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Lino Tagliapietra
Italian, 1934
Mandara
blown glass with multiple incalmi, criss-crossed canes, Pilchuck '96 technique; cut, 2006
22 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches
Courtesy of Lino Tagliapietra, Inc.
Photo by Russell Johnson
5.23.10 – 8.15.10
Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect:
A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass
Hodge & Temporary Exhibition Galleries
Sponsored by
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
Lino Tagliapietra is widely revered as the maestro of glassblowing, an inspiring teacher and the elder statesman linking the glass centers of Venice, Italy and the Pacific Northwest.
Tagliapietra’s artistic imagery and vision continue to influence Studio Glass artists around the world. Among the well-known artists that he has had a great influence on is Dale Chihuly. In 1979, Tagliapietra came to Pilchuck Glass School, the school that Chihuly began. Tagliapietra unhesitatingly shared his expertise with Dale Chihuly as well as other artists worldwide, universally elevating the art and craft of glassmaking and changing the course of contemporary glass.
Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect:
A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass
Hodge & Temporary Exhibition Galleries
Sponsored by
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
Lino Tagliapietra is widely revered as the maestro of glassblowing, an inspiring teacher and the elder statesman linking the glass centers of Venice, Italy and the Pacific Northwest.
Tagliapietra’s artistic imagery and vision continue to influence Studio Glass artists around the world. Among the well-known artists that he has had a great influence on is Dale Chihuly. In 1979, Tagliapietra came to Pilchuck Glass School, the school that Chihuly began. Tagliapietra unhesitatingly shared his expertise with Dale Chihuly as well as other artists worldwide, universally elevating the art and craft of glassmaking and changing the course of contemporary glass.
