the year 200 handle, was rolled on the second half of the second a.C., but it is an approximate marble in order to get a millennium BC. In the first half date. smooth surface. www.amigosmava.org
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David Magán in Cayon Galery. The exhibition, dedicated to the sculptor from Madrid awarded with the 2nd NH Collection of Contemporary Art within the framework of the ARCOmadrid Fair 2016, explores the plastic and spatial possibilities of sculpture through a set of installations and wall works made in methacrylate.
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Since the beginning of his career David Magán has felt a great fascination for the materialization of transparency and color in space. With his first sculptures, made in glass, he has obtained these results because the physical qualities of glass allow him to catch the color in the air.
Culture 2017.
Last November we visited the Prado Museum to see the exhibition The spirit of painting. Cai Guo-Qiang in the Prado.
monographic exhibition focused on painting for more than 30 years.
This exhibition, which is born of the artist's continuous exchange with Cai Guo-Qiang is the first the figure and spirituality contemporary artist who of El Greco and proposes conceives unpublished a dialogue with the work created in situ for masters of the Prado, is his exhibition at the made up of 27 paintings Prado and it is his first made with gunpowder, www.amigosmava.org
eight of which have been made in the Hall of Realms. In room D a 20-minute documentary directed by Isabel Coixet is projected to transfer the viewer to the creative process and production that the artist has carried out for this exhibition.
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The glass in Vitoria.
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The glass takes shape in the hands of José Luis Gonzalez de Viñaspre Galiano. This artisan, who has his shop and workshop on Calle Zapatería, is one of the few glassmakers left in the city of Vitoria.
His workshop was the first to open the doors to the people of Vitoria who wanted to know the trade.
of the Medieval Town and aims to raise awareness and value the artisan work that is in the heart of the city.
The initiative, 'Entre guilds and cantons' part of FEDASOC, the Federation of Associations of Merchants
"My father started the business and we have been there for more than 60 years," José Luis Viñaspre tells us.
The Academy of Jurisprudence. Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation.
On the street Marqués de Cubas, in the heart of the Madrid district of Letters, there is a palace that, today, fulfills a totally different function for what was created.
It was built as a warehouse for the Real Fábrica de Vidrio de la Granja, and optical lenses for glasses and precision instruments were made there, but for 135 years it has been the headquarters of the
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Built in 1798 and designed by the architect Manuel Martín Rodríguez, nephew and disciple of Ventura Rodríguez, before being appointed as the headquarters of the academy, he worked as such of the first exhibition of the Spanish Industry in 1828, later it was shared by the School for the Deaf and the Blind and the School of Civil Engineering and, finally, it became the Conservatory of Arts, General Direction of the Passive Classes and the General Deposit Fund. On February 27, 1998, it was declared a Monument of Cultural Interest by Royal Decree.
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The glass in Museums: Suwa.
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Garasunosato Museum is a glass museum that displays glass pieces by famous glasswork artists of Suwa. The museum showcases 20,000 pieces of glass products. Some of the pieces here change with the seasons but there are permanent displays as well. Guests can experience making glass candles, seals, beads and paperweights. With its distinctive triangular roof and
location along the banks of Lake Suwa, the Suwa Garasunosato glass museum is a major attraction for both children and adults in the Lake Suwa area. The museum features one of the largest glass shops in all of Japan, with a seemingly endless variety of glass art to enjoy. Japan's largest crystal ball with its everchanging mystic-like reflections as well as glass beads with
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amazing shapes inside will delight you. The gift shop features a variety of items from works of art by famous glass artists to simple glass bead accessories. Nagano's famous oyaki dumplings as well as local wines and craft beers are also available for purchase. The workshop offers activities visitors can experience such as glass bead making and glass engraving.
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Recycling. 'Handbikes'.
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Ecovidrio has delivered two 'handbike' bicycles to the Foundation of the National Hospital of Paraplegics for the investigation and integration of Toledo, thanks to the collaboration obtained during the 'Recycle Glass and Pedal' campaign. José Luis Magro, member of the Marketing Department of Ecovidrio and Óscar Pereiro, Spanish excist who won the Tour de France in 2006 and ambassador of the initiative, were in charge of making this donation to Juan Carlos Ardau, medical director of the center.
Everything has been thanks to the 'Recicla Vidrio y Pedalea', which aims to raise awareness about the recycling of glass and that marked the challenge of donating a 'handbike' to benefit the Paraplegics Hospital of Toledo, for every 500 miniglús sold, while the non-profit entity has donated another one. This challenge has been achieved thanks to the collaboration of organizations such as Cofidis, Dachser, Unipublic, Skoda and Melones de Villaconejos and to citizen collaboration, and, for the third consecutive year, Ecovidrio and La Vuelta Ciclista a España have
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joined forces in this initiative, which also counted on the participation of the cyclists of the Spanish round. "The mobilization of organizations and citizens has managed to donate a handbike to the Hospital and, also, from Ecovidrio we have donated another extra as we are aware of the importance they have for the development of the musculature of patients. With the campaign Recycles Glass and Pedalea, a simple gesture like recycling glass also allows this collaboration with the National Hospital of Paraplegics of Toledo ", pointed José Luis Magro.
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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 2017.
Cultural visits.
In this month of December we will visit the XXX edition of the Market of Handicraft Market of the Community of Madrid to be held in the Plaza de España in Madrid as is traditional.
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Our activities.
We will greet and congratulate Christmas our glass friends who participate in this event. CULTURE 2017 program.
