Lino Tagliapietra: Master of Beauty

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Nov 10 2018 - Jan 20 2019

Lino Tagliapietra said, “I think in glass. I think about the material, the fire, the technique, the movement.” His thoughts become the basis for extraordinary sculptures, a selection of which will be on view in Lino Tagliapietra: Master of Beauty.

Tagliapietra (Italian, born 1934) combines techniques, colors, motifs, and forms he mastered as glassblower in the factories of his native Murano, Italy, with innovative ideas gathered from his travels, teaching, and encounters with American Studio Glass artists. The works he produced since the beginning of his artistic career in 1959 are stunning explorations that transform his concepts into fluid sculptural forms.

His mastery of glass—stretching and bending it into elongated shapes and creating intricate surfaces, both smooth and etched—demonstrates his depth of understanding of the material. These elements, merged with his characteristic inventiveness, established Tagliapietra as an artist who has had a profound impact on glass making over the course of his long and distinguished career.

Lino Tagliapietra: Master of Beauty features more than 25 pieces created since 2000 with examples from several of his most important series, including Batman, Dinosaur, and his wall installations.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website

  • Decorative Arts
  • European
  • Contemporary
  • Glass
  • Lino Tagliapietra

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