Bilbao
Form
2001 (made)
2001 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Lino Tagliapietra was born on Murano, an island in the Venetian lagoon, Italy, in 1934. He trained at the glassworks of Archimede Seguso and achieved the status of glass Maestro (master) by the early age of 22. In 1979 Benjamin Moore invited him to teach at the celebrated Pilchuck Glass School in Washington State in the USA. Since then Tagliapietra has made Seattle his second home. He has taught at Pilchuck and around the world. Many makers, including Dale Chihuly and Dante Marioni, acknowledge him as their master and role model. His skills are phenomenal, and he has shared them with generations of students. Bilbao shows him at his best, combining panels of different stripes (canes) with clear and plain glass.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Bilbao (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Clear and coloured glass, hand-blown cane-work, and wheel-cut (battuto technique) |
| Brief description | Form or artwork, 'Bilbao', in clear and coloured glass, by Lino Tagliapietra, United States (Seattle), 2001 |
| Physical description | Form/ artwork in clear and coloured glass, bulbous body tapering to, and with elongated extension at, the top. The entire form is striped in several directions, and with a partly cut surface. Hand-blown cane-work, with several different areas of canes alternating with areas of plain red. The whole is finished with wheel-cutting (battuto technique). |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Summary | Lino Tagliapietra was born on Murano, an island in the Venetian lagoon, Italy, in 1934. He trained at the glassworks of Archimede Seguso and achieved the status of glass Maestro (master) by the early age of 22. In 1979 Benjamin Moore invited him to teach at the celebrated Pilchuck Glass School in Washington State in the USA. Since then Tagliapietra has made Seattle his second home. He has taught at Pilchuck and around the world. Many makers, including Dale Chihuly and Dante Marioni, acknowledge him as their master and role model. His skills are phenomenal, and he has shared them with generations of students. Bilbao shows him at his best, combining panels of different stripes (canes) with clear and plain glass. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1-2004 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2004 |
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