Chihuly: ATLANTIS Signed copy)

CHIHULY, Dale

ISBN 10: 1576840107 / ISBN 13: 9781576840108

Published by Portland Press, Seattle WA, 1999

About this Item

(USA) Stated First Edition 14 x 11", dark blue cloth with pastedown of colour photo, unpaginated (96pp). This book is a photographic record of a series of commissioned pieces (Crystal gate, Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Moon, Atlantis chandelier) that Chihuly executed in the late 1990s. The photos show the works in their finished locations, the concept drawings and the process of their making by glass artisans. There is a chronology of the artist's life and works. The book was designed by Werkhaus Seattle and issued in an unnumbered first edition of 10000 copies. SIGNED BY ARTIST boldly to the first blank page. Very slight shifting of cover cloth colour mostly at the edges of the cover where unprotected from the sun. NFine; no Dj as issued. (3.3 JM LVR 202/b0 Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall. Seller Inventory # 34650

Bibliographic Details

Title: Chihuly: ATLANTIS Signed copy)

Publisher: Portland Press, Seattle WA

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: 1st.

About this title

Synopsis:

The challenge was to bring beauty to paradise -- and the Sun and Moon. Sol Kerzner asked Dale Chihuly to make dazzling yet approachable sculpture for the new Atlantis Resort Hotel on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Chihuly's answer: four sculptures that respond to Atlantis' architecture and the singular beauty of the site. The Crystal Gate is a glittering tower of crystal soaring nearly 20 feet into the air. The Temple of the Sun has more than 2,300 yellow, orange, and red elements radiating from a fiery globe atop a replica of a Mayan temple. The opalescent white and cobalt blue glass of the Temple of the Moon seems to glow and fill the room with a cool light. Finally, the magnificent Atlantis Seaform Chandelier displays the sealife forms of jellyfish, anemones, squid, and seaweed in delicate shades highlighted with silver and gold. In this extravagant book, designed by Werkhaus Design of Seattle, each piece is shown from concept through completion. Chihuly, working with a collaborative and creative team of artists, glassblowers, technicians, and installers, has created glass sculptures that dazzle with the magic of light.