In this month of December we will visit the Prado Museum again to see the exhibition dedicated to Mariano Fortuny. The Museo Nacional del Prado presents the exhibition in its two most important rooms in the expansion of the Museum. It is the first time that the Prado addresses an anthological exhibition of this outstanding artist, a good part of whose
masterpieces he preserves thanks to the generous legacies of Ramón de Errazu and Mariano Fortuny and Madrazo, son of the painter, and purchases made by the Museum itself . As in other monographic exhibitions carried out by the Prado, a review of the painter's best contribution is presented. Mariano Fortuny was a true
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renovator in all the plots of the art he cultivated. In oil painting, his precise, colorful and brilliant technique allowed him a new approach to nature, especially in the capture of light. This was influenced by his mastery of watercolor, which consecrated him as the great promoter of this technique in his time.
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TIVITEC in Chile.
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It is one of the big companies of Bierzo and continues to strengthen its position in the international market with projects like the one that will soon be undertaken in Santiago de Chile.
growing presence of Tvitec in large works singular that are developed in Latin America ».
to integration with the landscape.
"The architectural design of Terminal 2 picks up Not in vain, in the project is inspiration from a variety of already the construction of a sources. processing factory in Mexico, On the one hand, the with the Mexican company landscapes, geography, flora Vitro Canceles as reference Tvitec (Techniques of and fauna of Chile; the partner. Transformed Glass) abundant craftsmanship of its continues adding names to In this spatial framework, the native peoples and its portfolio of clients in the integral glazing of one of the numerous examples of process of expansion and largest complexes that are Chilean buildings of world will also be in charge of being executed in Panama, prestige ", explains the glazing the expansion of the the Pacific Center, also architecture studio Luis Vidal Arturo Merino Benítez stands out. + Architects in the technical International Airport in the specifications of the project. For its part, the airport of Chilean capital. Santiago de Chile is one of With 370 direct workers and It will provide more than the largest infrastructures of the construction of a curved 30,000 square meters of public works in the country glass factory in the industrial high-performance glass to and its execution will invest estate of Cabañas Raras that complete the design more than 700 million will allow the workplaces to developed by the dollars, said sources from be expanded by one hundred architecture studio Luis Vidal the Berciana company that more, Tvitec maintains its + Architects. will provide eco-efficient pulse worldwide, more than consolidated as a reference The manufacture of glazing glass to glaze the new international terminal, a five- in the manufacture of flat necessary for this macro glass, of which they produce project will begin in a matter story building with large around one million square of weeks and the contract - halls, designed to accommodate more than 25 meters per year, which as confirmed by the million passengers a year allows you to invoice about commercial director of the and in which glass will play ten million euros per year. company based in the an essential role, given the industrial estate El Bayo, Alberto Sutil - "is part of the importance that design gives
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Other trends. The Escola Massana.
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Being different is not easy. Not all architects are able to give their buildings a unique character. The singularity admits few nuances. Either it is achieved or it leads to pathos. That's why trying to be different is not usually worth it. Another thing is to be different. The difference makes sense -also in architecture- when it builds identity, when it advocates greater freedom, when it indicates a path which can be the disappearance in a context or the redefinition of a neighborhood- or, in the case of buildings, when it prints character enhancing the communicative component of architecture.
Escola from an emblematic building, the Hospital de la Santa Creu, where it had been operating since 1935, to its new headquarters located in the Plaça de la Gardnuya, the architect has sought singularity and, paradoxically At the same time, he pointed out that his project was born "to trace the place", to listen to it and study it. If in its old gothic headquarters, from the XV century, the Escola Massana lived with two libraries, in its new headquarters in a plaza del Raval, the school coexists with the houses and the neighborhood market.
This careful insertion - so careful Escola Massana from Barcelona that the future has been taken into represents the best of a city. On the account - is what the building has one hand, it was precisely a citizen, drawn. the pastry chef Agustí Massana, "With the aim of preventing the the philanthropist who founded it school from capitalizing on the almost ninety years ago, in 1929. whole square, we located the main It was born as a cultural institution entrance in front of the future and it became a center of artistic connection with the courtyard of the studies (artistic trades, art and Library of Catalonia and created a design) recognized for its support new public space between the for experimentation and for its Plaza de la Gardunya and the defense of the personal qualities of neighboring Plaza del Canonge the students. Colom". That same objective embodies the new building erected by the architect Carme Pinós. The property experiences a complex location and derives its presence from the qualities of that place. Thus, to undertake the transformation -the transfer of the
The result is a lively and attentive building whose main façade looks at all the neighbors, not just the ones in front of it. The interior space of the school seeks to give voice to what students and professors asked for: it is open and, in turn, tries to
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approach the outside. The terraces at the end of each circulation space look at the square, relate learning to the city. They do not isolate the student, they root him in the neighborhood. Although each façade of the school is explained in relation to its immediate context - the various adjoining buildings - and, despite the fragmented geometry of the land, the building is one, not a sum of parts. Its unfolding is its identity. As an institution of future artisans and designers represents, Pinós and her team have wrapped it with a ceramic material manufactured in an artisanal way. Thus, the first lesson of this building is politics. Its location, in a popular neighborhood next to the most emblematic market of Barcelona -La Boquería- returns to the school the rotundity of its previous and very diverse headquarters. The will of the architecture to point out the place, and at the same time bend to it, informs the students that the apparent contradiction, or paradox, are material with which to work the creation when the personal ambition takes into account the respect towards the that already exists. Price per square meter according to architects: 1,000 euros.
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Craft Awards 2017.
