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The main activity has been concentrated in exploring new glass materials and their possible application in art works.
Several workshops were organized teaching art students different techniques in glass art.
Among the new materials and techniques VICARTE is exploring luminescent glasses under UV light as well as several ceramic phosphors which can be applied in glass. Development of new techniques to produce ruby glass are being studied to enlarge the colour palette available to artists.
CO2 laser engraving, 3D printing, thin layer deposition using spray pyrolysis are being experimented. Reproduction of ancient vases is also being studied.
A few examples of artworks and experiments with several techniques are shown below.
Luminescent glass sculptures by Teresa Almeida
An art work by Richard Meitner commissioned by the University Library of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the "Universidade Nova de Lisboa".
Chris Taylor, Reticello with luminescent glass
Master students exhibition at IMARGEM, Almada
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Robert Wiley, hand painted enamel with laser engraving, 2010 |
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Robert Wiley, blown glass, hand painted enamel with laser engraving, torched worked borosilicate glass
human teeth, 2010 |
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Master stuydent Fernanda Guerreiro, kiln-cast glass, sand, pigment, 2011
Master student Rita Rodrigues, glass and mixed media, 2011
Master student Chisa Kitajima, torch worked borosilicate glass, 2011
Richard Meitner - Extrusion of photographed glass object, and glass object on the right
(a good talking to balloon copy),
Author' note: “This laser engraving here was made by taking the photo of the piece I made, reducing it to a 'line drawing' in Photoshop, and
then transforming that line drawing in a 3d program called Cinema 4D,
to what is called an 'extrusion' of that line drawing. I then fed that image into the engraver and engraved the enamelled black glass”
Teresa Almeida, "pequenos organismos", float glass painted with luminescent enamels
Fernando Quintas, Float glass pannel with luminescent glass (right - under UV)
Fernando Quintas, Experiments - Painting in float glass
Pedro Fortuna, Forced rhythm, 2004, earthenware and multiple glazes, 84 x 126 x 5cm.
Pedro Fortuna, Built landscape #5;
Built landscape #6; paper porcelain, c. 40 x 40 cm. work-in-progress.
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