Chihuly writes and draws and paints his instructions and inspiration to the glassblowers in his shop, as evidenced above in the painting of the Cafesjian Chandelier. From his experience in Murano, he came back with the knowledge of the group method of blowing glass, and applied that to his art practice. Not long after studying with him, Chihuly had two injures that prevented him from personally blowing glass after 1979 the loss of an eye, and a shoulder injury.
Then working in Murano, Italy, Tagliapietra now works in the United States. Chihuly then studied with the greatest living glassblower, Lino Tagliapietra. Below is a selection of what I saw, and some of what Schlauch shared with our tour.Ĭhihuly acrylic painting of the Cafesjian Chandelierĭale Chihuly studied first with Harvey Littleton in his program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the first university-based studio art glass program in the United States.
He has extensive knowledge of Dale Chihuly, and had many insights and stories to share. It opened for its first exhibition, “A Lasting Friendship: Gerard Cafesjian & Dale Chihuly,” under the direction of Executive Director Andy Schlauch. Pieces were gathered from his residences in Naples, Florida, and Scottsdale, Arizona, and elsewhere. The Cafesjian Art Trust, created by his estate, purchased the building pictured above for the collection. He had a passion for art, and collected more than 3000 pieces, including Contemporary and Modern paintings and sculpture, and a very extensive collection of art glass sculpture, one of the best in the world. As philanthropist, he contributed several million dollars to save and restore and relocate the beloved Minnesota State Fair carousel Minnesotans may recognize his name from the now-named Cafesjian Carousel at Como Park in St. Gerard Cafesjian was a vice president, and then member of the board, for legal publisher West Publishing in St. From the website: “the Cafesjian Art Trust was established by Gerard Cafesjian to share his collection of Contemporary and Modern art with the public.” Paul, Minnesota area is the Cafesjian Art Trust.
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