Dale Chihuly

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Dale Chihuly

• Modern Day Glass Sculptor
• (Sept. 20 1941-Present)

Derek Lin Period 5
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1. Inside and Out

• Part of Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska
• Value the areas of color near the white are
  light whereas the combinations of various colors
  result in darker areas to show the variation of
  value and detail within the piece
• Color a majority of the piece is created with
  bright colors to attract attention to the
  intricate and wavy designs of the glass

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2. Glowing Gemstone Polyvitro Chandelier

• Part of Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska
• Texture everything is man-made from the breath
  of the glassblowers. The outside of the glass is
  very smooth and round

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3. VandA Rotunda

• Blown glass chandelier in the Victoria and Albert
  Museum
  
• Shape the chandelier is formed in a very
  elaborate design for appeal and uniqueness and
  its size complements its greatness
  
• Plane the piece is filled with variations in
  shape with the curving glass components
  protruding from the piece.

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4. The Sun

• at the Gardens of Glass exhibition in Kew
  Gardens, London, England.
  
• Movement the glass that makes up piece are all
  exaggerated in a highly curvy manner in order to
  portray the arbitrary movement of rays leaving
  the sun

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5. Fiori di Como

• on the Bellagio Hotel lobby ceiling in Las Vegas,
  Nevada
  
• Variety he uses a variety of colors to make the
  piece appealing
  
• Repetition He repeats colors such as the red and
  blue in order to complement the use of variety
  with different shades each color

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6. Yellow Neon Chandelier

• - Created for the Columbus Visitors Center
• 900 pieces of hand blown glass
• 500 ft. of neon tubing
• Unity the whole piece is composed of the same
  yellow neon color to portray a great complete
  chandelier piece
  
• Balance the chandelier is large at the top and
  smaller as it goes down keep balance and prevent
  too much stress at the bottom

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7. Basket

• Inspired by baskets weaved by foreigners
• Balance in its creation, gravity was
  specifically utilized to form its abnormal warped
  shape to express uniqueness
  
• Proportion to complement the balance, the piece
  is out of proportion to portray the individuality
  in making baskets and the different sizes and
  shapes that baskets come in
• Space the basket is hollow and deep and it goes
  along with its balance to show the depth of the
  piece

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Biography

• Born Sept. 20, 1941 in Tacoma, Washington
• Supported by his mother while growing up
• Father died of heart attack
• Brother died in flight-training accident
• Studied interior design, architecture, and
  glassblowing
  
• Attended Univ. of Washington, Univ. of
  Wisconsin-Madison, and Rhode Island School of
  Design
  
• Lives and works in 25,000 sq. ft. studio,
  nicknamed The Boathouse
  
• Lost vision in one eye so he has no depth
  perception
  
• Makes colorful blown glass pieces

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TIMELINE
1968- received Master of Fine Arts in sculpture
at Rhode Island School of Design
1995- created documentary Chihuly over Venice
1975- Pol Pot Regime
Born Sept. 20, 1941
2005- Gardens of Glass exhibition in London
1971-founded Pilchuck Glass School
1976-loses vision in one eye from automobile
accident
1967- received a Masters of Science in
glassblowing from Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
2006- Botanical Garden exhibitions in various
states in the U.S.
1990- end of Cold War
1968- received Fulbright Fellowship
1991- began Niijima Floats Series
First American glassblower to work in Venini
Fabrica
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Dale Chihuly Quotes

• She loved big parties. I had a lot of buddies,
  and they always wanted to hang out at my house
  because they knew she would feed them or let them
  have a party if they wanted one.
• He's a workaholic. For him to have something
  else that he's interested in is probably healthy
  for him...for both of us.
  
• When he told me about it, I was really
  surprised.
  
• Glass is the most magical of all materials. It
  transmits light in a special way ... I'm pleased
  that my art appeals to so many people of all
  ages. As a parent and an artist, I'm especially
  looking forward to leaving a legacy at The
  Children's Museum, a place where I hope my work
  brings joy to children who visit from all over
  the world.

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Explanation of Materials and Techniques

• Major tools blowpipe, punty, bench, marver,
  blocks, jacks, paddles, tweezers, shears,
  furnaces
  
• Glass is melted in a 2000F furnace from sand,
  limestone, soda ash, potash, and other compunds
  
• Molten glass is gather onto the blowpipe
• Glass is rolled on marver to form an exterior
  cool skin of the molten glass for shaping
  

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Explanation of Materials and Techniques (cont.)

• Air is blown into pipe to create a bubble while
  the glass is shaped with blocks, shears, etc.
  
• If needed, glass is put into a second furnace
  called the Glory Hole for reheating
  
• A third furnace is used to slowly cool the glass
  over a period of hours or days
  
• Color can be achieved by rolling glass is
  powdered or pieces of colored glass
  
• When piece reaches maximum size, the bottom is
  finalized and then transferred to a punty where
  the top if finalized

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Chihulys Purpose/Meaning

• Chihulys purpose with his contemporary art is to
  create inspired and dramatic sculptures of beauty
  everywhere from within buildings to the
  surrounding environment
• He wants to go beyond the boundaries of art and
  his glassblowing to continue creating new and
  unique pieces
  
• Chihulys pieces are replicas of natural
  phenomena such as icicles and various forms of
  nature to portray the beauty that is accompanied
  with the environment

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Works Cited

• 1. http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageChihuly_Ins
  ide_and_Out_close-up_28cropped29.jpg
  
• 2. http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageChihuly_Chan
  delier_close-up.jpg
  
• 3. http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageVandA_Rotund
  a.jpg
  
• 4. http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageGlass.sculpt
  ure.kewgardens.london.arp.jpg
  
• 5. http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageBellagio_lob
  by_ceiling.jpg
  
• 6. http//www.kid-at-art.com/htdoc/cglass.html
• http//en.thinkexist.com/quotes/dale_chihuly/
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glassblowing
• http//www.smithsonianmag.com/issues/2000/septembe
  r/mall_sep00.php
  
• http//www.chihuly.com/Video/SRbasvid.html
• http//www.dianefarrisgallery.com/artist/chihuly/b
  io/chihuly.jpg
  
• http//www.oakparkjournal.com/TheaterReviews/Dale-
  Chihuly-Opening-11-26-2001-06sm.jpg
  
• http//www.shawnolson.net/media/art_1_Shawn_glass_
  blowing_3_02_4729.jpg
  
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