Delimitation & Transboundary: Glass Art Youth Forum

As an important part of the academic activities at the Lampwork Glass Art Festival, "Delimitation & Transboundary: Glass Art Youth Forum", planned and hosted by Associate Professor Li Jing at Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, was also held on the afternoon of December 11. This forum brought together four emerging artists and glass enterprise managers, as well as a number of artists and art educators as guest speakers. At the beginning of the forum, Associate Professor Li Jing first introduced that the definition of "glass art" is constantly changing, because the boundary of glass art is artificially demarcated. "Delimitation" shows its adherence to its own characteristics, while "Transboundary" requires that an artist have his/her own height and vision. A contemporary young artist should have greater courage and determination to cross this tangible or intangible barrier. Under a broader artistic background, and based on the understanding of glass materials, young artists can study and interpret the unique charm and various possibilities of glass in art from the multiple current situations of art, industry, design and education.