Dale Chihuly

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Dale Chihuly
CHI- WHO? -LY

transforming ordinary materials into
extraordinary works of art
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Discovering Color and Design

• Chihuly grew up in Tacoma, Washington
• collected shells sea glass beaches of the
  Pacific
• Discovered an interest in Color
• and Design in college.
• Graduated with a degree in Interior Design.
• Experimented with glass blowing
• in his basement
• Fascinated by translucent, reflective qualities
• of glass

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Becoming a Glass Artist

• Ancient art, requires skill and practice
• Attended Graduate School at U of Wis.
• Fulbright Scholarship enabled Chihuly to travel
  to Italy to study glassblowing.

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The Maestro

• 1976 Tragic accident caused
• loss of sight. Forced Chihuly to
• rely on a team to create his vision.
• Italian word for teacher or
• master
• Someone with exceptional skills or abilities who
  leads others
• Working as a team creates a sense of community
  and family

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Preliminary Drawings

• Originally created to convey ideas to the
  glass-blowing team

• Took on life of their own
• Evolved into part of Chihulys creative process

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CHIHULY AND COMMUNITY

• Hilltop Artists in Residence Program
• Started in 1994, by Chihuly, Kaperick, Parriot
• Tacoma Hilltop Neighborhood
• Converted a former middle school Industrial Arts
  classroom
• 500 at risk youth participate each year
• Provide Glass Arts and
• Alternative Academic Programs
• Learn the importance of
• individual responsibility
• and teamwork

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BASKETS
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SEA FORMS
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MACCHIAS
The Macchia series began with my waking up one
day wanting to use all 300 of the colors in the
hotshop. . Like much of my work, the series
inspired itself. The unbelievable combinations of
colorthat was the driving force.
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Chandeliers and Towers
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CHANDELIERS
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Chandelier in the Canales of Venice
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Fireworks of GlassChildren's Museum of
Indianapolis

• Took over 5 years to plan and create
• Engineering marvel
• Over 43 feet high, 18,000 pounds

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Creative Process