Glassblowing is a technique that transforms molten glass into a bubble, which is then worked into a desired shape. Many glass artists use this technique to create wonderful pieces of artworks using glass. Surprisingly this technique has been around for a long time, it was first invented by Phoenicians at around 50 BC, and until today people are still using this method to form glassware. Although there are newer methods to form glass today, the glass blowing method is still in use by many glass artist. In fact this old-fashion method of creating glass could have been used to make one of the glassware you are using right now!
Here is a video of how the entire process works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bErxv6Wl7wY
I've seen glassblowers working up close. It's astounding what they can do with it! I never thought of this as art, but it definitely is I think.
ReplyDeleteGlassblowing is really cool to me because it is both artistic and practical. The same techniques that are used now to give these works their properties were used in the creation of glass before it changed to being done by machines. Back before these machines were created, blowing glass was the way that things like lanterns and other important items were created.
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