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The 2017 Regional Handicraft Awards recognized the most outstanding professionals in the sector during the past year at an event held at the Regional Crafts Center of Murcia, attended by the Minister of Employment, Universities and Business, Juan Hernández, and 150 professionals, and that served as a meeting point and value of the works and authors of the Region in this field, in order to boost the competitiveness of artisans and their associations. In particular, the Crafts Prize of the Region of Murcia, which recognizes the whole of a work and a consolidated career and has an endowment of 3,000 euros, went to the crafts company Belenes Murcia, Jesús Griñán SL For its part, the Product Award Craftsman (endowed with 2,000 euros) was for the collection 'Glass of the Dawn' by the artisan Carmen Martínez (Ópalo Taller Vidriero), this award takes into account those products or artisan collections made in the previous two years.
The Promociona Artesanía Prize (1,500 euros) assesses the entities or private organizations that present programs, campaigns or initiatives to promote crafts, and was for the project 'Esparte', by the artisan Jesús María Quintero. Lastly, the Belén Artesano Navidad Prize (7,000 euros) recognizes nonprofit entities from the Region that present a project to assemble the nativity scene for its installation in the San Esteban Palace. On this occasion, the award went to the assembly proposed by the Prometeo Foundation. The winners were chosen by a jury. In addition, the candidate papers were exposed for a citizen vote. The event was organized by the Ministry of Employment, Universities and Business, through the General Directorate of Commerce, Consumption and Administrative Simplification.
Paths of the winners Registered in the Artisan Register of the Region of Murcia since 1985, the master craftsman Jesus Griñán began with eight years as an apprentice. Hundreds of pieces of different sizes make up its catalog, and its nativity scenes are exhibited in Japan, the United States and numerous European cities. Carmen Martínez Azorín is registered in the Artisan Registry since 1999, she has been a master craftswoman since 2012 and covers a wide range of work techniques with glass. 'Tictactoys', initiative of artisan Joaquín Plana, revolves around the world of toy and doll, based on certified raw materials, but with a renewed and pedagogical proposal. The project 'Esparte' dates back to 28 years ago, when the author, Jesús María Quintero, discovers the possibilities of Esparto. From then on, he began a research and teaching on this material, for the recovery of popular works of yesteryear. The fundamental activity was divided into two tasks: research and dissemination.
The counselor said that "these professionals and entities are placing the crafts sector in an environment of excellence and The Artisan Entrepreneurship quality that, without losing the Award recognizes the traditional characteristics that entrepreneur or entrepreneurial define them, is increasingly company that has stood out for Our most enthusiastic highlighting its creativity, and the introduction of new concepts congratulations to the winners also its social and environmental in the sector (1,500 euros) and and, in particular, to the teacher responsibility" . achieved it with 'Tictactoys', wool Carmen Martínez Azorín, of toys by artisan Joaquín Plana. "Ópalo Taller Vidriero". www.amigosmava.org
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Friends of Glass campaign.
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Friends of Glass, the platform of consumers in favor of food and drinks packaged in glass, has just launched its awareness campaign under the theme #YoElijoVidrio, with the aim of highlighting the different advantages when choosing packaged products in this material.
material, who have wanted to share with their followers the reasons why they choose glass.
generation, introduces glasspacked products into its home. In twenty seconds a sequence of everyday scenes full of emotion is Since last October 16, the achieved along with a individual videos of the musical background in protagonists have been crescendo in intensity and viewed, reaching more than number of sounds 1.5 M of views on Instagram, characteristic of the Facebook, Twitter and consumption of food in glass. YouTube. Now you can see Through the testimonies of the global video, in which the "When we buy a food or drink five well-known faces, the five influencers already we are also choosing its platform wanted to highlight appear, and with which the packaging, in the case of the virtues of glass full story is shown. With this glass it is a chemically inert packaging and the reasons video, the delivery of six material, it does not give why consumers prefer this pieces created using the substance neither to its option. technique of storytelling is content nor to the completed, to reflect the environment, and it is also The campaign has counted habits of a society that, manufactured with 100% with the collaboration of increasingly, is concerned recyclable endless natural television presenter chef and with maintaining a healthy raw material. It is an honor gastronomic blogger and respectful life with the for us to have influencers Samantha Vallejo-Nájera, environment and its related to our message to the presenter of radio and environment. help us spread the word to all television Jaime Cantizano, consumers, which we hope the actor Maxi Iglesias, the The campaign also featured will be added to the influencer Laura Escanes the reissue of the television #YoElijoVidrio action, "said and the actress Elena spot that Friends of Glass Karen Davies, head of Furiase. launched in 2016. This clip Friends of Glass Spain. reflects the habits of a family Five prescribers aware of the that, generation after importance of using this www.amigosmava.org
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Audemars Piguet Award.
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Belén Uriel (Madrid, 1974) has won the VI Audemars Piguet Prize for the production of a work of art at ARCOmadrid 2018.
The sculpture will be composed of a metal structure that will house different glass panels with a texture similar to broken glass, but in fact it will be a single piece, in His work, 'En Dandanah', reference to the fragility is a project presented by of the original game and the Galería Madragoa in its doubtful usability. Lisbon, and will be exhibited at the Through rethinking the Audemars Piguet space functions of a at the Fair (from February sophisticated project that 21 to 25). was designed to be a toy, but revealed a greater In this way, the artist will conceptual complexity, produce, with the 15,000 Uriel reimagines the euros of the award, a forms that make up the monumental glass and Taut proposal. metal sculpture inspired by the glass game The research and quality Dandanah: The Fairy of the construction will Palace, designed by the illustrate the values of German architect Bruno complexity and precision Taut in 1920.
