Chihuly Seaforms - Hardcover

Earle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0960838252 ISBN 13: 9780960838257

Publisher: Portland Press Incorporated, 1994

Synopsis

The third and final installment in the individual small book series includes Seaforms, Venetians, Macchia, and Ikebana. Experience the individuality that each of these forms demand through breathtaking photographs. Specific only to one series, these titles chronicle the renowned artist s glass sculptures. Certainly compact in appearance but not in content, each book within the collection boasts more than 112 pages comprised of images reflective of the series after which they are named. Essays by Davira Taragin explore the individuality that makes Chihuly so unique.A companion DVD accompanies each book that includes artist commentary discussing the history of each series, all approximately 15 minutes in running time.

About this title

Synopsis

Artforum art critic Joan Seeman Robinson discusses Chihuly's most exquisite and ethereal series, invoking the spontaneous automatic drawings of the Surrealists, the water lilies of Claude Monet, the action painting of Jackson Pollock, and, most cogently, Henri Matisse's Swimming Pool. Oceanographer and explorer Sylvia Earle, former Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, finds in Chihuly's evocative 'Seaforms' not only 'reflections of skill, passion, teamwork and sheer genius' but also 'tributes' to the sea. Together these writers help to illuminate what many consider Chihuly's quintessential series, which was begun in 1980. The saturated colour of the 40 full-colour pages, including many double-page spreads, conveys the sensuousness of Chihuly's work.

About the Author

Dale Chihuly is a native of Tacoma, Washington and currently resides with his wife and son in Seattle, Washington. For three decades, the artist has exhibited extensively in museums, and his site-specific, public sculptures can be seen in cities the world over. Davira Taragin is formerly the Director of Exhibitions, Racine Art Museum; Curator, The Detroit Institute of the Arts, Toledo Museum of Art.

Edition details

• Publisher: Portland Press Incorporated
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0960838252
• ISBN 13: 9780960838257
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 112