ACTIVITY
Viarca is a workshop devoted to the creation, restoration and maintenance of artistic stained glass, founded in Málaga in 1985 by Alberto Cascón Martín.
Alberto masters craft glasswork techniques such as lead-came stained-glass windows, fire-staining and grisaille painting, the Tiffany technique or glass fusing. He was… trained in Segovia and started doing glasswork in Málaga at a time when there were hardly any artisan glaziers in the city. Through study and experience he honed his skills to the point of being able to offer creative, innovative solutions for either new work or heritage restoration.
For six years Alberto was master glazier at the Molina Lario Trade School in Málaga, responsible for cleaning and consolidating the stained glass of the cathedral and for producing three new stained-glass windows. He is currently collaborating with the CSIC research agency on various projects and studies and has been recognised as a master glazier by the Government of Andalusia.
TRAINING
Alberto Cascón first learned his trade with the master glazier Rafael Davía Ramos in Segovia. He learned the fire-staining technique in the workshop of the renowned Belgian artist Rudy Belleman. He has also taken various courses in glass techniques and pedagogy.
TEACHING
As well as training apprentices in his workshop who have since been able to set up their own firms, he taught at the Molina Larios Trade School (Málaga) in 1996-2002.
SELECTED WORK
Master glazier in maintenance and restoration work at Málaga cathedral (1996-2002). Restorations in the city halls of Málaga and Melilla and the Bank of Spain building in Málaga, and of stained glass in the Church of La Paloma in Madrid, the Basilica of La Caridad… in Cartagena and the Palace of Bibataubín in Granada.
Since the Málaga Glass and Crystal Museum was opened in 2009, Viarca has been responsible for the cleaning, restoration, consolidation and museum conservation of its glasswork.
