Chihuly's Most Recent Activity On Synths

Glass Forest #3

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:40:30 Z

"The artist lit opaque glass stalks with neon, argon, krypton, and xenon gasses. This installation is based on two earlier ones from 1971-72—Glass Forest #1 and #2—created in collaboration with James Carpenter. Very early on, when I was about thirty years old, I did a white Glass Forest with James Carpenter for the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York. All the white glass was put on a black background, black base, black walls, and black ceiling."

sharonopstbaum Over 1 year ago

Dear God! It is he! Mr Chihuly, it is truly an honor to meet you in this way. I am going with a group to see your works in the New Britain Museum in Connecticut next month. I am so excited to have found your personal synths. Thank you for all you do. I hate cliches but your work as displayed in your synths is truly breathtaking. I will probably faint with excitement when I see your works live. See, fellow synthers, it pays to explore these files, you never know when you will meet up with someone as talented and generous as the famous Dale Chihuly! Outstanding!

Reeds

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:23:45 Z

"Chihuly made the first Reeds in 1995 at the Hackman factory in Nuutajärvi, a small glassblowing town in Finland. Unlike other factories, the Hackman facility has very high ceilings, which inspired Chihuly to make these elongated forms. To create the long, tubular shape of a Reed, one glassblower must be elevated in a mechanical lift while blowing through the pipe to encourage the form to stretch, while another pulls the glass toward the ground. In Finland we started making these long, cylindrical pieces which looked like spears. This was an exciting new form. It was the first time we ever made anything like that. They can be taken anywhere—they can go outside. They are very strong pieces, and they are very dramatic."

Bluebrad Over 1 year ago

cool
that's really cool

Boats

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:55:34 Z

"Chihuly first filled boats with glass in Finland during the Chihuly Over Venice project in 1995. After several days of glassblowing, Chihuly and the team made temporary installations along the Nuutajoki, the river nearby. He often tossed glass into the river, letting it float downstream. Local kids in small wooden rowboats gathered them, and it was probably then that Chihuly saw the opportunity for a new type of installation. When the team found a partially submerged wooden rowboat, which was hauled out and emptied of mud and debris, Chihuly filled it to overflowing with glass. He has continued to revisit the "Boat" idea ever since."

cgarcia Over 1 year ago

This synth does not download pictures...????