Dale Chihuly : Renowned Glass Artist

Dale Chihuly is a glass sculptor whose work has brought about a renewed interest in glass work around the world. He was born in Tacoma Washington on September 20, 1941. He has curly brown hair and is blind in one eye as a result of a car accident in 1976. He established and taught the glass program at Rhode Island School of Design for over a decade. He has multiple works in over 200 museums all over the world. One of Chihuly’s most famous quotes is “I want people to be overwhelmed with light and color in a way they have never experienced.” He is doing just that. His biggest project to date is Chihuly Garden and Glass which features a glass conservatory, lots of botanical teamed works as well as many of Dale’s greatest works. It is located beside

One of my favorite pieces by Donald Higby can be found at http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/higby/ is called Green Terrace Canyon, 1975. This earthenware bowl was made using glazed earthenware and raku-fired. Higby’s creations generate landscape imaginings that is boldly displayed on the interior and the outside of the object, therefor producing the impression of depth. The natural rocks that are incorporated into the bowl are placed in such a way that it forms landscapes of mountains, rivers and other amazing sights that can be found in the world.

This time, the furnace for heating the glass is located in the middle of the painting. However, now, there are two men on each side of the furnace heating up some glass on one of the metal glass holding sticks. What’s interesting though is that both of them use absolutely no protection against heat. They even have their sleeves rolled up. What confuses me is that they are holding a metal rod directly into heat instead of with gloves and with my experience with holding a piece of metal to heat in electronic circuit building, it hurts. The painting, like the last, has furnace cover doors, brick furnace, and the same children present situation. Right below the furnace, there are two baskets, one filled with red glass shards and one filled with blue glass shards which at first glimpse I thought was the finished product until I took a closer look and saw that they did not resemble glass works but instead broken pieces of glass. This intrigued me because I would not have expected people from a hundred years ago to be thinking about saving material. Most of the glass shard are probably leftover material cut off during the process of making the glass product but maybe it is also old and

Brooks Koff, the second artist being spotlighted, has a series of stained-glass on display. The contrasts and

On November 27th, 2017 I visited Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) a regional museum that inspires and builds community through art. The museum is located at1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Washington State. I was opportune to view collections of Dale Chihuly glassworks, European impressionism, Japanese prints and America art. One of the collections I will like to talk on is the Anne Gould Hauberg exhibition which include some of Dale Chihuly collection. Anne Hauberg, John Hauberg her husband and Dale Chihuly are co-founder of Pilchuck glass school.

Chuck Close is a famous visual artist known for his ability to overcome challenges as well as his inventive artistic style. He is mainly recognized for his large scale, photo realistic portrait paintings. Close has been very successful with other methods such as printmaking, watercolor, finger painting, paper collage and pastels. He has degrees from extremely respected colleges despite his lack of educational interest in earlier life. Over the year Close has experienced tragic, life changing, health issues but has persevered and learned to overcome those challenges to continue to pursue his passion for the arts.

He is a hyper-realist sculptor working in the United Kingdom. His Untitled (Seated Woman) is made of silicone, acrylic, polyurethane foam, and fabric. It is 25 ¼ X 16 ½ inches. It is located in the Modern Arts Museum of Fort Worth. Nevertheless, in the Untitled (Seated Woman) Mueck utilizes scale to provide the poignant and dramatic effects of an old lady who wears the levy of long life on her face, she is seated with hands clenched, and bent over just a bit. The viewer feels a sense of kinship due to the hyper realistic quality of the sculpture, and the empathy of the viewer gives off a cognizance of belonging as if they could pull up a chair and put their arms around the old lady. Yet, somehow the old lady seems to ignore, but her wrinkles equal wisdom. Nonetheless, this mind boggling piece of artwork has gained international recognition, because it pays homage to the 1999 International Year of the Elderly, and it has raised substantial awareness about the value of the elderly and the contributions that they make to their families and

With all of Chihuly’s abilities, and talents it is difficult to put him in one category as an artist, nonetheless, he happens to be best known for his contemporary glass art. His rise to recognition wasn’t given, however, it was earned. He went to college for numerous years studying interior design, glass blowing, fine arts & sculpture. He taught, therefore, he could support himself while perfecting his craft, and making a name for himself. Some of the challenges he faced in his path to success, as a rule, would have prevented the majority from ever reaching out for their goals, on the contrary, Chihuly figured out ways to still become successful in spite of them. After the loss of his brother in a Navy training exercise, a year later his father passed away of a major heart attack, in 1976 he lost his eye and depth perception, he continued blowing glass all while battling depression and bipolar disorder. After his surfing accident in 1979, and the dislocation of his shoulder, he teamed up with other artisans which led to new ideas, and collaborations. Chihuly directed the pieces although, he allowed the artisans to have creative freedoms too.

