Little Dreams in Glass and Metal: Enameling in America, 1920 to the Present
Enameling 鈥� the art of fusing glass to metal through a high temperature firing process 鈥� gained widespread popularity in the United States in last half of the twentieth century. Now in the first decades of the twenty-first century, artists throughout the country continue to explore enamel in a variety of forms, finding new meaning and rich expressive potential in the vibrant color and layered depth of this time-honored medium.
The first nationally traveling exhibition to survey this dynamic field in more than fifty years, Little Dreams in Glass and Metal is organized by the Los Angeles-based Enamel Arts Foundation. Taking its title from a phrase artist Karl Drerup used to describe the extraordinary properties of the medium鈥斺�淚 appreciate knowing when someone derives joy from the long hours I spend in making these little dreams out of glass and metal鈥濃�擫ittle Dreams includes 121 artworks from the Foundation鈥檚 collection of modern and contemporary enamels.
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Enameling 鈥� the art of fusing glass to metal through a high temperature firing process 鈥� gained widespread popularity in the United States in last half of the twentieth century. Now in the first decades of the twenty-first century, artists throughout the country continue to explore enamel in a variety of forms, finding new meaning and rich expressive potential in the vibrant color and layered depth of this time-honored medium.
The first nationally traveling exhibition to survey this dynamic field in more than fifty years, Little Dreams in Glass and Metal is organized by the Los Angeles-based Enamel Arts Foundation. Taking its title from a phrase artist Karl Drerup used to describe the extraordinary properties of the medium鈥斺�淚 appreciate knowing when someone derives joy from the long hours I spend in making these little dreams out of glass and metal鈥濃�擫ittle Dreams includes 121 artworks from the Foundation鈥檚 collection of modern and contemporary enamels.
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