Forest Edge Elementary, PT Art, January 2009

Dale Chihuly, Mercato del pesce di Rialto chandelierVenice, Italy, 1996

What is glass?

Silica (sand) +

Limestone +

Soda ash +

Intense heat =

Glass

How are objects formed from glass?

•Casting

•Core forming

•Cutting/grinding

•Glassblowing – developed by the Romans around 50 BC

Uses for glass

Eye glasses

Lighting

Drinking glasses

Cookware

Fiber Optics

Mirrors

Lenses

Windows

Containers

Laboratories

GatheringBlowingShapingJackingPuntingOpeningFinal Shaping

GatheringOn a blow pipe, gather material from the furnace.

BlowingUse a strong blow to create a bubble in the glass.

Shaping or Blocking

Use a block to create a uniform shape.

JackingUse jacks to cut out the neck which will eventually be the lip of the cup.

SwingingSwinging elongates the piece.

Additional blowing

Additional blowing expands the shape and size.

Shaping the bottom

Reheating is needed as the piece cools.

Flattening the bottom with a paddle so the cup will sit properly.

Punty time

The bottom of the cup is attached to a punty rod with more glass to create the opening at the top.

Opening the lipReheat and open the lip using a jack.

FinishingThe cup is separated from the punty rod and put in the Annealer using a glove.

The American Studio Glass Movement

Harvey Littleton Richard Marquis Dale Chihuly

Harvey Littleton (1922- )

•Father of the American Studio Glass Movement

•College professor and glass artist

•1962 workshop at the Toledo Museum of Art gave birth to the Movement

Blue Crown, 1985-9

Works by Littleton

Lemon-Ruby Crown, 1989

Blue Orchid implied Movement, 1987

Blue Interaction, 1981

Richard Marquis(1945- )

Hip, fun, and outrageous Funky teapots are his signature pieces Fueled inspiration during the American Studio

Movement

Silhouette & Granulare Teapots with Battuto, 2001

Works by Marquis

Big Greys, 1980

Shard Rockets, 1983

Teapot Goblets, 1989-94

Dale Chihuly (1941- )

“One of the most successful living American artists”

Studied under Littleton and in Venice Fascinated with nature Large works on grandiose scale Known for chandeliers and boats Co-Founded the Pilchuck Glass School

in Washington state

Works of ChihulyExhibit at the New York Botanic Gardens, 2006

Chandelier

Boat and floats in Hardy Pool

The Sun

Small installations

Rose Garden Fiori

Chandelier

Desert Botanical Garden, Phoneix, AZ 2008-9

Saffron Tower

Desert Wildflower Towers

Mexican Hat and Horn Tower

Close up

Orange Hornet and Eelglass Chandelier

Scorpion Tails and Bamboo

Blue and Purple Boat

Lino Tagliapietra (1934- )

• 140 Works at the Renwick Gallery through January 11, 2009

•“ Lino Tagliapietra is credited with shaping the course of international studio glass.“

•Tagliapietra was born on the Italian island of Murano. For centuries, Murano has been famous for Venetian glassmaking. Tagliapietra worked as an apprentice to Muranese master Archimede Seguso beginning at age 11, and became a maestro by the age of 21.       

  

http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/lino/

References www.chihuly.com

http://www.chihuly.com/Video/screening.html - Recommend video “In the Hot Shop”, 4 minutes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Littleton

www.richardmarquis.com

http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/lino/

Additional References

http://www.craftinamerica.org/artists_glass/ http://www.glassblower. info/glossary.html – a photographic

glossary for glassblowing http://www.glassblowing.com/hotglass/history.php - a history of

glassblowing http://www.glassblowing.com/hotglass/process.php - Cup

Demonstration shows photos of a cup being made start to finish. Video shows vase being made.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDxJ75FGifk&feature=related - Video of How to Blow Glass: History of Glass Blowing.

Forest Edge Elementary, PT Art, January 2009

Dale Chihuly, Mercato del pesce di Rialto chandelierVenice, Italy, 1996