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Master of Glass Art and Science
Overview of the Master ---->
A pre-registration can be made now sending a short CV
to vicarte@fct.unl.pt
You will be contacted to apply for admission.
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Syllabus (1st year)
Introduction to Glass Science and Technology I (1st semester) 5, 5 h/week
An introduction to materials science fundamentals is necessary for the student to understand the kind of material he is going to work with. The student will be introduced to the composition of different glasses, their significant properties, and in particular the problems related to mechanical tensions in glass pieces after forming. As a result an understanding of how to correctly plot the annealing schedules for different glasses will be acquired. Each student will acquire the necessary knowledge to order the adequate glass in the marketplace, and to evaluate compatibility between them. A basic understanding of glass ceramics will also be taught, namely their compositions, properties and applications.
Summary of topics to be covered in this discipline
Introduction to materials science; crystalline structures; silicate structure;
Glass-ceramics
Mechanical properties
Thermal properties
Glasses:
Definition
Glass transition temperature
Structure
Network forming oxides
Modifier oxides
Raw materials and main types of glasses
Composition of glasses; Calculation of the composition
Glass fining
Working point, softening point and annealing point
Temperature schedules for the annealing of blown and/or cast glass objects.
Compatibility of glasses. Coefficient of thermal expansion.
Glazing:
Classification and properties
Compositions – formulation and recipes
Application – conditions to be obeyed and adjustments to the ceramic body
Defects – causes, corrections and their potentially creative exploitation
Introduction to Glass Science and Technology II (2nd Semester) 5,5 h/week
In the 2nd semester the lectures will focus on the theoretical and practical knowledge related to glass manufacturing processes and on the techniques used to make individual (studio) glass pieces. The theoretical and practical fundamentals of all of the processes currently used in artists’ glass studios will be examined, as well as new materials and techniques now in development which can be used in glass art.
Summary of topics to be covered in this discipline
Glass manufacturing technologies
Tempered glasses
Manufacturing technologies
Pot and tank type furnaces.
Flat glass production: laminated, drawn, and float glass.
Glass blowing (with the pipe and at the lamp).
Kiln casting, sand casting and pâte de verre.
How to make moulds.
Glasses with special properties.
Colour
Optical glasses
Dichroic glasses; deposition in thin layer.
Luminescent glasses.
Different kinds of architectural glasses
Chemical durability: glass degradation.
Neon
Glass Studio I (1st semester) 14,5h/week
Through studio work the students will learn the most important techniques used for the production of glass articles. The students will also be taught about the design and construction of equipment, as well as about the safety measures indispensable for those who work in glass studios.
Summary of topics to be covered in this discipline
Techniques of blown glass.
Glass processed by cold techniques.
Glass poured into sand moulds (sand casting) and "pâte de verre".
Fusing and slumping.
Surface treatments; sand blasting, electroplating and electroforming.
Enamelling and staining of glass.
Sculpture.
Mixed techniques.
Equipment design and construction.
Burners and fuels
Basic principles of electricity.
Security in the glass studio.
Glass Studio II (2nd semester) 14,5h/week
Continuation and further studies of the material introduced during the curricular unit "glass studio" from the 1st semester.
Seminar I (1st semester) 1, 5 h/week
A discussion centred on the concepts of glass art, creativity and conceptualisation.
Summary of topics to be covered in this discipline
Forum for the presentation and discussion of research topics, or for the discussion of concepts relevant to the Art and Science of Glass. Creativity, conceptualisation, and the integration of that knowledge.
Lectures, criticism, discussion, seminaries and visits to museums will be focused on the following questions: what is art and what is the purpose/function/value of art?
Seminar II (2nd semester) 1,5 h/week
Prepare students for the choice of the subject of their exhibition and/or dissertation projects.
Summary of topics to be covered in this discipline
Preliminary studies for the dissertation. Analysis of the subjects chosen by master's students: aesthetic criteria, scientific and technical pathways. Preparation for the exhibition. Lectures (continuing from previous semester), criticism, discussions, seminaries and visits to museums will be focused on the following questions: what is art and what is the purpose/function/value of art?
Introduction to Chemistry (1st Semester) 3h/week
Introduction to chemical concepts essential for the understanding of materials properties, applied to selected materials consistent with future work areas.
Summary of topics to be covered in this discipline
Examples of the importance of Chemistry in the Art of Glass.
From the atom to the molecule.
Atomic models and chemical bonds.
Periodic properties.
Chemical bonding in the solid state.
Ionic bonding.
Covalent solids.
Metallic bonding.
Van der Waals forces.
Hydrogen bonding.
Thermodynamic factors which influence chemical equilibrium.
Equilibrium calculations in chemical reactions.
Acid-base, precipitation and redox reactions.
Introduction to chemical kinetics.
Order, activation energy of reaction mechanisms.
Art History (1st Semester) 3h/week
This seminar is essentially directed towards those master's candidates who have not had sufficient education in this area in the course of their previously completed bachelor’s degree programs. It is also open to those who feel they need to update or improve their previously acquired knowledge in this area. It will present the essential bibliography and reading lines for the history of art, in order to acquire the ability to identify and characterize the most fundamental moments in the long story of Western Art, from its beginning up to the present time. Students will hereby learn to better understand the major contributions of the most important artists throughout history. Portuguese Art will be included where it has played a role in this international artistic development.
Summary topics to be covered in this discipline
Brief presentation of the study methodologies adopted in the History of Art.
The origins of Art and Architecture.
The city, the temple, the palace and funeral complexes.
The Classic Paradigm: Greece and Rome.
Paleochristian art and the transition to the Medieval Paradigm.
Romanesque and Gothic.
The Renaissance in Italy and Flanders and the emergence of the Modern Paradigm.
Renaissance, Mannerism and Baroque.
Rococo and the beginning of Revivalism (Neogothic and Neoclassicism).
The XIX Century: Romanticism, Realism and Eclecticism.
Impressionism and the Post-Impressionism.
The XX Century: Modern and Contemporary Art.