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Sole d’Oro, 2017, 14½ x 14 x 14', Biltmore, Asheville, North Carolina, installed 2018
Architectural installations
Chihuly has always been interested in architecture and the way form interacts with light and space. His installations are created in dialogue with the environments in which they are sited, interacting harmoniously while affecting spatial perceptions to inspire profound experiences. Chihuly’s ambitious artwork installations are placed in public spaces, museums, and botanical gardens around the world, and are available for private commissions.
Ethereal White Persian Pond (detail), 2018
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, installed 2019
Orange Hornet Chandelier, 1993
Sculpture on a grand scale
Chihuly’s Chandeliers are composed of hundreds of blown glass elements that together, make up elaborate, intricate compositions. Chihuly has created them for spaces indoors and out, all around the world.
Radiant Yellow Icicle Chandelier, 2018, 11 x 6 x 6'
Groninger Museum, Groningen, Netherlands
Sunset Chandelier, 2019, 17 x 9 x 8'
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Columbus, Ohio
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Desert Towers, 2008
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
Freestanding and soaring to the sky
A natural evolution of Chandeliers, the Tower design allows Chihuly to create large, freestanding sculptures that rise up toward the sky, in spaces not suited for Chandeliers.
Opal and Amber Towers, 2018
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, installed 2019
Sea Blue and Green Tower, 2004, 15½ x 8½ x 8'
Clinton Presidential Library and Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas, installed 2014
Toyama Persian Ceiling, 2015, Toyama Glass Art Museum, Japan
Transforming everyday spaces
Persians are dynamic, asymmetrical forms that take on a dramatic new presence when placed together in pedestal compositions and ceiling installations, called Pergolas. Bursting with color, these unexpected installations invite people to interact with art in a new way.
Creating a wall of color
In 1997, Chihuly began using glass elements originally meant for Chandeliers to create Sconces—glass sculptures that project from a wall. Chihuly often clusters these sculptures, creating a sweeping and dynamic installation.
Neon Orange Persian Wall, 2019
Turquoise and Gilded Sconce, 2018
The Boat (detail), 1995, Nuutajärvi, Finland
Boats overflowing with beauty
Chihuly first filled boats with glass pieces in Nuutajärvi, Finland, after tossing bulbous glass pieces into the river to let them float downstream. Chihuly’s team salvaged a rowboat from the river and filled it with a variety of glass forms. Chihuly has continued to revisit this concept ever since.
Float Boat, 2008, The Sun, 2003, and Red Reeds, 2009
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California, installed 2010
Fiori Boat, 2014, 4½ x 12½ x 8'
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida
“Glass is the most magical of all materials.
It transmits light in a special way.”
–Chihuly
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