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"I was thinking about hanging grand chandeliers over the canals
of Venice. I thought, why not go to four countries with great
glass traditions and blow chandeliers with both American glassblowers
and glassmasters from each of the countries?
In the end the chandeliers, made from thousands of individual
parts and representing the work of hundreds of glass blowers,
would be sent to Venice, The Wizard of the Sea, the most mysterious
and secretive city of all."For a map of the installations in Venice, click here.
To watch a short video preview of the CHIHULY
OVER VENICE project, click HERE. |
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Dale Chihuly realized his ambitious project, Chihuly Over Venice, in 1995
and 1996. Chihuly traveled with his team of glassblowers to glass factories in
Finland,
Ireland,
Mexico ,
Italy , and worked in his studio, the Boathouse, in the
United States. Along with local glassmasters, they
created exciting, new vocabularies of forms.
In September, 1996the chandeliers from the international project
were installed at 14 locations around Venice. To see the Chandeliers by country, click here. |
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For a highly personal account of how Chihuly's project came together during
the installation in Venice follow the illustrated essay, CHIHULY IN VENICE
by William Warmus. Click here.
Watch a short video preview of the CHIHULY OVER VENICE project. Click HERE. |
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