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Pilchuck: a School with a View
When one thinks of Pilchuck one cannot but think of the centre of the glass universe. And rightfully so! At Pilchuck there is glass galore. It is glass heaven! With an abundance of energy the school attracts the cream of the emerging and established glass artists of the world to teach the enthusiasts of all ...
‘Mary of the Sweet Kiss II’ contributes to a miracle for Maria
On 23rd December, Mary of the Sweet Kiss II, a work by glass artist Yorgos Papadopoulos, was auctioned and raised money at a fundraising party organised by Anthoulla Pantelides at Cibo Cafe in Southgate, London. The purpose of the fundraiser was to allow Maria Whalley, diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, to get alternative treatment at ...
Breaking and Mending: a summer class at Pilchuck Glass School
Today the Pilchuck Summer Programme 2015 was announced. From 22nd June through 3rd July 2015 Yorgos will be teaching an interdisciplinary class on the creative and business aspects of architectural glass art. Anyone can apply.
‘Look in thy Glass’ – Open Studio 17-19th Oct. 2014
30 years in London – 15 years of making art
In 1984, at the age of 15, Yorgos moved in with his grandmother in England to further his education. Her house – a charming Arts & Crafts house in a north London garden suburb and today Yorgos’s studio – was the refuge he and his family ...
Amitabha at the London Design Festival
To celebrate the London Design Festival at Chelsea Design Quarter, an exquisite artwork by Yorgos Glass is on display at luxury surface specialist De Ferranti. Visit this King’s Road shop and lots of other premium interior design showrooms for a special late night opening on Monday September 15 from 6-8pm.
This beautiful Red Buddha is the ...
Made in London Award 2014
Our Made In London series champions skilled designer-makers.
A crackle of fine fissures – redolent of caramelised sugar – bleeds across glass artist Yorgos Papadopoulos’s one-off artworks. “Glass is my canvas, hammers are my brushes,” he explains. He is firmly in control of his idiosyncratic technique: “I know how to break the glass and when to ...
‘Three Surprising Facts about Glass-Breaking Artist’
Yorgos Papadopoulos treats and colors huge, industrial sheets of glass by hand. He uses hammers to carefully smash the glass, occasionally running an electrical current through it.
“Hammers are my brushes,” says Papadopoulos.
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Residency under AA2A in National Glass Centre, Sunderland
During academic year 2013-14 Yorgos has been offered a residency at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland under the AA2A scheme. During his time in Sunderland Yorgos has been experimenting with bending and breaking of glass and with laser cutting. But the NGC also offered Yorgos an opportunity to go back to his first artistic ...
‘Ganesha’ raises money for Great Ormond Street
Ganesha, revered as the remover of obstacles in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions, came to be a source of inspiration for Yorgos Papadopoulos during his two year ‘retreat’ in Andalucia. The piece, he holds dear, was recently donated to The Geeta Mehta Brighter Future Fund and raised thousands of pounds in aid of the Great ...
Design Days Dubai
The Crafts Council, operating as the British Crafts Council within an international context, will take a group of contemporary craft makers, gallery owners and educators to the design fair – Design Days Dubai – from 18-21 March 2013.
The Crafts Council supports the creative and commercial growth of individual craft makers, galleries and craft organisations from ...