Colors enclosed in glass

Abstract

Almost simultaneously with the ON/OFF COLOR symposium and exhibition, four cabinets filled with glass objects were set up at the Rippl-Rónai Art Institute – three in the ground floor hall and one on the first floor – offering a glimpse of the works created at the glass art studio in Bárdudvarnok. For 35 years, the artist workshop has been supporting artists who work with the unique material of glass (and mainly with hot processes) by opening its doors for 7-10 days every summer, when the furnaces are heated up and wonderful glass artworks are created using casting, blowing, and fusing techniques. This short report focuses on the works exhibited at the art institute, which are exciting for the viewer either because of their literal colorfulness or their transparency.