FROM WOLVERHAMPTON TO CHINA 当代玻璃艺术传播之路 FROM WOLVERHAMPTON TO CHINA 当代玻璃艺术传播之路 Edited by Stuart Garfoot THIS EXHIBITION IS DEDICATED TO IDA WONG (1962 - 2008) For her exceptional understanding and commitment to building the academic relationship between Wolverhampton and China. PUBLISHED BY EXHIBITION The School of Art & Design, Glass Routes (23 August – 15 November 2008) University of Wolverhampton is presented by Wolverhampton Arts + Museums The Centre for Art, Design, Research & Bilston Craft Gallery in association with the and Experimentation (CADRE) 2008 School of Art & Design at the University of © University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton. CADRE publications ISBN-13: 978-0-9560204-0-6 CATALOGUE & WEBSITE DESIGN British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Debut, Glaisher Drive, Wolverhampton A catalogue record for this book is available from www.debutcreate.com the British Library All rights reserved. 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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN WOLVERHAMPTON ARTS AND MUSEUMS UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON Co-Curator Co-Curator and Catalogue Editor Emma Daker, Curator, Bilston Craft Gallery Stuart Garfoot, Subject Leader in Glass Graphic Design and Marketing Co-Curator Victoria Bithell, Graphic Designer Professor of Glass, Keith Cummings Victoria Godfrey, Participation Officer Exhibition Design Supporting Ben Salter, Senior Lecturer Interior Design Corinne Miller, Head of Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Exhibition & Catalogue Translation Natalie Cole, Exhibitions Officer, Xue Lu, PhD Candidate, School of Art & Design, Bilston Craft Gallery University of Wolverhampton John Ranford, Multimedia Officer Yunting Zhou, (BA Sociology), School of Humanities, Language Technical and Social Science, University of Wolverhampton Phill Tarr Cheng Xiang, Fine Art College, Shanghai University Satinder Chumber Xiao Tai, Shanghai Second Polytechnic University Catherine Weymouth Supporting Dr Bryony Conway, OTHER SUPPORT Dean of the School of Art & Design Funding Prof Tim Collins, Arts Council England Associate Dean Research and Development Dr Kristina Niedderer, With additional support by: Reader Design and Applied Art Renaissance West Midlands Emma Angus, Research Administrative Assistant MLA West Midlands Wolverhampton City Council CADRE research Committee, New Capability Funds CONTENTS / 内容 FOREWORD / 序 EXHIBITING ARTISTS / 参展艺术家 199. COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS, SHANGHAI 6. Tim Collins 102. Jenny Barker, UK * UNIVERSITY / 上海大学美术学院 105. Chris Bird-Jones, UK * + 200. Prof Wang Dawei INTRODUCTION / 前言 109. Keith Brocklehurst, UK 203. Assoc. Prof Zhuang Xiaowei * 8. Stuart Garfoot + 112. Dr Gillian Burdett, UK * + 207. Shannon Guo 116. Maureen Cahill, Australia * 210. Xiao Tai 10. ESSAYS / 文章 119. Dr Vanessa Cutler, UK * 213. Cheng Xiang 11. Prof Andrew Brewerton + 123. Iestyn Davies, Blowzone, UK * 20. Prof Keith Cummings + 127. Julie Anne Denton, UK * 26. Stuart Garfoot * + 130. George Elliott, UK * 216. TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, BEIJING 31. Susanne Frantz 133. Fang Min, China * 北京清华大学美术学院 37. Assoc. Prof Zhuang Xiaowei * 136. Sharon Foley, UK * 217. Assoc. Prof Guan Donghai * 40. Assoc. Prof Guan Donghai * 139. Guo Qimei (Linda), China * 220. Shi Cheng 44. Dr Kristina Niedderer + 142. Katy Holford, UK 223. Xiong Dudu 51. Xue Lu (Shelly) + 146. Ken Howell, UK * 226. Pan Hongfei 149. Gillies Jones, UK * 229. Li Fubiao 58. CREATIVE PATHWAYS + 153. Xue Lu (Shelly), China 232. Li Zhenning 创造性路径研讨会 156. Robert Pratt McMachan, UK * 59. Stuart Garfoot * + 160. Joanna Manousis, UK * (Introduction to Creative Pathways) 163. Joanne Newman, UK * 235. CONTACT DETAILS & WEBSITES 61. David Reekie * (Creative Pathways 1) + 167. Susan Nixon, UK * 联系方式和网站 70. Katy Holford (Creative Pathways 2) 171. Liu Peng, China * 174. Gerhard Ribka, Germany 177. Nicola Schellander, UK * CHINESE TRANSLATIONS FOLLOW THE ENGLISH TEXT. 75. EXHIBITING ARTISTS / 参展艺术家 181. Victoria Scholes, UK * 中英文对照 76. Brian Blanthorn, UK * 184. Harry Seager, UK 80. Prof Keith Cummings, UK 187. Elaine Sheldon, Sheldon Cooney, UK * 84. Stuart Garfoot, UK * + 190. Ruth Spaak, UK * REFERENCE 88. Catherine Hough, UK * + 193. Max Stewart, UK *Alumni of Stourbridge and/or 91. Prof Ronald Pennell, UK + 196. Andrew Wilcox, UK * University of Wolverhampton 94. David Reekie, UK * + Contributor to Glass Research, 98. Colin Reid, UK * School of Art and Design, ENGLISH TEXT University of Wolverhampton CHINESE TEXT CONTENTS CLOSE FOREWORD In the ‘GlassRoutes’ Exhibition at Bilston Craft to enable new levels of individual creativity and candidate in glass Xue Lu to develop the proposal Gallery Stuart Garfoot, and Emma Daker document