5/17/2023 0 Comments Three dimensional glass painting![]() The result is that these works comment on glass itself and its normal function but in different ways expand upon these commentaries – very philosophically – by questioning given conditions in time and space. Perhaps, between these works, it is possible to understand some characteristics which might, in the end, make it relevant to talk about the concept of glass art in Iceland.Īll artists use glass for purposes other than an ordinary function (a drinking glass, a vase or window glass - both plain and stained glass) and have transformed it into something else. ![]() I even find that their works both emphasize and expand each other. Each challenges some concepts and some conditions in very different ways but all works seem to successfully stand out as both aesthetic and philosophical commentaries.Įven though these five artists have different approaches it is interesting that their works at the same time are connected in unintended ways. All works share playfulness in relation to a characteristic use of the glass media. None of these artists work solely in glass. I have selected five art works made by five very different artists: Leifur Breiðfjörð, Hreinn Fridfrinnsson, Finnbogi Pétursson, Harpa Árnadóttir, and Rúrí.
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