Museums 101: The Studio Glass Art Movement (Art Diary)

The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, Washington, recently hosted a major exhibit: Luminous: Dale Chihuly and the Studio Glass Movement. The exhibit featured the works of 33 major artists.

According to the display:

“In the 1960s, artists began using glass as an artistic medium, elevating it to the level of more traditional sculptural materials such as bronze and marble. Historically, glass had been used for more utilitarian purposes—windows, decorative objects, vessels. The studio glass artists of the past fifty years reinvented the medium by experimenting with color and form to create dramatic and unconventional works of art.”

Shown above is a detail from Manhattan Sunset made by Lino Tagliapietra in 1997.

Shown above is 99 Bottles made by Scott Chaseling made in 2013. This is mold-blown glass.

Shown above is white segmented embryo made by Jyong Lee in 2015. The is blown, cane, cut, and carved, refined surface glass.

Shown above is Killer Whale made by Preston Singletary (Tlingit) in 2009. This is blown and sand-carved glass.

Shown above is Memento Group #13 by Ingalena Kienell in 2010. This is blown and hot-sculpted glass.

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