In fall 1996, residents of Venice, Italy noticed something unusual: large-scale, abstract glass installations suspended above the city’s canals. #Chihuly and his team had arrived to realize his ambitious “Chihuly Over Venice” project with the installation of 14 striking “Chandeliers.” ​ ​Part avant-garde happening, part cultural exchange, and part traveling residency, “Chihuly Over Venice” was the artist’s love letter to the city that shaped him as a young artist. With stops at cities around the

It was fitting that for 1996's "Chihuly Over Venice," the artist's most ambitious project to that date, he would return to the city that taught him the team model of glassblowing nearly 30 years earlier. "I have always believed that teamwork was the heart of glassblowing," #Chihuly said in 1995, "and I felt this project would provide an opportunity for me to prove this theory on a grand scale. The common language that exists among glassblowers is unique and, I felt, worthy of exploration. It wou

For "Chihuly Over Venice," Chihuly and his team planned, created, engineered, and coordinated for over a year. They worked with teams of glassblowers in four countries to create the thousands of elements needed for the 14 "Chandeliers" he would present during just three fleeting weeks in Venice. Audacious and experimental, "Chihuly Over Venice" was the artist's love letter to the city that is his lifelong inspiration. ​ Near the Venini Factory, where he first studied as a Fulbright Fellow, Chihu

Dale Chihuly (Chihuly Studio) is an American artist noted for revolutionising the glass movement and elevating perceptions of the medium. Known for ambitious architectural installations in cities, museums, and gardens around the world, Chihuly utilises a variety of media to realise his creative vision, including glass, paint, charcoal, neon, ice, and Polyvitro. Employing a myriad of colours, Chihuly’s work is often placed atop lights to beautifully accentuate its transparent glow. “Glass is the

Step Inside Artist Dale Chihuly’s Stunning Seattle Studio, Filled With an Epic Antiques Collection and His Otherworldly Glass Forms. https://bit.ly/3sA64WT A new book from the artist takes us inside his museum-like studio, the Boathouse. Article by Sarah Cascone of artnet © Chihuly Studio ____________________ #Chihuly #DaleChihuly #ChihulyGlass #Glass #GlassArt #Glassblowing #Art #FineArt #ChihulyBoathouse #TheBoathouseBook #ArtNet #ArtNetNews | Chihuly Studio