GLASS IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHT

Allegation of Plinije's that the emperor Neron has payed big amount of gold for only two extraordinarily glowing cups say a lot in contribution for vaule of artistict shaped glass.

Young Louis Confort Tiffany (1848-1932) as a son of famous jewler could had a leisury life if only he didn't set out to fulfillment of his own visions with wich he wanted to make a mark of his own in the world. He succeded in that, beacuse on the mere mention of his name first asocciation are his works that made him famous throughout the world.

He starts to study painting in America, and later he continues his study's in Pariz where he meets the "glass art". He was fascinated by ability that provides use of glass. On his way back home he continues to paint and later he transfered his artistic activity on a whole field of decorative art. In that process his expirences form Pariz have been very helpful where he meets with the modern "orientalizam" which had a key part in forming whole new style embroidered with impressionistic and symbolic painting.

First works are occurring in 1873 when he is creating window decoration. Unsatisfied by the way it looks he is trying to think of new form of glass. He is doing a lot of experimenting and the new posibilities of carrying paint on glass surfaces are reveald to him. He patents sparkling glass that he uses in creation of hanging lamps. Soon he becames one of leading art decorators...

He participates in restauration of the White House, theaters, and religious object's. On pursuation of Thomas Edison he start's to create lamps for public illumination. In his artistic workshop he already have 100 people working for him and transforming his ideas into pieces worth admiration.

His windows were paintings from glass, and there's first intent was to be looked instead to be looked through them. But still unsatisifed by the quality of glass that market had in that time he opens his glass firm in city of Corona.

He puts brilliant englishman Arthur Nash on director's place. As the famous workshop expands he also opens special sections that created windows,showcases etc... From that time comes the trademark "Favrile" as a sinonim of coloristic effects on glass. He starts to visit exhibitions and makes great succes in America as well as in Europe.

His creations are everywhere and so he contributes in creation of new stlye "Art Noveu".

His inspiration was drown by abandoning RACIONALIZAM and escaping in subconsious and emotional stages. Style "Art Noveu" becames a part of everyday life. It is accepted by creatives as well as designers that found new dimension in combinig glass and metal.

His fascionation by the beauty of antic glass and islam art which he meet in Paris try's to transform into little pieces of glass. His creations are exposed to public so they became available to people.

He is exposing hi work all around the world until WW1 when he retires. As he dies his firm go'es to bancropcy. Today his lamps make prices of 2 million $ on auctions. Many of them are in possesion of collectors and museum's.