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The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass proudly presents the second video in its series Master Classes from The Studio. Whilliam Gudenrath, the resident adviser for The Studio, is featured in this video entitled An Introduction to Venetian Techniques. Mr. Gudenrath takes viewers through the processes he uses to teach students the basics of Venetian glassblowing in his enormously popular intensive course, An in Depth Introductinto Ventian Techniques. which he regularly teaches at The Studio. Viewers also get a chance to watch Mr. Gudenrath create his own Venetian-inspired glass pieces.
Mr. Gudenrath is a sought after instructor and master glassblower, and a scholar, lecturer and an authority on historical hot glass working techniques from ancient Egypt through the Renaissance. In this 30-minute video, Mr. Gudenrath discusses his philosophies in the purist of excellence in his glassblowing and his teaching. In addition to demonstrating specialized techniques of Venetian style glassbowing, viewers are treated to a brief performance by Mr. Gudenrath on the organ, which along with glassblowing, is the other passion in his life.
This videotape is the first volume of the "Master Class Series", presented by The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass. It features the celebrated glassmaker Lino Tagliapietra, who, with a handful of his collegues from Murano, has been largely responsible for a new renaissance in glassblowing that has swept through the world of studio glassmaking over the past decade. Viewers follow Mr. Tagliapietra as he makes canes (delicately patterned rods of glass) and uses them to decorate one of his intricate blown vessels at The Studio. Along the way, he notes the importance of the gather in cane-pulling, offers some observatiobs on the state of glassmaking in Murano, and discusses his own philosophy of glassworking. It is important, he emphasizes, to teach technique, but it is also essential to help students discover their own ideas. Good glassmaking, he says, is a cobination of skill, energy, and ideas.
Engraving on Glass is an in-depth portrait of the Czech artist Jiri Harcuba, a leader in the field of glass engraving. The 30-minute videotape shows how Mr. Harcuba engraves with diamond, stone, and copper wheels, creating innovative portraiture on glass with the highest level of craftsmanship. The artist talks about his life, his work, and his interest in philosophical and psychological studies of major historical and contemporary figures. He also comments on some of the fine engraved and carved glass objects in the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass.
Mr. Harcuba was born into a glassmaking family in Harrachov in 1928. He studied at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague, and later taught as assistant professor to Stanislav Libensky. After establishing his own studio, he worked free-lance until 1990, when he was recognized by president Vaclav Havel and appointed director of the Academy.
Today, Mr. Harcuba is a noted designer of medals and coins, including various denominations of Czech currency. He also travels as the "Johnny Appleseed" of glass engraving-planting lathes at schools worldwide and then instructing and encouraging students with his extensive knowledge of glass art, history, and technique.
Cesare Toffolo is considered by many to be the world's finest technical flameworker. Born in 1961, he is a member of a family well-known Muranese glassblowers. His grandfather, Giacomo, was a master blower at Venini. His father, Florino, was a master at Venini by the age of 17, and he later specialized in avant-grade lampworked glass. Cesare started in his father's studio when he was 15 years old. He soon mastered this technique, and he exhibited a natural creative flair. Woeking in collaboration with such famous glasshoused as Venini, Fratelli Toso, Barovier & Toso, and La Murrina, he developed a distinctive style that was both traditionally Venetian and modern.
In the video, Casare Toffolo makes both a simple footed bowl and an antricate historical goblet. He hosts a brief tour of flameworked objects in the collection of The Corning Museum of Glass, and he shares his philosophy of teaching, learning, and creating.
This video was produced at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass, where Toffolo is a popular instructor.