Dale Chihuly America’s Master Glass Blower

1. Dale Chihuly America’s Master Glass Blower • Born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington • in 1965, Chihuly enrolled in the first glass program in the country at the University of Wisconsin • In 1968, Chihuly was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to work at the Venini factory in Venice, Italy • His work is included in over two hundred museum collections worldwide. He has been the recipient of many awards, including seven honorary doctorates and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. • Chihuly has created many well-known series of works, among them the Baskets, Persians, and Seaforms, but he is also celebrated for large architectural installations.

2. Baskets The Baskets turned out to be one of the best ideas I have ever had. I had seen some beautiful Indian baskets at the Washington State Historical Society and I was struck by the grace of their slumped, sagging forms. I wanted to capture this in glass. The breakthrough for me was recognizing that heat and gravity were the tools to be used to make these forms.    --- Chihuly

7. Garfield Park Conservatory • Art in a natural setting • Opened in November 2001 • The huge success of the exhibition has caused it to be extended from May to September 2002 • Two acre long glassed in tropical gardens • Thirty separate installations of art

8. Peacock Blue Tower

9. The Palm House

13. The Fern Room

14. Ikebana

16. Chandeliers • What makes the chandeliers work for me is the massing of color. If you take up to thousands of blown pieces of one color, put them together and then shoot light through them, now that's going to be something to look at. Now you hang it in space and it becomes mysterious, defying gravity or seemingly out of place. Something you have never seen before. --- Chihuly

17. NAPLES MUSEUM OF ART RED CHANDELIER, 2000

18. ORANGE CHANDELIER WITH HORNS AND BULBS, 1997ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERYBUFFALO, NEW YORK

19. ICE BLUE AND SPRING GREEN CHANDELIER, 1999 - EARLY JUNE 2001VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON

20. DALE CHIHULYRESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION

21. ICICLE CREEK CHANDELIER, 1996SLEEPING LADY CONFERENCE RETREATLEAVENWORTH, WA

22. CLOS PEGASE WINERYJUNE-OCTOBER 1, 2000NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

23. Towers PALAZZO DUCALE CHANDELIER, 1997UKAI MUSEUM, HAKONE, JAPAN

24. HERON BLUE TOWER WITH GILDED TENDRILS, 199910 1/2 x 6 x 6'REFLECTIONS OF CHIHULY: A NAPLES MUSEUM OF ART INAUGURAL EXHIBITION

25. BLUE TOWER, 199947 x 6'ON DISPLAY DURING THE SHOW "CHIHULY IN THE LIGHT OF JERUSALEM 2000"TOWER OF DAVID, MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF JERUSALEM

26. Jerusalem

27. WHITE TOWER, 199915 x 6'ON DISPLAY DURING THE SHOW "CHIHULY IN THE LIGHT OF JERUSALEM 2000"TOWER OF DAVID, MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF JERUSALEM

28. Reeds and Spears • In Finland we started making these long, cylindrical pieces that looked like spears. This was an exciting new form. It was the first time we ever made anything like that. Sometimes I call them spears and sometimes I call them reeds. They can be taken anywhere—they can go outside. They are very strong pieces, and they are very dramatic. --- Chihuly

29. SYDNEY ARTS FESTIVAL, 1998SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

30. RED SPEARS, APRIL 2000THE BLUE LAGOON, ICELAND

31. NEODYMIUM SPEARS, APRIL 2000KLEIFARVATN, ICELAND

32. Walls PERSIAN WALL MOCKUP, ca. 1992QUADRANT BUILDING, SEATTLE

33. RESIDENTIAL COMMISSION, 199620 x 17'

34. ANEMONE WALL, 1996ON DISPLAY DURING THE INSTALLATIONS SHOW IN 1996SAINT LOUIS ART MUSEUM

35. Winter Olympics 2002 MACCHIA FOREST, 20022002 OLYMPIC ARTS FESTIVAL, SALT LAKE

36. SUN AND MOON, 20022002 OLYMPIC ARTS FESTIVAL, SALT LAKE CITY

37. DALE CHIHULYDRAWINGS ON PLEXIGLAS, 20022002 OLYMPIC ARTS FESTIVAL, SALT LAKE CITY

38. OLYMPIC TOWER, SUN AND MOON, 20022002 OLYMPIC ARTS FESTIVAL, SALT LAKE CITY

39. Over sixty and still creating …. There’s hope for me yet!