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that are at the center of the proposal. The jury was formed by Paula Achiaga, deputy director of El Cultural; Pilar Citoler, collector; Manuel Fontán, exhibition director of the Juan March Foundation; Ainhoa Grandes, president of the MACBA Foundation; Eduardo Rivero, collector; Winka Angelrath, Exhibition Director of Audemars Piguet; Eloy Martínez de la Pera, art consultant of Audemars Piguet Iberia, and Carlos Urroz, director of ARCOmadrid. Belén Uriel lives and works between Lisbon and London.
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Vitrum 2017.
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Milan was again the center of attention of the world of glass between the past 3 and 6 October. More than 10,000 visitors from all over the world came to the venue of Fiera Milano Rho, where all the novelties of the sector were exposed, in terms of machinery, accessories and processes for the flat and hollow glass process. Vitrum closed its twentieth edition exceeding ten thousand registered visitors. The event welcomed 245 exhibitors from 21 countries from around the world. During the four days of the exhibition, professional visitors from the world of glass were able to appreciate technologies and latest generation systems, as well as all kinds of accessories and special products for glass processing. There were also almost real examples of processing plants that comply with Industry 4.0 opinions, which incorporate highly complex solutions. Vitrum had 14,564 square meters of exposure. Vitrum is an international claim for the virium sector, reflected above all in the high percentage of exhibitors (almost 48) from outside Italy. These exhibitors came from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, the Republic of San Marino, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, the United States, Switzerland and Turkey.
to venture beyond our borders was strengthened thanks to massive communication and promotion programs in important industrial events and our assistance during the last two years to many institutional meetings in Europe and Worldwide. I would also like to point out the contribution - totally spontaneous - that various protagonists of the international glass industry have had in the success of Vitrum 2017, which brought with them several delegations of industry professionals from their respective countries, as well as the new ideas and proposals that has made the fair in Milan for the future of the event. This is further evidence of the effectiveness of the relationships we cultivate with international glass associations. " Largest number of manufacturers Another determining factor to gauge the success of participation in Vitrum is the number of manufacturers who presented their novelties in Milan. In total there were 186, which is equivalent to 76% of all exhibitors. The exhibitions, in themselves, had a very high value, with machinery, accessories and special products for the processing of flat glass and hollow glass: "The value was considerable" -says Laura Biason, director of Vitrum"because it embodies the extraordinary effort that the exhibiting companies have invested to expose their novelties.
Also, professional visitors came from up to 86 countries, including all of Thus, real production plants were Europe; North, Central and South America; the Middle and Far East; Asia installed that worked during the four days of the fair, with complex solutions and Oceania. that work perfectly and that represent "Thanks to the proactive support of ITA the maximum expression of the (Italian Trade Agency), Vitrum premises of 'Industry 4.0', a paradigm extended its international reach this that the Italian glass industry had year", comments the president of already adopted as own. Vitrum, Dino Zandonella Necca. The positive comments of experts and "From the earliest stages in the professionals about the informative organization of the event, our concern seminars and the training sessions
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presented in this edition of Vitrum corroborate the need to continue in this direction. The seminars are very necessary and well-attended opportunities for professional growth and the exchange of information, and we intend to expand its reach and its contents in the future ". A space for the exchange of experiences Technology and innovation had an exclusive space in 'Unique Interpretations - Glass Experiences', which offered the Vitrum audience a place for cultural reflection. A specialized, sophisticated and elegant exhibition combined the infinite possibilities of technological innovation with art, craftsmanship and design applied to glass. The valuable works exhibited generated the admiration of visitors and exhibitors alike. Also, Vitrum 2017, exploited more than ever the new resources of social networks. The hashtag # Vitrum2017 had a great impact. Many exhibitors and industry professionals used it, not only as a communication tool for and for the Show, but also, and above all, as a channel to share the "Vitrum experience". "# Vitrum2017 -explains Laura Biasonintensified throughout the fair - in the way that only social networks can do it - the repercussions of the event beyond the scope of Milan itself. # Vitrum2017 became the 'trending topic' that agglutinated the interest in the event during its key moments ". "Qualified professionals and demanding business perspectives: these were the essential elements that can summarize the edition of Vitrum 2017", concludes President Dino Zandonella Necca. "The positive evaluations of the visitors have convinced us of the growing affection that Vitrum generates, as well as of the valuable solutions, innovations and expectations that it offers for the future," he concludes.
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How does it.
This month we include some pictures of the technique practiced by Pavlína Čambalová.
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Ancient and medieval Iberia seen throughglass.
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Jorge de Juan Ares, Nadine Schibille.
the Iberian Peninsula The study of ancient and imported raw glass from medieval glasses has the Near East for the identified distinct better part of the first compositional groups as millennium CE, following a result of the chemical a similar pattern characteristics of the raw observed elsewhere in materials used for its the Mediterranean production. region. Archaeometric analysis can determine the provenance of the glass, and has demonstrated a large-scale production and commercialisation of raw glass throughout the Mediterranean during the ancient and medieval periods. Secondary workshops on
Little is known about the production or use of glass in the Christian parts of the peninsula during this period.
The increasing volume of analytical data on Spanish glass demonstrates the potential of an However, there are some archaeometric approach to indications that point to a shed light not only on the local production of glass production and trade of and that deserve further glass on the Iberian investigation. Peninsula but also on the ancient and medieval In the ninth century, economy more generally. natron glass was replaced in al-Ă ndalus by The complete document in plant ash and lead-rich pdf format can be obtained glass that may represent through this link. a local production.
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The glass in Colombia.
