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GLASS
WORK
in
the
Dalle
de Verre Technique
by
VEE
OSVALDS
September
4 to 30th
at
the
McGuffey
Art Center
201
2nd St. NW
Charlottesville,
Virginia
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Vee
explains details on a glass work to Opening Reception attendee.
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Click
here for thumbnails and detailed photos of artwork in the show
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I
have been using the Dalle de Verre technique since I first learned it during
my apprentice years. The technique attracts me because of the materials
and freedom it allows in the creative process. |
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The
depth of the colors achieved in the thicker glass, irregular shapes resulting
from breaking the glass, and the sparkle of the facets when they are fully
illuminated, are the visual reasons I like working with the thicker Dalle
glass. |
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The
techniques also allow more freedom in the creative process than the traditional
leaded stained glass. Traditionally
the creative processing leaded stained glass occurs in the design and colored
sketch phase, followed by assembly according to the set design. The Dalle
de Verre technique allows me to create on the light table in an immediate
fashion, making changes to any part of the piece up until the last minute
before the epoxy is poured into the gaps between the glasses. |
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The
majority of my works in this technique have been autonomous hanging pieces,
although I have created several large architectural windows, the biggest
of these windows four feet wide and twenty-six feet tall. The effect of
the full sun behind this window is breathtaking and it is what I strive
for. |
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The
pieces in the show are an extension of the training and previous work
I have done. Most pieces made in the Dalle de Verre are done exclusively
for an architectural opening and therefore set into a fixed framework
with boundaries. This exhibit is an intentional change of direction to
show that, glass in this technique can exist autonomously and it is visually
interesting when glass extends beyond its own framework in the epoxy.
Vee
Osvalds
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Opening
Reception
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Click
on glass work for a detailed view
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The
opening day attendees enjoy snacks and a drink.
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