The unbelievable combinations of color—that was the driving force,” says Dale Chihuly about the creation of the Macchia series. In the initial stages of its conception, Chihuly found himself “waking up one day wanting to use all three hundred of the colors in the hotshop.” This seduction of color led the artist to explore properties of its usage and compatibility of the mineral pigments. Creating color charts with one color for the interior, another for the exterior, Chihuly tackled the challenge of keeping these colors pure and separate, which led to his providential experimentation with a new technique—introducing a layer of white in between, keeping the interior and exterior colors apart.
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5 comments:
I love that deep cobalt blue interior.
I was lucky enough to see his chandeliers in Columbus around '98, maybe '99. Beautiful work.
There is a three hour special on PBS from maybe ten years ago which shows him at work with his team that I got so absorbed in that I became a fan forever.
We were fortunate to be in Venice visiting relatives in the late 90s when he had exhibits throughout the city. Some hanging over the canals. Very surreal and cool.
Wow, I would have loved to see that. I love Venice. The center of glassmaking since the Rennaisance. Venn glass.
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