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Amazing art on glass!
- Thread starter Jim Miller
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Not sure I understand what the technique is. How do the broken bits stay in place?
Rick
Rick
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That is really cool.
I am purely speculating but imagine that the glass has been prepared ahead of time with an adhesive holding it to the black backing?
What I am wondering is: after it is finished is anything applied in front of the broken surface?
Surely over time, some glass bits will continue to fall off.
Or worse, someone will try touching it and get cut.
In any case, it is a really unique and innovative form of artwork.
I am purely speculating but imagine that the glass has been prepared ahead of time with an adhesive holding it to the black backing?
What I am wondering is: after it is finished is anything applied in front of the broken surface?
Surely over time, some glass bits will continue to fall off.
Or worse, someone will try touching it and get cut.
In any case, it is a really unique and innovative form of artwork.
I'm guessing it is laminated to a sheet of black polycarbonate, not unlike bullet-proof glass. The glass for that is normally tempered to make it harder, but shatters when cracked at all. This glass would have to be relatively soft to allow for localized controlled breaking.
What I wanna know is who dropped something onto a sheet of that stuff and thought the result had potential.
What I wanna know is who dropped something onto a sheet of that stuff and thought the result had potential.
Quite stunning!
It's fun to speculate about how he accomplished this artwork. I agree with you others, that the original sheet of glass was probably bonded to a black substrate. However, that might not hold all of the shards, and the surface would harbor many dangerously sharp edges and points of the broken pieces. Could an intact sheet of glass be pressed against the surface to keep it clean and reduce the hazards?
Maybe our friends at ArtGlass can shed some light on this innovative technique, since they were a sponsor. I'll ask.
Maybe our friends at ArtGlass can shed some light on this innovative technique, since they were a sponsor. I'll ask.
Simon Berger is quite incredible, right? To answer one of your questions – he works with a hammer and laminated glass to create his works. For this specific one, it was Artglass AR 99 Protect - our shatter-resistant anti-reflective glass product. The video is actually from a live performance from Brussels, Belgium - so for this piece, he only had one shot to make it right.
As for the artist's technique, this video by Art Insider gives some more insight into his process:
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But he also creates quite a lot of videos of his work in action - so you should check out the artist's IG page - @simonberger.art . Watching him in action is mesmerizing.
As for the protection after the work is finished – we won't be able to tell you exactly what precautions are taken, but maybe it's a commentary on how art shouldn't be touched with hands? What do you think?
As for the artist's technique, this video by Art Insider gives some more insight into his process:
.
But he also creates quite a lot of videos of his work in action - so you should check out the artist's IG page - @simonberger.art . Watching him in action is mesmerizing.
As for the protection after the work is finished – we won't be able to tell you exactly what precautions are taken, but maybe it's a commentary on how art shouldn't be touched with hands? What do you think?
Amazing!
Thanks for posting that video as well, truly amazing indeed and a lot of fun to watch
Yes, thanks for posting that new video. That unique, innovative artistic technique is fascinating to watch.
Hmm...That model looks familiar. Could it be our friend, Sanda Lapinska?
Hmm...That model looks familiar. Could it be our friend, Sanda Lapinska?
