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By Laman Ismayilova

Boulevard Hotel Baku has presented one of the most impressive and inspiring series of art works.

The work "Secrets of the Universe" was made small pieces of glass by the specialists of the company "Glassi", Day. az reported.

This unique work of art is distinguished not only by the depth of the plot, but also its original technique. This picture is not only deeply meaningful in the plot, but is also unique and original because of the fact that it was created using colored glass chips measuring 1-3.5 mm.

The technology of creating this masterpiece does not involve any of the traditional assembly methods. The painting is solely using modern technologies.

These wonderful paintings are created by the founder of the company Glassi, Namik Safikhanov.

The company was officially established in March of 2014. The art by this company is exclusive, and nowhere in the world it is possible to find something similar.

Since the presentation of the first painting "God is one and all the people in the world are brothers" (2014), all necessary stages to confirm the legal basis for fundamental innovations in the field of modern art had been exhausted.

That's the conclusion of the experts of the Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Union of Azerbaijani artists, experts of the Museum and prominent designer of museums with a world name Gerhard Weigel from Austria.

The process of creating is quite complicated and laborious. Their creation takes several months. For instance, about 500,000 crumbs were used while creating the picture "God is one, and all the people in the world are brothers and sisters" . The work was not using any of bonding or fixing materials.

Another challenge presented during this process of manufacturing glass paintings is calculation of the amount of material required for each fragment of the composition.

This material is not suitable for secondary use. Therefore, taking into account all the subtleties and nuances while creating the paintings, it takes an average of 15 - 17 hours a day of continuous physical labor and increased attention. For these reasons, the manufacturing manages to produce up to 29 cm² of fragment pattern daily.

In a relatively short period of time from the end of 2014 year such artworks as "God is one, and all the people in the world - brothers" (is now displayed in modern museum of Azerbaijan carpet), painting "Good and Evil" (purchased for private collection) were created; the third picture "Secrets of the universe" is on exhibit in one of the most prestigious and modern hotel in Baku - "Boulevard hotel".

The main material used in creating these paintings is colored glass chips that are selected with tweezers and fixed on a special thin transparent film, excluding damage. Eventually the glass turns solid, both sides of which are equally good. All paintings are created by hand professional team of artists, designers, engineers and architects

These unique pieces of glass art can survive time and even after many thousands of years can be delight for the eyes of future generations. They could be kept both indoors and in the open spaces in all kinds of weather conditions and at the same time they will be able to maintain the original appearance.

"The price of cars for VIPs (VIP) varies somewhere between $300,000 and higher, and it is the starting price for our works of art, but unlike with the cars, the cost of which is reduced by 50 percent almost from the moment of acquisition, the prices for our work at the expense of his eternity, exclusivity and uniqueness will only increase with each decade," said Glassi CEO Elkhan Asadov.

Director of the company also shared their plans for the future.

"In a short period of time without any advertising, media and sponsorship we are entrenched in the Azerbaijani market and in the next five years we plan to go beyond the borders of our country; in particular, we are thinking about entering into such an authoritative structure as UNESCO, to introduce our artworks to the European Parliament, the Vatican, the United States Congress and the United Nations".

The development of modern technology has led to the use of artificial synthetic components for the production of paints and canvases intended for painting. In this regard, the artworks created using that type of material is substantially different from the artworks carried by past generations that worked with only natural ingredients. The artworks created by the "Glassi" company are made of natural material, which makes them eternal and absolutely harmless to the health of others.

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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova

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