Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

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What is Glass?

What is Glass?

Glass is a transparent solid. It varies in composition based on the type of glass. Artists use these variants to create art glass, including stained, blown, and a myriad of decorated forms. Glass can be cut, textured, surfaced with overlays, and engraved.

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Gunther Uecker

Jahresteller, 1975

Sculpture / Object

Glass

EUR 1,800

Weiwei Ai

Glass Vase, 2023

Sculpture / Object

Glass

GBP 5,000 - 7,000

Rafael Jesus Soto

Mirroire, 2005

Sculpture / Object

Glass

EUR 10,000

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Pixel art

Pixel art is a specific digital art created pixel by pixel. It is similar to making a mosaic, where small bits are individually placed, creating larger artworks. Nostalgia is credited for the pixel art trend which uses video game art techniques in new art.

Systems Art

Systems Art describes a group of artists which used the structures of conceptualism and minimalism to create artwork responsive to their environment. They rejected traditional art themes and embraced aesthetic systems in experimentation with diverse media, connecting with late 1960s to early 1970s political movements.

Uncanny

The Uncanny is a concept which Sigmund Freud, psychologist, described as the anxious or strange feeling some individuals experience with familiar objects. Surrealist artists, seeking to reveal the subconscious and reconcile it with reality, used artwork which combined the familiar in unexpected and odd ways.

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