Chihuly: 1968-1996
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810963736 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The most comprehensive and handsome illustrated book on the world's foremost glass artist.
For more than 30 years, Dale Chihuly's work, principally in glass (but occasionally including such unconventional media as neon and ice), has challenged traditional distinctions between craft and art. Chihuly's oeuvre is notable for its vibrancy of color, the boldness of its shape and execution, and, in recent years, its studied mimicry of natural forms, from cacti to seaweed and jellyfish. For Chihuly fans who may not be able to afford a Chihuly original of their own, this book is the next best thing. Eliot to argue for the works' seriousness of intent.) Even those readers familiar with Chihuly will be impressed with the capacious variety of form and function--candy bowls to chandeliers--captured in over 280 pages of photographs that exhaustively chart the artist's creations, along with the two essays mentioned above and a biographical time-line. At times, Chihuly's wo
He has written 20 books,and has five honorary doctorates. . Nathalie Bondil is director and chief curator at the Montreal Museumof Fine Arts. Donald Kuspit is distinguished professor emeritus ofart history and philosophy at the State University ofNew York at Stony Brook
"nice, large format" according to Janet. Gorgeous photos; nice, large format. I just got mine and haven't read the text yet, but it's worth the price I paid for it for the photos alone, which capture a very nice variety of the artist's works.. Pat said Chihuly. A beautiful book. We're really enjoying it. Highly recommended it. Also, came with fabulous jacket. Reasonable price and timeless edition.. Five Stars Doris T. Slye super