This sculpture is the Mademoiselle Pogany II, which is crafted in limestone and refined with bronze, by the artist Constantin Brâncuși in 1925. Currently, Mademoiselle Pogany II is housed in the Norton Museum of West Palm Beach, Florida. The simplicity of the abstract art piece draws the fascination of the viewer, along with the glistening gold tone. Mademoiselle Pogany II is a streamline sculpture mimicking an egg with huge eyes that scream elegance and status. Also this artwork laminates a feminine spirit. All of these factors draw the attention of several art lovers, as West Palm Beach is a traditional vacation spot and the sculpture itself is beautiful to behold.

a)     As a journalist, Stephan Glass seems to be driven by a desire to be entertaining. He shows this with anything from his wackiness in the office, to the fiction he used in his articles for The New Republic. Overall, it seems that Glass has an aspiration to be important in the eyes of others. Yes, he is a prideful writer, but he is a law student also. So not only he is trying to impress his peers, but also his family. I would say Glass had a solid understanding of what his strengths were when following his aspirations, as he was comfortable doing the thing that he loved. However, I believe that he was unaware of his weaknesses because he struggled to cover up his tracks after the new editor took charge.

This young outsider is quickly gain a following with his imaginative and beautiful sculptures. Ben Young was raised in Waihi Beach, New Zealand; however, he currently resides in Sydney, Australia. Young has created his glass artistry for the past ten years. Some attribute his craft to growing up on the beaches of New Zealand. Hand crafted from glass each of Young’s sculptures are hand drawn, hand cut and handcrafted, layer on layer to create each of his beautiful sculptures. The texture and color of the glass is different in every piece he makes, ensuring one-off and truly unique pieces of artwork. In this piece of art you can make out chiaroscuro in the depth of the water against the rocks. An implied line is formed between the water and ocean

When observing Elizabeth Murray and M.C. Escher their styles were similar. Once viewing Murray’s art noticeably, she creates layers on flat planes or canvases by painting and drawing. “The Beer Glass 1986” displays a flat surface with four caves layers to create abstract description of bar scene. Escher typically drew his work without color displaying some reflections portraits. “Hand with Reflecting Sphere,1935” exemplifies his work were Escher draws a self-patriate, creating the illusion of reflection through a glass ball. In addition, both artist typically utilized Fine art with Two dimensional elements. However, Elizabeth Murry exploits more shapes compared to Escher using realistic objects. Nevertheless, both artists created abstracts

Steve Smulka paints glass—but it might be more accurate to say that Smulka paints light. Smulka uses mason jars, vintage seltzer bottles, wine decanters, vases and water pitchers to capture the way light bends, refracts, illuminates, and distorts its surroundings. In some of the paintings, backgrounds of looming clouds and ridged tree bark are as in-focus as the glass containers in the foreground, merging the two in a poetic, scrupulously accurate, yet slightly unreal manner. In other paintings, bottles in columns two, three, or four deep create multiple layers of transparency that make for almost abstract studies of light and color. In Steve Smulka’s closely observed, meditative paintings, these densely luminous layers give weight to the

For my museum visitation report I decided to go to the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). PAMM is a modern and contemporary art museum located in Miami, FL. It collects and exhibits international art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In my opinion the most beautiful object in the museum was a wall installation called “ Eclipse” created in 2002. An artist named Teresita Fernandez created this piece. She was born in 1968 and is from Miami, Florida from Cuban parents. This work is comprised of a collection of tiny, hand-cast acrylic cubes attached to the wall in a pattern that resembles a cloud or a sky full of stars. At the back of each of the tiny acrylic cube there are tint silk screens of many different shades of pales gray and blues. The surface of each cube catches the light, which creates a shimmer and reflection as you move in front of the piece. The piece made me feel calm and reminded me of the sky. Many questions came to mind as I was admiring the piece, like what influenced the artist to make this? Where did she get the idea to use acrylic cubes with tint silk screens?

While many may picture a ‘traditional’ artist as one who creates using canvas and paint, Turrell’s ability to utilise pure light as a tool has certainly established him as one of the most unique contemporary artists. While his earliest works were sculptures from fire, he quickly found a niche home in the creation of projections “that produced illusionist geometric shapes.” Shanta, Afrum (white) 1996 and Raemar Pink White (1969) are all example of Turrell’s work with hovering, shifting shapes and his work with perception.