ART/SCIENCE: A case study of luminescent vitreous materials

Abstract

Light operates today in the art field as aninteraction between space and surface, between the beholderand the works. Throughout Art History, it has beenconstantly noticeable that artists are interested in new ideasand developments of the scientific areas. The relationshipbetween artists and scientists has been explored for a longtime. They have a unique and peculiar rooting, a demand onthe discovery of something new. In this paper it will bepresented the dichotomy between art and science with a casestudy of the production of luminescent materials:luminescent glass and its application in art works, and alsoluminescent vitreous enamels for application on glass andceramics

Index Terms - luminescent materials: ceramic, glass, glassenamels, ceramic enamels