Venetian Wall by Dale Chihuly - Tacoma, WA
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Hikenutty
N 47° 14.739 W 122° 26.129
10T E 542720 N 5232617
This is one of three Chihuly installations on the Bridge of Glass. This can be seen from I-5, and the bridge spans I-705. I'd love to see photos of your favorite piece of the wall of sculptures.
Waymark Code: WMKPB
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2006
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At the Venetian Wall the pedestrian sees an eighty-foot installation displaying 109 Chihuly sculptures. The Venetian Wall is a rich array of objects from three of Chihuly's series: Venetians, Ikebana, and Putti, which provide a unique opportunity to see how one series inspires another. The Venetians are exuberant sculptures with origins in Venetian Art Deco glass. Ikebana are quiet pieces, created in the spirit of traditional Japanese floral arrangements. Putti were popular figures in European art of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and represent Cupid, the Roman god of love. Chihuly's Putti play and dance atop classical formed vases. The case is made of black stainless steel frames and translucent glass walls, providing natural backlighting during the day. Fiber-optic lights illuminate the artwork at night. The Venetian Wall is a collection of some of the largest blown-glass works executed in the history of the medium.
The Chihuly Bridge of Glass is a 500-foot-long pedestrian bridge linking downtown Tacoma, Washington, to the city's waterfront, the Thea Foss Waterway. Conceived by Dale Chihuly, artist and native of Tacoma, and designed in collaboration with Arthur Andersson of Andersson•Wise Architects, it is a display of color and form soaring seventy feet into the air. The Chihuly Bridge of Glass, commissioned by the Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art, was gifted by the museum to the city of Tacoma. On July 6, 2002, the bridge was dedicated and opened to the public.
Title: Venetian Wall
Artist: Dale Chihuly
Media (materials) used: Glass and steel
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Bridge of Glass - Museum of Glass
Date of creation or placement: 2002
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