{"id":13590,"date":"2024-10-21T10:04:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marsilioarte.it\/?post_type=magazine&#038;p=13590"},"modified":"2024-10-21T10:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:04:11","slug":"jean-blanchaert-book-murano-glass","status":"publish","type":"magazine","link":"https:\/\/www.marsilioarte.it\/en\/magazine\/jean-blanchaert-book-murano-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Passion, history and the future: Jean Blanchaert\u2019s book dedicated to Murano glass"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong><em>Music without sound <\/em><\/strong><strong>is a tribute to all the master craftsmen of Murano who help keep the historic glassmaking profession alive.<\/strong> <strong>What aspects do their experiences have in common?<\/strong> <strong>And what is the outlook that emerges from their stories?<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe eminent glass masters of today, those aged fifty and over, have various aspects in common. The first I would call \u201cdestiny\u201d: they were sent to the furnace very young, by their family, without any discussion (keep in mind that the great Lino Tagliapietra, now ninety years old and still full of ideas, worked in the glassworks until three years ago).<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe second aspect I would call \u201ctalent\u201d: the ability to engage with glass in a spontaneous, natural and innate way.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe third aspect I would call \u201cpassion\u201d: having talent is a good starting point, but it\u2019s not enough. Masters, before they became one, were novice apprentices, apprentices, trainees, servants and assistant masters. They all knew how to respond like simple soldiers to the orders of the general (the master glassmaker) and over the years they climbed the ranks.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nOnly passion can compensate for the exertions essential for a job at very high temperatures:<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<em>\u2026 and by the same<\/em><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<em>Vulcan was built the bronze house.<\/em><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<em>All sweating she found him<\/em><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<em>Working at his bellows\u2026<\/em><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n(Homer \u2012 Iliad. Translation from the Greek by Vincenzo Monti (1825). Book XVIII, p. 168, here translated in English)<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThese are words from two thousand seven hundred years ago: they describe the goddess Tethis while she admires Vulcan creating the shield of Achilles. They seem like today\u2019s description of a master at work.<br \/>\r\n<h2>THE INTERVIEW WITH JEAN BLANCHAERT<\/h2><br \/>\r\n<strong>The art of glassmaking is deeply tied to the identity of Murano and that of Venice in general, as you highlighted in the pages of the book.<\/strong> <strong>How has this bond changed over the ages?<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nNot only has the bond between the art of glassmaking and the Venetian identity remained unchanged, but so has the way of operating, which is the same as a thousand years ago. Because, while a robot (as often happens today) can in part replace the hand that sculpts marble, wood, stone, it certainly cannot go near the twelve hundred degrees of blown glass.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nMurano and glass are a union that has lasted through the centuries and is grafted onto the even more ancient bond that exists between glass and the Lagoon. It was in 1291 that the Maggior Consiglio ordered the relocation of all the glass workshops to Murano (which in part had already happened on its own), giving rise to the centuries-old artisan tradition of the Venetian island. Murano\u2019s artisans soon became well-known for the quality of their products, almost always true works of art, as well as for the particular care shown by being able to satisfy the changing requests of increasingly demanding customers, thanks also to the technological innovations in the sector. Even today, the artistic glass district of Murano and Venetian glass represent true excellence, a concentration of artisan knowledge.<br \/>\r\n<h2>THE BOOK BY JEAN BLANCHAERT<\/h2><br \/>\r\n<strong>In the book you write: \u201cMany things are changing: many fewer young people are approaching the glassmaking profession because of how tough of an experience it is, but those who do are very good and really determined, the best guarantee for the future of the island\u201d.<\/strong> <strong>From your perspective, what solutions and strategies can be adopted to give new life to this tradition?<\/strong><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThere are no shortcuts to soften how hard this career is. It would be like telling an Olympic athlete, \u201ctrain only half the day\u201d. Since contemporary art realized that glass can be a medium for expression, artists from all over the world have come to Murano to try their hand at this material (<em>Glasstress<\/em> by Berengo Studio is an example). So, although time passes, the tradition of master glassmakers is far from disappearing, it evolves; they have to look towards the future, while still holding tight to their roots in the tradition of the art and techniques of Murano glass.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<strong>Interview by Arianna Testino<\/strong>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categorie_magazine":[343],"class_list":["post-13590","magazine","type-magazine","status-publish","hentry","categorie_magazine-words-from-marte"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Passion, history and the future: Jean Blanchaert\u2019s book dedicated to Murano glass - Marsilio Arte<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The art of glassmaking is the protagonist of the book written by the curator, artist and critic Jean Blanchaert\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marsilioarte.it\/en\/magazine\/jean-blanchaert-book-murano-glass\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Passion, history and the future: Jean Blanchaert\u2019s book dedicated to Murano glass\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The art of glassmaking is the protagonist of the book written by the curator, artist and critic Jean Blanchaert, and published by Marsilio Editori\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.marsilioarte.it\/en\/magazine\/jean-blanchaert-book-murano-glass\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Marsilio Arte\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarsilioArte\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.marsilioarte.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/15-600x400.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@MarsilioArte\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.marsilioarte.it\/en\/magazine\/jean-blanchaert-book-murano-glass\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.marsilioarte.it\/en\/magazine\/jean-blanchaert-book-murano-glass\/\",\"name\":\"Passion, history and the future: Jean Blanchaert\u2019s book dedicated to Murano glass - 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