Untitled group, from the Macchia series
1982
- Medium
- glass
- Measurements
- (a-e) 25.3 × 69.3 × 39.4 cm (installed) (variable)
- Place/s of Execution
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Inscription
- (a) engraved in base c.: Chihuly / 1982
- Accession Number
- D22.a-e-1983
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Australian Consolidated Industries Limited, Governor, 1983
© Dale Chihuly
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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These silky organic forms from Dale Chihuly’s Macchia (Italian for ‘marked’ or ‘spotted’) series derive from the artist’s Seaforms series, begun in the 1980s, which explores the abstract, diaphanous qualities of glass and the nesting, rippling quality of shells. Chihuly is feted in the contemporary glass world for his bravura and technical ambition. In his workshop in Seattle he engages teams of skilled glassblowers and assistants to meet the prolific demand for his work, including spectacular, site-specific installations.
- Physical description
- Freely blown forms, white interior and finely striped polychrome exterior.
