Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass

Author: Ward, Gerald W.R.Brand: MFA PublicationsEdition: First EditionBinding: HardcoverNumber Of Pages: 160Release Date: 31-05-2011Part Number: colour illustrations, frontispieceDetails: Coinciding with a major Chihuly exhibition and the 50th anniversary of the American studio glass movement, this monograph is the first to highlight Chihuly’s use of inhabited and installed spaces, and how they impact his work Arguably the most famous glass artist since Louis Comfort Tiffany, Dale Chihuly has been credited with elevating blown glass from delicate decorative object to groundbreaking fine art. Chihuly's "Blanket Cylinders," "Seaforms," "Persians" and chandeliers are exhibited and collected throughout the world, and many volumes have been devoted to his bold, complex, fiercely colorful work. Little documented, however, though crucial to an understanding of his art, is the role played by physical space in his overall aesthetic--installation spaces, work spaces, but also spaces for living a