Masahiro Sasaki Guest Artist Demonstration

Japanese artist Masahiro Sasaki subscribes to the concept of “kogei,” skilled craftsmanship, and how material and technique lead to form. Sasaki leads the glass program at Aichi University in Japan. In his work, he likes to experiment with organic shapes to create sculptures with an inorganic material. See the final object from this demo after it's been coldworked starting at 1:44:56.

[jesusalive]

Give props to the commentator. He was so good literally sat through every minute,

[getin]

Kudos to the NARRATOR: Best job of explaining the process I have EVER heard in ANY of this type of video. You have excellent skill in narration. Thank you. The video was also of excellent quality.

[p_eople]

Thank you for providing educational content for free. YouTube is amazing and so full of entertainment and info, but the multiple video angles, Japanese experts willing to demonstrate their skill and helpful narrator make this a fully engaging video.

[calvinkhuu]

Whoever was the narrating did a tremendous job of guiding us through the intricate processes with great detail that helped me understand at a much simpler level. Hats off to you. Wonderful job!

[ericnanson]

Yes!!! Best emcee job ever!!! Even after blowing glass for years, it was enlightening to hear things put in different terms. Of course the piece was crazy too!

[talldave]

I love watching the masters at work be it glass, swords, woodworking, etc. So fascinating

[lifeaccordingtogizmo]

I never realized how much work goes into glass blowing...the apprenticeship all the people involved that make these works of art....its really impressive. Thank you for posting this !

[nmgnmg]

Thank you for posting a full real-time video of the process along with commentary. Glass is not something I would ever work in but knowing all that goes into making a masterful piece of hand crafted glass gives me a deeper appreciation for it.

[JakeSweet]

Whomever is narrating is such a pro, and what an attractive voice. :) Bravo my man!

[rebelbelle]

I really enjoyed watching this video. The artists work is beautiful, he has a team who is friendly and hardworking. The commentator was nice to listen to. Over all an amazing video, and you realize how much work goes into one beautiful piece of art. Thank you Masahiro, for sharing your art and time with us.

[rumplespewskin]

Thanks for putting this on YouTube. It's nice to have a knowledgeable person explain his perspective of another knowledge person's process. Really awesome video.

[NoeDactyl]

Their work is absolutely amazing and stunning but the narrator steals the show for me, I admire him for just talking the entire time, I'd run out of things to talk about pretty quickly!
And he actually cracked some jokes and was very informative and entertaining

[AbigailGerlach-ztsh]

I remember my tour at Corning in 1984. I'm delighted to see that the tours are still popular. I enjoyed watching the process of glass making. It was a revelation!

[Tsela-w]

Best commentary in all of entertainment, action sports and live-artistry

[nowankersallowed]

The way that man's mind throughout history has even been able to come up with such concepts is mind blowing.. how did it originate? Was it watching the natural environment as the volcano for example that had molten lava began to harden.. and created a glass like substance.. but to continually refine the art of what they do.. shows the level of creativity and imagination and understanding... the desire to learn and improve on what already is... yet to make something realistic and beautiful from within that.
One small understanding can lead to such a whole new world of achievement.. this was how men inspired me to want to try new things. Because they opened themselves up through videos like this.

[TripleG]

I love to see them make these big pieces! An absolute master at work! His team worked together so smoothly. The gaffer must have been so tired after all that heavy work. I've watched many episodes and its the first I see a bubble pulled. This master's creativity is astounding. Who would have thought a spiral of bubbles can be so beautiful. Thanks for sharing your skills Masahiro Sasaki. Keep these videos with pieces comming Corning museum.

[nicoleorton]

What a beautiful piece! Incredibly intense work! I love it.

[koagurl]

Swinging that glass around is panic inducing, awe inspiring & pure calculated chaos. It’s equally beautiful & terrifying to witness. 🙌🏻

[tonilittle]

I only watched because the guys narrative was so informative! They definitely picked the right guy for the job

[deborahduthie]

The organic forms and method of production give a coral like effect. Very pretty and beautiful.