PG Glass Project: Hugh Fraser
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Glass Light Architecture
The effects of the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries extended beyond just industry into the arts.
The possibility of mass producing textiles and patterns had a profound impact on art and architecture. John Ruskin’s
rejection of mechanisation and standardisation informed his writings on these two fields. A century and a half later,
mechanisation is an integral part of our lives. To this we add computers and the development of technology. It would be hopelessly short-sighted to ignore these developments. So how are they to be accommodated, indeed exploited, in the contemporary world of art and architecture?
Photography shares one powerful element with Architecture: Light. The control of this is fundamental to the interpretation of image.
Using these concepts as a departure point the glass towers at the Joburg Art Fair of 2010 seek to exploit the idea of light, image and beacon.
New developments in printing technology have allowed us to blur the lines between light, image and glass. PG Glass (a division of the PG Group) is particularly pleased to be associated with the Joburg Art Fair of 2010. Hugh Fraser is the General Manager: Architectural Products.
Glass Entrance Boxes: Beyers Naude Square, Johannesburg. Laminated glass sheets being checked for size in the factory.