Fire - Hardcover

Chihuly, Dale

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576841596 ISBN 13: 9781576841594

Publisher: Portland Press, 2006

Synopsis

This is a stunning portfolio of glass artist Dale Chihuly's awesome creations, including his critically acclaimed Baskets, Seaforms, Chandeliers and Towers. Each of ten chapters features Chihuly's most popular series of works and includes a dynamic pictorial chronology documenting the development and history of the creations. Dale Chihuly's glass sculptures are renowned across the world and his Gardens of Glass: Chihuly at Kew was Kew's major exhibition in 2005 attracting over 850,000 visitors. The exhibition ended on January 15 2006 after running for over six months.

About this title

About the Author

Dale Chihuly is a leading figure of contemporary glass and has exhibited extensively in the US, and internationally from Venice to Jerusalem, Iceland to Japan.

From the Inside Flap

Fire - Dale Chihuly, the long-awaited companion book to Chihuly: Form From Fire, showcases the handblown glass sculptures of Dale Chihuly in over one hundred full-color photographs taken across the globe in locations reaching from Jerusalem to Indianapolis; Las Vegas to Chihuly's hometown of Tacoma, Washington. Following his nearly four-decade career, the photographs, selected by Chihuy himself, show the best of each series, offering a comprehensive visual overview of his work.In addition to a fresh look at earlier Chihuly works, Fire - Dale Chihuly features Chihuly series such as Fiori, Reeds, and Towers, which did not appear in Chihuly: Form From Fire. Selected quotes from critics, friends, and Chihuly himself introduce sections dedicated to Ice & Neon, Cylinders, Baskets, Seaforms, Macchia, Persians, Venetians, Ikebana, Niijima Floats, Chandeliers, Reeds, Towers, Jerusalem Cylinders, Fiori, and Installations.An essay by independent curator Margery Aronson, a Seattle resident since 1976, follows Chihuly's career in narrative format and highlights how his efforts have stimulated glassblowing culture around the world, but specifically in the Pacific Northwest through programs such as the Pilchuck Glass School, Hilltop Artists-in-Residence, and Seniors Making Art, which have inspired similar programs elsewhere.A chronology follows this presentation of the art of Dale Chihuly. Forty-eight additional photographs illustrate Chihuly's life, family and friends, and the book closes with a complete list of museums where his work can be found.

Edition details

• Publisher: Portland Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576841596
• ISBN 13: 9781576841594
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176