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When I heard that saying justifying the difficulty of a task, comparing it to making bottles, I believed it. But I never put logic to it, neither to the phrase, nor to the art. Blow to make bottles? Is that why industries are not already there? Well no, there are about 200 glass blowers in Colombia. Nearby, because in Bogotá there are only nine, and so the proportion tends to decrease. The nine artisans of the capital are dedicated to building unique figures with the help of propane gas and industrial oxygen, fire. And of course, a lot of creativity. Miguel Ángel Mahecha has been creating pieces of glass for 33 years. He knew this art in his youth and he never wanted to change, he "won a lottery" because, as he said, he was paid to learn this trade, which allowed him to see his children grow, avoid the traffic jams in Bogotá and have his independent business that today does not change for nothing. In the 80s an incredible demand grew for owls and elephants, because it was believed, or believed, that they give good luck. That's why the workshops needed apprentices to fulfill the orders and Don Miguel arrived "at the right time to the place
where he had always wanted to be"; a place where he could use his creativity and exploit the fine motor skills that had always flattered him. Like all trade, it has its technique
rods that manage to be as thin as cellophane, even with density to float in the environment. But the glass keeps cutting, according to its nature. Transparent, white, blue, green, amber or black. Take the piece of glass of the color that your client has requested or that the piece requires.
With the help of a torch, and the fire produced by the mixture of gas and oxygen, it begins to melt the glass that ends up yielding under more The incrusta one in another, than 1000 degrees centigrade. the result condensed into a single element gives it metallic, Don Miguel takes the glass in shiny or matte tone. That is the its purest state, and of the best skill most difficult to describe. quality, imported from Germany, the same one used His art translates into to make laboratory pipettes. reminders, awards, watches, Take the oval shaped pieces to decoration, costume jewelery, make holes. And the rods to all unique pieces, because, make solid pieces. even if he wants to, he can not make two exactly the same. For five minutes it melts, And that, says Don Miguel, is blows, and turns. He melts, his bet, his added value. blows and turns the glass again and again, while his Don Miguel chose not to teach hands, instinctively, move to his children the trade that make a new creation. allows him to work at home and at his own pace. After two minutes his yellow glasses are no longer yellow, He preferred to let them take they are purple, typical of the their own paths, but thanks to trade. Those glasses that life that one of them has found change color allow the yellow in the glass a way of life. tones to be blocked in front of In the workshop of 'Arvid', in the eyes to see how the glass the Floralia neighborhood, in goes in the fire. the south of Bogotá, Don Miguel is always there, Without a mold, only with the dedicating every day of his life memory of their hands, their to practicing his trade, his creativity or a couple of hobby, that perhaps after a few photographic references decades is just a memory. begins to mold the long glass
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"Vuit" in the Seu.
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Hundreds of people went to the Cathedral of Mallorca on November 11 to witness the 8, a unique light phenomenon that only occurs twice a year, when the circle of light that forms the sun to penetrate one of the rosettes projects just below the opposite rosette. As every year, coinciding with the festivity of San Martín, on November 11 this phenomenon occurs, the "show of eight", which lasts a few minutes, when sunlight passes through the largest rosette and projects its reflection on the wall of the in front, under the rosette of the main portal. In this way, a double rosette is formed, one of glass and the other of light, producing a luminous game full of colors that year after year attracts the curious, explains the Mallorcan
seo in a statement.
height, with its 11.33 inner diameter and 100.82 square meters of surface.
That day, the Cathedral opened its doors at 7.30 am to allow access to the It is made up of 129 pieces of "marès" stone temple to all who would and 1,116 pieces of like to enjoy it. colored glass and is one In addition, the Cathedral of the largest in of Mallorca issued the Christianity. show on its website and Made in the time of social networks. Bishop Antoni de Galiana The Christian tradition (1363-1375), it is called has the expression "oculus" or "eye of the "octave dies". The Gothic." ancient Christian writers, by adding one more day The rosette works for to the seven natural days many hours of the day as of the week, granted the a clock, since the sun's "eighth day" the category rays are resting on the left wall, the main facade or of "a time beyond all time, the time of eternity, the other wall. heaven." The 14 pillars of The Cathedral of Mallorca the Mallorcan temple are gives prominence to the octagonal. symbolism of light, with its 61 windows and 5 rose In the center of the windows, which make it rosette of the main façade is the "M" of María the "cathedral of light". Virgen, the owner of the The eight will not be Mallorcan Cathedral. The repeated until the Candelaria, on February largest rosette, forming 2, provided it does not 24 equilateral triangles, dawn cloudy. reaches 40 meters in
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Fifth telescope mirror.
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The manufacturing process of the fifth of the seven mirrors that will make up the largest telescope in the world, to be located in Chile, has already begun, reported the Magallanes Gigante Telescope Organization (GMTO, for its acronym in English). The device, which will produce images ten times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope, will consist of seven pieces of glass 8.4 meters wide each that will create a single effective telescope of 24.5 meters in diameter. To get one of these mirrors, they said in a statement, they need to melt almost 20 tons of glass, made specifically in Japan, which melts in a rotary oven and then be cooled and polished before being located in the complex that will be located in the Cordillera de los Andes (Chile).
The project, whose opening was set in 2021 and which was inaugurated in 2015, will seek to study planets outside the Solar System and analyze the formation of galaxies and "innovative discoveries of astronomy," said Dr. Robert N. Shelton, president of GMTO in the notice.
stages, since the second one is receiving its fine polishing treatment on the front, while the third one will apply the coarse polish on its front, the same process that it will follow the fourth and central mirror of the apparatus.
