Brilliance and transparency - reverse glass art from modern times to the present day

From Saturday, 30 November 2024, the Museum Werdenfels (Werdenfels Regional Museum) will focus on the innovative development of reverse glass painting since the beginning of the 20th century in the exhibition "Brilliance and Transparency - Reverse Glass Art from Modernism to the Present Day". The "Der Blaue Reiter" movement, namely Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter and August Macke, marked the beginning of the multifaceted adaptations of the classic technique. Within a very short space of time, glass became an essential medium of expression, opening up far-reaching new possibilities for artists in Expressionism, the avant-garde and New Objectivity. After 1945, reverse glass art experienced a further upswing that continues to this day. "Brilliance and Transparency" illuminates the broad, colourful spectrum on around 600 square metres with around 80 loans right at the heart of traditional reverse glass painting. For the first time, the interrelationships between reverse glass painting and media such as film, photography and collage will be shown.

Last edited on 07.11.2024