Word: glassworks
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...stretched black canvas, a skeletal combination of lines and taut planes that looked like an X-ray of a chair. Even then, while factory production may have been the aspiration for many pieces, old-fashioned handcraft may still have been the method behind them. The interlocking grids of Albers' glasswork Goldrosa give it a rectitude that says "modern," but the complicated technique used to produce it was practically medieval...
...corner. The other great museum in the region is the Morse ($3), just outside Orlando in Winter Park. The Morse features the world's largest collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), of lamp fame. I didn't expect much--maybe a bunch of overly precious glasswork. But I was moved to find that Tiffany had a dark, philosophical streak. His Lunette (circa 1900) is a leaded glass fixture with an organic, unfinished quality. It's gritty, not pretty...
...summary of basic techniques used to create the models.The collection holds a significant place among scholars because of the lifelike quality of the renderings. “They are an accurate depiction of species rarely seen by humans with artistic and biological appeal reflected in the beautiful glasswork technique and striking scientific accuracy,” says Dr. Linda S. Ford, Manager of Collections Operations at the MCZ. The models are also more practical than preserved specimens because they maintain their shape long aftert the organic remains would have decayed.The creation of the exhibit involved many hours of meticulous labor...
...task is complicated by the scarcity of qualified conservators for this kind of glasswork...