Once completed, they will be sent to the location of the astronomical complex in the The smelting will take place Chilean Andes, in one of the at the Richard F. Caris Mirror most outstanding enclaves to Laboratory, University of address these studies, as Arizona (UA), where glass they highlighted from GMTO. will reach a temperature of "It's a monumental effort, and 1,165 degrees Celsius for the telescope will be among four hours and then cool for the scientific initiatives three months at a rate of funded with the largest spin slower than during private funds of our time," casting. said Taft Armandroff, The result of this process is professor of astronomy and a polished mirror with an director of the McDonald Observatory at the University accuracy of less than one thousandth of the thickness of Texas at Austin, and vice of a human hair. president of the Board of Directors. GMTO. There is already a finished View video. mirror and the other three are in more advanced
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Glass production.
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The glass industry strengthens its stability and commitment in terms of contribution from an economic and wealth generation point of view as well as an environmental one due to the circular economy and its contribution in the labor and social sphere. During the last year the Spanish glass industry generated 2,084 million euros thanks to the contribution of the different plants of Afelma, Anfevi, Faovi and Favipla that have produced a total of 3.73 million tons of glass. This is demonstrated by the latest data collected in the "Study on the economic, environmental and social contribution of the glass sector in Spain", carried out by the independent consultancy CIMAS and recently presented by Vidrio España, together with the General Director of Industry
and the SME from the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, Mario Buisán.
sense, the glass industry has been a paradigm of the Circular Economy model".
During the presentation, we wanted to emphasize the With regard to environmental commitment of the sector when defending the "Circular protection, the different Economy" model, based on a companies that make up Glass España are committed more sustainable and inclusive production model. to developing their own policies based on the This commitment goes hand principles of energy in hand with the momentum efficiency, the integration of of the European Union under recycling in the production the European Strategy 2020 process and the optimization umbrella in which different of fuel use. industries are encouraged to Regarding employment, the create more sustainable business models. glass sector currently provides 6,714 direct jobs, "Through this report we can and has an average of 14 confirm that the challenges years in contracts, betting on assumed by the glass a local, stable and quality industry have paid off and employment, reaching 93% that we are on the right track of employment undefined. to continue to consolidate as For Mario Buisán, "the great a fundamental engine of the Spanish economy," says challenge that most Secretary of Glass Spain, companies face today is to Juan Martin Spout. identify a model that combines sustainability and competitiveness. In this
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Lumiere, festival of light.
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If there is one place in the world that can boast these days of being more and better enlightened than anyone else, that is Durham.
program, this 2017 brought together artists from around the world including countries such as the United States, Canada, Spain, Holland, Sweden, Finland and, of course, the United The English town has Kingdom, and the appointment celebrated, from Thursday 16 to coincided with the annual Sunday 19 of last November, the conference of LUCI (Urban fifth edition of Lumiere, or what is Lighting Collective International). the same, the most important Among the works selected this light festival in the United year to illuminate the city stood Kingdom. out, for example, that of the Dutch artist Ralf Westerhof Spectacular installations, light projections, contemplative works whose characteristic 'pencil stroke' has created an in buildings, streets and installation in the shape of a bridges ... there is room for this and much more in the 29 works house typical of the canals of his country that hung over the Wear of art that illuminated the city River next to the Elver Bridge. during these four nights. A visual enjoyment that attracted more than 200,000 visitors in its latest edition and, for free, invited citizens to explore on foot, at night and in a totally different way the corners of the city. "Our small city (with 50,000 inhabitants) will be transformed once again into a spectacular, extraordinary, hypnotic and fascinating place full of light, illuminating our history and heritage, landscapes and architecture in ways we would never have imagined. welcome the world to Durham and shine the light on our wonderful people and places, "Durham County leader Simon Henig said of the festival. With an increasingly international
Moesby (United Kingdom) was inspired by the periodic table of elements and takes the 'emotional temperature' of the city through what people express in social networks. For its part, Control no Control of the Canadian Daniel Iregui is a sculpture of LED light that fluctuates in response to the gestures and movements of the hands of its visitors. The intervention in emblematic buildings of the city also gave surprising results.
The Nordic collective LDCOL transformed the Gala Theater into a brilliant interactive white cube and Entre les Rangs Frequencies of the Thai Kari transformed the cloisters of Kola used a captivating light and Durham Cathedral into a field of a sound landscape to measure illuminated flowers. to transform the riverbank and the south of Bailey into a dream In stark contrast to the previous one, the spectacular Fire Tornado place. delighted visitors with a kinetic A team of artists and scientists fire installation, while What led by Simeon Nelson launched Matters filled St Oswald's church Cosmoscope, a piece inspired with thousands of hand-blown by the scientific study of the glass pieces representing the human body, from the birth of light. microscopic cell to the beat of the human heart and the rhythm The Spanish representation is the responsibility of the artist Pablo of the cosmos, which invited viewers to reflect on its place in Valbuena, who transformed the interior and exterior of the the immense universe. Cathedral of Durham with The public, a fundamental part Methods. There was also room for In this work some light bells move interactive pieces in which the throughout the building and public played a key role. synchronized with the sound of Sagacity created by Aidan the bells of the cathedral.
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The domes of the Royal Glass Factory.
