An astounding variety of glass work will fill PM Gallery & House as it opens its first show devoted to the art of contemporary glassmaking. A new collection of abstract sculpture, wall hangings, functional vessels and chandeliers by artists of world renown, Just Glass takes place at PM Gallery & House, Ealing, west London, running from 24 January – 8 March 2014.

PM Gallery is the extension to one of Sir John Soane’s great architectural treasures, Pitzhanger Manor, designed by Soane as a place to entertain his friends and display his collection of art and antiquities.

Just Glass will demonstrate the beauty that can be achieved with kiln-formed glass (also known as ‘warm glass’, as opposed to ‘hot glass’ disciplines such as glass-blowing). It will feature established and emerging glass artists belonging to the Just Glass collective, including five nominees for the prestigious international Coburg Prize for Contemporary Glass 2014: Tracy Nicholls, Sabrina Cant, Deborah Timperley, Alison Allum and Matthew Durran, who will create a new version of his Theatre of Glass, ten years on from his original, Jerwood Award-winning installation. In Max Jacquard and Tracy Nicholls, the exhibition line-up also includes two winners of the British Glass Biennale.

Featuring new work inspired by Soane’s Pitzhanger Manor and his ground-breaking use of architectural glass, the exhibition will also be drawn from the best work of Just Glass artists from the last ten years.

The exhibition will include a special display explaining kiln-formed glass techniques, covering processes such as casting, fusing and slumping glass in a kiln. It will illustrate the ‘cold-working’ methods used to create the finished pieces, such as grinding and polishing, gilding, etching and engraving.

Exhibiting artist Julie Light, said, “Studio glassmaking has achieved the status of a serious art form. It has been over half a century since glassmaking was revolutionised, taken out of the factory and into small studios. Since then, it has spread across Europe, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, China and Japan. Never before have so many people been captivated by this seductive material, both as creators and as collectors.”

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Related images

  1. Stuart Turnbull, Pentecost (Detail), 2013, Photo © Stuart Turnbull
  2. Jackie Kingsley, The Space we Occupy (Detail), Photo ©  Simon Bruntnell
  3. Julie Light, Wrapped Form 1, 2011, Photo © Julie Light