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TOGARA Co., Ltd.
Togara's glass relief
The engraving method is different from previous etched glass.
建築・空間演出のための、オーダーメイドガラス装飾
1841-2 Sueda, Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama City
従来のエッチングガラスとの違い
If you want to carve Mucha on etched glass (glass relief), go to TOGARA.
Etched glass (glass relief)
Mucha: Peace of Mind
Etched glass (glass relief)
From Mucha's Lily
エッチングガラス（ガラスレリーフ）
ミュシャ 桜草より
Etched glass (glass relief)
From Mucha's Primroses
Etched glass (glass relief)
Mucha's Feather
When used as door glass or partition
Your customers and employees will feel at ease
Etched glass triple partition
Carved b
(In Search of Silent Beauty 9
(How to carve a silhouette)
(When glass is used)
新技法の発見
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Discovering new techniques
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Discovering new techniques
An example of the new technique
Paintings, sculptures and reliefs
Limitations of Etching Glass
Going beyond etched glass to glass relief
Safety of glass reliefs
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To enhance the artistic quality of etched glass, new expressions and new techniques based on free thinking are required.
The discovery of this new technique was made possible through repeated trial and error, starting with improving the blasting machine and researching equipment, tools, and carving methods, without being bound by the limitations of glass (strength issues such as its fragility).
This gives the piece a three-dimensional realism.
As a result of the new techniques, which enhanced the artistic quality, it can be said that etched glass has become closer to glass relief.
Etching trivia
What is etched glass?
Generally speaking, etching brings to mind line drawings printed on copper plates. On the other hand, glass etching uses glass plates instead of copper plates, and is not a printing plate for copperplate printing.
The plate glass itself is a work of art.
Etched glass is made by carving the surface of plate glass with sand (sandblasting) and then processing it with chemicals to create pictures or patterns.
Its main uses are as room dividers (partitions) and door glass.
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An example of the new technique
Thick line Outline (silhouette)
Thin lines Inner lines
たとえば紙で折った鶴を板ガラスに彫るとします。
先ず折鶴の絵を原画として線で描きます。（設計図のようなもの）
それをマスキングされたガラス面に転写し、形をカットしたものを
はがしながら鶴の形を彫っていきます。
原画に描かれた鶴の外形（シルエット）の線もその内側に折られた線も
絵画（2次元）では同じ線です。
従って今までのエッチングガラスではこの2種の線を、深さの差こそあれ
同じ様に彫っていました。
その結果鶴には実在感がなく、奥行きの薄い平面的なものとなりました。
しかし鶴の外形線と内側の筋線は異質のものです。
内側の線は中の形を表します。一方外形の線は形だけでなく、鶴と背景との
間にある空間（遠近）を含んだ線です。
この線を彫り分ければ、鑑賞者は鶴と背景の間に距離（遠近）を感じる
でしょう。
さらにこの遠近は鶴の存在感を高めるとともに、全体に深い奥行きと
現実感（リアリティ）を与えます。
これは新技法の一例です。
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Paintings, sculptures and reliefs
Between two-dimensional painting and three-dimensional sculpture lies relief.
For example, a landscape that can be expressed in a painting cannot be expressed in a sculpture.
On the other hand, sculpture has the overwhelming power to express the reality of the subject.
From the perspective of art, reliefs combine the diversity of pictorial expression with the realism of sculpture.
In this sense, etched glass may be closer to painting.
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Limitations of Etching Glass
When using it for partitions or door glass, it is necessary to consider the risk of it breaking or shattering in the event of an earthquake or other disaster.
Due to the inherent problems of glass, such as its fragility and the fact that it can cut your hands, many restrictions have been placed on the production of etched glass.
These restrictions became a hindrance to free creative work and hindered artistic progress.
When carving into plate glass using sandblasting, the carving is shallow (shallow carving) so as not to weaken the strength of the glass, resulting in a flat, pictorial piece.
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Going beyond etched glass to glass relief
Glass relief is not bound by any restrictions and carves the glass to the utmost.
However, it is not a traditional deep engraving.
Simply put, etching is carving the outline, whereas relief carves the inside, resulting in the outline.
Furthermore, deep etching involves carving a large area first (flesh carving) and then carving again on top of that (two-stage carving), which results in a less impressive finished piece.
Based on my experience of relief sculpture in art school, this is a convenient and conceptual approach.
Glass reliefs are carved using not only carving techniques but also a wide variety of other carving methods.
Glass reliefs carved using this method cannot be mass-produced and are one-of-a-kind original pieces (due to the lack of a draft angle).
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Safety of glass reliefs
In the pursuit of beauty, glass reliefs are sometimes carved deeply into the glass. Also, safety is a concern as the carved surface may be touched by the hands.
This point has been thoroughly considered and a technical conclusion has been reached.
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