Muna Zuberi Stained Glass

Muna Zuberi - Glass ArtistI am a glass artist and make glass appliques, architectural and art stained glass, glass paintings, and drawings. I am always conscious of the history of the stained glass craft when designing new pieces but am reviving this ancient art form to create new and exciting contemporary pieces. Visually I am particularly interested in maps (both modern and historic), diagrams and aerial photographs and these have informed a lot of my work. These items are a visual representation of an area depicting the relationships between elements and objects in that space. They can show the way and highlight barriers and in this way give us a different perspective on the world to reveal things previously hidden. This additional vantage point helps us to explore and understand the world. I am also inspired by dalle-de-verre – a technique popular in the 1960s where glass billets are set in concrete to form windows. I combine different techniques such as glass painting, fusing and glass mosaic to create flat and sometimes 3D artworks. I am ‘mixed race’ and this has led me to think about wh