Observed arrival · 2026-09-18
Oakley Richards: Pictures Made by Breaking Glass
A Newcastle, NSW art practice turns portraits, landscapes, and commissions into images made by cracking laminated safety glass by hand.
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- Collectors of handmade glass art and commission buyers
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- A laminated safety-glass sheet is cracked one strike at a time, with its plastic interlayer holding each fracture in place.
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The process uses a full-size printed strike map beneath laminated safety glass: brighter portions receive denser marks, while shadows are left clear. A black board behind the finished sheet makes the fractures visible as an image. The commission flow asks for a photo and intended size, then promises a feasibility answer and fixed quote before payment. The homepage also exposes a device-local interactive experiment with three simulated tools.
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