Dale Chihuly - Amazing Glass art

[miss nycdf]

I'm surprised that nothing turned up on the forum at all, searching the name. This is some of the most beautiful glass I have ever seen in my life. The installations done in botanical gardens and in other outdoor sites are stunning. I sit here flipping through the website just saying "Woooowww..."

Dale Chihuly is most frequently lauded for revolutionizing the Studio Glass movement by expanding its original premise of the solitary artist working in a studio environment to encompass the notion of collaborative teams and a division of labor within the creative process. However, Chihuly's contribution extends well beyond the boundaries both of this movement and even the field of glass: his achievements have influenced contemporary art in general. Chihuly’s practice of using teams has led to the development of complex, multipart sculptures of dramatic beauty that place him in the leadership role of moving blown glass out of the confines of the small, precious object and into the realm of large-scale contemporary sculpture. In fact, Chihuly deserves credit for establishing the blown glass form as an accepted vehicle for installation and environmental art beginning in the late twentieth century and continuing today.

Enjoy http://www.chihuly.com/chihuly.html

^ (hope the pics work... if not, the website has it all)

 

[BrainBoy]

Wow miss nycdf!! Those are absolutely beautiful, I bet they look even more stunning in person.

 

[7ate9]

To bad he doesn't blow pipes. =/

 

[Verite]

You should see his pbs special. He hasnt done anything personal besides paint in years, all his stuff is the directed work of others.

 

[Crunchy Taco]

to bad he doesn't actually blow anymore. CLinton is the top of the tops in pipe makers.

 

[PhenoMenal]

lol blows

 

[Space Ghost]

i took a blowing clinic from him and his group years ago... he's kind of an arrogant dick...


but the stuff his crew does is awesome.

 

[miss nycdf]

To bad he doesn't blow pipes. =/

Yeah, I'd love to have one of his pieces if he did... but o well.

I really like the ceiling install he and/or his 'team' did at the Bellagio, it's insane.

 

[Ohh.Word]

Needs moar Lampworking!

 

[trouble]

I have seen several of Chihuly installations & all of them were amazing!