expression. In his article to follow Professor and design of this international exhibition and an international community of artists and designers Keith Cummings discusses “...education through catalogue. who have benefitted from a relationship with the glass, rather than education in glass.” This is a This project would not be possible without the University of Wolverhampton School of Art and concept which defines the value and importance support of Jackie Lee, Crafts Officer and David Design and its highly respected Professor of Glass, of an arts education today. An art and design Drake, Head of Visual Arts who provided advice Keith Cummings. This catalogue and its articles education develops a passion for learning, and on the bid to Arts Council England West Midlands. and images provide us with an opportunity to an understanding of the historical, aesthetic, and We are grateful for their recognition and the Arts examine and celebrate forty years of international economic milieu in which the creative contribution Council’s support for this exhibition. level studio-glass research, development and is made. It develops tacit knowledge, a sense that teaching in the West Midlands. It is worth one embodies the potential for success while considering the strategies that emerged as the translating ideas into material form. Ultimately Professor Tim Collins, academic environment responded to changes in it is about developing confidence in an ability to Associate Dean of Research and Development. economy, culture and industry. Where industry manage demanding (and changing) technologies Director of the Centre for Art, Design, intends to capture and control design, technique to achieve specific intellectual/creative aims through Research and Experimentation. and technology to retain control over its market a mix of personal expression and design brief. It is School of Art and Design, share; universities must teach, experiment and this process of social-economic positioning and the University of Wolverhampton. disseminate. There is no better indication of a eloquent promotion of one’s ideas, coupled with an successful and sustained academic programme ability to organize and manage complex technical than the studio-glass students that have graduated production which is the hallmark of the artist/ from the School of Art and Design; and their designer entrepreneur. subsequent roles in helping to establish glass Dr Bryony Conway, Dean of the School of Art programmes in Ireland, South Africa and China. and Design is the sustaining force behind the Today it is Keith and Stuart’s ongoing relationships University of Wolverhampton and a great advocate with colleagues like Professor Guan Donghai, of the studio-glass programme. She builds upon Tsinghua University Beijing; and Professor Xiao Wei the foundation of the former Dean, Professor Zhuang, College of Fine Arts Shanghai University Andrew Brewerton. This exhibition was developed which provide our glass programme with its most at Dr Conway’s request after her conversations meaningful and sustaining exchange. with Stuart Garfoot and Corinne Miller, Head of The University of Wolverhampton glass programme Wolverhampton Arts and Museums. This project as we know it today emerged in a turbulent era of is the result of the knowledge and vision of Stuart ENGLISH TEXT global change marked by job loss and industrial Garfoot and the curatorial expertise of Emma Daker, decline. From industrial roots, a studio-glass Curator at Bilston Craft Gallery. They worked closely CHINESE TEXT movement emerged focused upon material research with Professor of Glass Keith Cummings, and PhD CONTENTS “当代玻璃艺术传播之路”展览序 Bilston手工艺博物馆举办的“当代玻 转换成材料造型同时包含潜在成功的默许性 璃艺术传播之路”展览, 策展人Stuart 的知识,从本质上说,这是一种通过混合个人 Garfoot和Emma Daker记录了一个受益于 表达和设计指令,在培养可以处理苛求(和变 Wolverhampton大学艺术与设计学院玻璃 化)工艺技术,达到具体的、以创造性为目的 艺术课程和备受尊重的玻璃艺术家Keith 的能力中发展信心。这样的社会——经济 Cummings教授的国际玻璃艺术家和设计 定位过程和个人想法雄辩性的晋升,加上组 师团队。此展览书目,其中的文章和图片为 织和应付复杂技术生产研究的能力,是艺术 我们提供了一个机会:检验和庆祝英国中西 家/设计师创业者的纯正标记。 部地区具有国际化水平玻璃工作室40年来 的研究成果。学术研究环境回应经济、文 化和工业变化涌现的战略是值得人们关注 Professor Tim Collins, 的。当工业企图抢夺并控制设计、技术和 Associate Dean of Research and Development. 工艺来维持对于市场份额的掌控时,大学 Director of the Centre for Art, Design, 则必须进行教学、试验并散布知识技能。 Research and Experimentation. Wolverhampton大学艺术与设计学院玻璃工 School of Art and Design, 作室毕业的学生们,以及他们帮助爱尔兰、 University of Wolverhampton. 南非和中国建立玻璃课程所起到的作用,暗 示者一个成功且持续发展的专业学术课程。 如今,Keith 和Stuart与中国北京清华大学关 东海副教授和上海大学美术学院庄小蔚副 教授的关系使我们的玻璃艺术课程更具意 义,且持续着双方的交流。 众所周知,Wolverhampton大学艺术与设计学 院玻璃艺术课程形成于全球变化,比如:失业 和经济萧条的动荡时期。从工业的根源来 说,玻璃工作室运动的出现主要集中于材料 在个人创造力和表达层面上的研究。根据 Keith Cummings教授文章中的论述“与其 说是在进行玻璃艺术教学,不如说是通过玻 璃材料来进行教育”,该观点定义了当今艺 术教育的价值和重要性。艺术与设计教育发 展了学生学习理解历史、审美和经济环境 的热情,并在学习和理解中做出创造性地贡 献。艺术和设计教育还发展了一种在将想法 INTRODUCTION The ‘GlassRoutes’ exhibition and catalogue examines the role and impact of Professor Keith