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The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport has called the tender for the award of the works of reinforcement and repair of the domes of the Royal Factory of Crystals of La Granja.
previous one because of a buttresses. fire in 1770. Behind it runs the corridor of jetties, covered by a The whole was built with barrel vault, with vents for granite masonry for the the exit of the smoke. walls and bricks for the vaults, forming a large The last action undertaken rectangular building of in the building was the approximately 178x132 rehabilitation of the roofs of The total bidding budget meters, with a large central the Royal Factory, with the stands at 1,096,312.07 courtyard. definitive intention of euros, as established in restoring the sealing The La Granja Crystals the announcement of the conditions of the roofs of Factory is a neoclassical Official State Gazette that the XVIII building that were building, which forms a publishes the tender. in poor condition, basically unitary group where the substituting those of the The deadline for the different activities of West Wing, Ala This and submission of proposals glassmaking and the Nave Leñera, and was last Thursday, homes of artisans were improving the South November 30, while the mixed. module. opening of offers will be on The main building, January 30 of next year. Construction work was also intended in principle for the carried out in the so-called The building of the Real manufacture of flat glass, Patio de Carlos III, in which Fábrica de Cristales is one consists of a central nave the glass panels of the of the best examples of with a barrel vault and existing metal structure European industrial transept arms that cover were removed, architecture at the end of their centers with domes waterproofing the side the 18th century. on scallops. roofs, and improving the It was made by order of On both sides of the nave closing of the patio King Carlos III, after having are the anchoring arcs arcades. been destroyed the separated by thick walls as www.amigosmava.org
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Xosé Antón Baqueiro.
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A traditional and artisan technique in the process of disappearing, such as the production of pieces in glass using the method of blowing with cane, is the main passion of the neighbor of Domaio Xosé Antón Baqueiro.
eu in Galicia. Spain must have 25 people who have left me, they bawl me directly like a galician, "he explains with humor.
Although he does not dedicate himself professionally to working with glass and sees it more as a His pendants with mushrooms that hobby, Xosé Antón Baqueiro has he shows in Bueu's Mycorhic already starred in an exhibition in Xornadas do not go unnoticed by Soutomaior several years ago anyone. He has been working with showing the recycled glass a workshop in his house for 15 sculptures he produces using the years and uses tons of glass for the blow technique. "Naquela blowing, which he accumulated empreguei occasion both glass and thanks to a closed factory. The sculpture in pedra, mesturando os goldsmith's pieces are made thanks dous elements for an exhibition to glass bars that he buys directly linked to the world of the sea and from the Venetian workshops in two rivers", as witnessed by pieces Murano. as beautiful as stone oysters with the glass pearl. The neighbor of Domaio, Xosé Antón Baqueiro, is being one of the It has about 4 tons of broken glass sensations in the Mycorhic from a factory. "They have so much Xornadas of Bueu for the artisan that they told me to recollect all the work that shows, in which you can bottles, Agora, or what, and, now, see pieces of glass with mushroom shovel the broken crystals in one shapes, covered by transparent piece and cook them at 1,300 glass as drops of water. degrees centigrade". This moañés of 46 years is probably the last glass blower of Galicia and from his workshop of Domaio works the glass of two different techniques. "As works with a blowtorch are only facemos in a rapaza of Vimianzo, that eu saiba.Later there was a German settled in Pontevedra, but xa non or traballa.In singing to or glass blown with cane, agora mesmo só estou
It is then when, in a liquid state, it shapes the sculptures. "To get different cores I use metal oxides". It is responsible for blowing with a rod. It is striking that you always have to use glasses of the same brand of drink for each piece, "the composition of glass must be uniform". Beyond the blowing, the other
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technique in which this neighbor of Domaio works is more common and is known as Lampwork. Work with a small torch to give shape to glass bars of different colors brought directly from the Venetian island of Murano, in Italy, where the most famous glass workshops in Europe reside. Up to three kilos a year receives in Murano glass bars. With the help of a pair of tweezers, it shapes the glass in liquid form. It is with this technique that he elaborates goldsmith's items such as those shown these days in Bueu's Mycorhic Xornadas. "Fago aneis, pendants, pendants, brooches or pisapapeis." I also use other techniques such as free fall in molds, taking advantage of the fact that at high temperatures, the state of glass is similar to that of mel. This moañés recognizes that he likes to demonstrate this art at fairs or other types of meetings. Although in Spain the glass blowing is very minor, it points out that "in countries like England or the United States, there is a moi boa that works, but not for industrial production, which are mechanized". Xosé Antón Baqueiro is already 15 years old giving shape to pieces of glass and has no intention of stopping. He even confesses his dream of being able to live off this passion.
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Golden chestnut 2017.
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For the first time in its history, the Prada a Tope Foundation presented its highest award, the Golden Chestnut, to an entrepreneur, Javier Prado, founder and partner of Tvitec. The award recognizes his work in defense of the employment and wealth of the Bercian region after 35 years of business activity, first in Cristalglass and for ten years in Tvitec. The delivery of the chestnut was held in the Picantal Hall of the Canedo Palace on Thursday, November 30. The Golden Chestnut is conceived by the Foundation to recognize the work of people or institutions in defense of Bierzo, understood in the broadest sense of the word: culture, business, traditions, gastronomy and promotional image. The Jury, made up of the patrons of the Foundation, recognizes the business career of a Berciano from Camponaraya who, over the past 35 years, has been characterized by his
unmistakable commitment to the territory, specializing in a product such as glass and becoming a international reference.
emblematic building.
