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2024-11-23_07-04-01
This article examines how glass and its uses in the 18th century, particularly in the production of lead crystal, embody a profound transformation of artistic, technological and social dynamics. Through the metaphorical figure of the crystal automaton man, we analyze the interconnections between craft skills, emerging industrial innovations and symbolic representations in the choreographic and decorative arts.
Against a backdrop of economic rivalry and the quest for national prestige, glassmaking became a central issue for European courts, combining science, aesthetics and economics. At the same time, court dance and its notations offered a metaphor for regularity and harmony, symbolizing a proto-cybernetic system in which body, gesture and object were integrated into a system of interaction and transmission.
2024-11-23_07-04-01
This article examines how glass and its uses in the 18th century, particularly in the production of lead crystal, embody a profound transformation of artistic, technological and social dynamics. Through the metaphorical figure of the crystal automaton man, we analyze the interconnections between craft skills, emerging industrial innovations and symbolic representations in the choreographic and decorative arts.
Against a backdrop of economic rivalry and the quest for national prestige, glassmaking became a central issue for European courts, combining science, aesthetics and economics. At the same time, court dance and its notations offered a metaphor for regularity and harmony, symbolizing a proto-cybernetic system in which body, gesture and object were integrated into a system of interaction and transmission.