Sculptures created with the use of glass are an art form that has become greatly appreciated of the centuries. Glass art sculpture dates thousands of years with Pieces dating back to the ancient Egypt. Today, glass art uses many of the same techniques as these early glass artisans. However, people have added new techniques and skills That were not possible in earlier days. The three main techniques are glass blowing, hot sculpting, and cold working.
The Tree of Jesse, in France, represents the family tree of Jesus. The the technique used in this piece is cold working in the form of stained Glass. The name is taken from the book of Isaiah where Jesus is referred to as a shoot coming up from the stump of Jesse. The ornaments on the Jesse tree show the ancestors of Jesus and of the events leading to his birth. Its size alone shows the time it took to create.
Dale Chihuly created the Persian Chandelier in 2005. This very modern piece was created with very difficult techniques. The fluid form of the flowers is identical to the look of nature. The size of the piece shows that not only is Chihuly an amazing artist, but an engineer with his oversized structure.
I appreciate glass as an art because of the contrasting nature glass itself. It can have such beauty and power but is completely vulnerable shattering into pieces. If a person is not careful the glass art, repairs can be quite costly. The same techniques in repairing were used in the creation of these amazing glass art pieces. Both pieces have very different meanings; Tree of Jesse with a religious history meaning and the Persian Chandelier with the organic flowing look of something in nature. I love the Persian Chandelier and how it looks so fragile and can easily be broken. The Tree of Jesse, although a representation from a book in the bible, does not draw me in the same way.
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