Today, the glass produced in El Bierzo is in unique buildings in 50 countries on five continents, covering Javier Prado began his skyscrapers in New York, the entrepreneurial adventure in Museum of Tomorrow in Rio 1983 with his father and de Janeiro, the VIP rooms of brothers in Cristalglass, in the Qatar airport, the his native Camponaraya. headquarters of BBVA or Popular in Madrid, the Hard The company grew to reach Rock Hotel in Ibiza, and a 600 employees in five long etcetera. provinces, although the majority was in El Bierzo. It will invoice 100 million euros this year (70% outside The production reached Spain) and employs 450 25,000 windows a day. After people in El Bierzo and selling his stake to the another 150 in its factories in Mexican group Vitro, in 2007 Alicante, Oporto (Portugal) he started again in glass and Sao Paulo (Brazil), with his brothers creating competing from one to the Tvitec in Cubillos del Sil. other from Cubillos with large With the accumulated international multinationals. experience and the courage After the delivery took place that characterizes him, he the lighting of the Christmas launched himself back to the lights of the Palace, which venture despite the fact that this year has new surprises the first steps of the new and that has become the company coincide with the signal of the beginning of beginning of the economic Christmas in El Bierzo. crisis. As JosĂŠ Luis Prada points Far from wrinkling, his bet out with irony, "At the was higher and decided to Rockefeller Center in New take the international leap in York ... they are scared !! a big way, focusing on the With the lights of the Palace". processing of glass in the field of architectural and
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The stained glass windows of Donostia.
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We can contemplate them while we have a coffee on the Boulevard, when entering a Prim street portal, when we are going to register a document to the Town Hall or when going to a trial in the Provincial Court. Most of the stained glass windows were made in a moment of splendor of the city, the first third of the twentieth century, but what was then an element of distinction and luxury has now become a demodé ornament.
in many villas and palaces such as the Torres Satrústegui, Villa Soro and Aldamaenea, You can even see them in several cemeteries of the Polloe cemetery.
should be, with total security, more artistic elements of this type in villas and private homes of Ondarreta, Ategorrieta and the Centro de the city.
Most of these murals of light and color were made a century ago by the Mauméjean workshop, a family saga of three generations of magnificent "glass painters", as they are called Lola Horcajo and Juan José Fernández Beobide in his book "Villas de San Sebastián I '. His original workshop was in Pau (1862), but after settling in Anglet, Biarritz and Madrid came to San Sebastian in 1907, a city in full urban expansion, with a prosperous and burgeoning bourgeoisie, and a great demand for works for public buildings, religious and individuals. The workshop, located on Calle Pedro Egaña 8, came to serve all the north of the peninsula and exported stained glass windows to different European countries.
of those that can be contemplated in San Sebastian are the work of the Mauméjean firm, but there are also other workshops such as Unanue and Zumalabe or the Union of Artists Vidrieros de Irun. Lertxundi explains that another firm that started working in the city since 1930 was Arte Sociedad Limitada, of Segui and Goicoechea, whose location was in the particular alley of Suquía on Matía Street.
they are located". In these cases, if one of the windows is broken, according to Lertxundi, it is to carry out "a respectful restoration with the window".
The specialist specifies that the foral The Diputación commissioned Mikel aim of including these elements in the Lertxundi, doctor in Art History and Peppuc is "to avoid the disappearance" specialist in Basque artists of the of these stained glass windows, which nineteenth century and first half of the have "an undoubted artistic and twentieth, a work to inventory the main historical value". In his opinion, a stained glass windows and this has "change of place" of these elements been used as an argument to claim could be allowed, but what must be The Provincial Council has set them in their protection in the process of avoided at all costs is their "destruction their artistic and historical value and revision of the Peppuc The report or disappearance". Many framed has requested the City Council its details 130 elements in 60 different stained glass windows appear in many cataloging in the ongoing revision of locations made between the late art auctions today. "The problem is the Special Plan for the Protection of nineteenth and early nineteenth when they are eliminated without the Built Urban Heritage (Peppuc), century. further loss of good," he says. putting the municipal administration There is only one window included in In institutional buildings it is easier to into a legal challenge since many of the study that escapes this period: the appeal to the sensitivity of those these elements are inside private one made in 1977 based on sketches responsible to shield these cloths with homes and the measure could open a by Ruiz Balerdi for the Kutxa history that, in many cases, "make up judicial front. headquarters in Garibay street. Most the character of the building in which
The salary of 43 workers
One of the most singular works is the main window of the Foral Palace (1890-93) that represents the Jura de los Fueros de Gipuzkoa by Alfonso VIII. Its cost cost 32,250 pesetas of the then, which, to get an idea, was 43 times what a Fine Arts Scholar His works can be seen in the Palace of charged annually. The sketch was the Diputación, the City Hall (former made by José Echena and the window Casino), the Palace of Justice, in was made by the Mayer House in churches such as the Jesuits, San Munich. Other stained glass windows Ignacio, San Vicente, Repairing, of the foral building of the Plaza de Capuchins, in portals and staircases of Gipuzkoa were made by Mauméjean. many buildings of the Ensache Lertxundi explains that his cataloging Cortázar and Gros, in the Bar proposal only includes the windows of Barandiarán, the Bokado restaurant the most accessible buildings, (from the California coffee shop) and because he is convinced that there www.amigosmava.org
omething that, he affirms, has not been done in the town hall on some occasions. On other occasions, a subsequent architectural intervention has "distorted" the window. This is what happened in the Pescadería building when it was joined from the plaza, which is now gone Cánovas building. The result was that this window was covered by a beam and the lower end of the window was dismantled, something that, in his opinion, should be reconsidered - the piece, apparently, "was saved" - in the reform of the building that was will undertake from next year. In private homes, Lertxundi assumes that the task of protection is more difficult. "If someone buys a house with stained-glass windows, it is difficult to impose on the new owner the maintenance of a good that he may not need because he does not fit in with his style.
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