Styles & Movements

Glass in Contemporary Art

Although a prized material for precious as well as functional objects since ancient times, glass was not a medium explored by individual artists in studio settings until the last half of the twentieth century. The role of glass as a medium for art is well established today as a result of advances in facilities, training, and materials, which have paralleled a general blurring of boundaries and broadening of definitions of what constitutes art in the mainstream art world.

Marvin Lipofsky is considered one of the fathers of glass art.