American Enamel Art , a Subcategory of Representational Art (other): 20-21st Century

American Enamel Art

a Subcategory of Representational Art (other): 20-21st Century

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Beauty Born of Fire: The Enamels of Fern Aspelin Cole (1917-1979) is a 2020 exhibit at the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery which says: "In the enameling process, granules of glass are fired at high temperatures to fuse to metal, resulting in jewel-like glazing. Copper is the typical metal providing a base for enamel work but others can be used to good effect. For the cloisonné technique of enameling, fine metal wires are employed to separate "compartments" of glass colors, which isparticularly suited to small pieces such as pendants and brooches." Accessed 12/21

Glass Fantasies: Enamels by Thom Hall is a 2016 exhibit at the Arkansas Arts Center, which says: "...Glass Fantasies is a retrospective exhibition containing more than forty enamels produced between 1977 and 1989 by longtime Arkansas Arts Center Registrar and artist, Thom E. Hall." Acessed 11/16. Also see artist bio from Enamel Arts Foundation. Accessed 11/16.

(above: Arkansas Arts Center. Photo: © John Hazeltine, 2012)

Little Dreams in Glass and Metal: Enameling in America, 1920 to the Present is a 2016 exhibit from the Arkansas Arts Center, which says: "Enameling -- the art of fusing glass to metal through a high temperature firing process-- gained widespread popularity in the United States in last half of the twentieth century. Now in the first decades of the twenty-first century, artists throughout the country continue to explore enamel in a variety of forms, finding new meaning and rich expressive potential in the vibrant color and layered depth of this time-honored medium." Acessed 11/16 Also see Enamel Arts Foundation article. Accessed 11/16. See Craft and Folk Art Museum press release for 2016 exhibit. Acessed 2/17.

Place as Landscape/Place as Concept: Contemporary Enameling in the U.S. is a 2019 exhibit at the Richmond Art Center which says: "The works in this exhibition use a range of traditional and experimental enameling techniques to explore place not just as scenery but as a way of understanding who we are. By turns complex, conflicted, melancholy, and beautiful, these images and objects show us our country as well as ourselves." Accessed 3/19

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