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Dale Patrick Chihuly (b. September 20 , 1941 in Tacoma, Washington , USA ) is an American Glass Sculptor . BIOGRAPHY , Omaha, Nebraska .]] in Omaha, Nebraska .]] Chihuly graduated from high school in Tacoma. Supported by his mother, after his brother George's death in a flight-training accident in Florida and his father's death of a heart attack, he enrolled at the College of the Puget Sound (now University Of Puget Sound ) in 1959. A year later, he transferred to the University Of Washington at Seattle , where he studied Interior Design , Architecture and Glassblowing . In 1967, he received a Masters of Science in glassblowing from the University Of Wisconsin-Madison . In 1968, he received a Master Of Fine Arts in Sculpture at the Rhode Island School Of Design , where he later helped establish the school's glass program. In that year, he also received a Fulbright Fellowship , and went on to become the first American glassblower to work in the prestigious Venini Fabrica on the island of Murano . Along with several other glass artists, Chihuly founded the influential Pilchuck Glass School in 1971 in Stanwood, Washington . .]] Chihuly lives and works in his 25,000 . ABOUT HIS WORK lobby ceiling on the Las Vegas Strip .]] Chihuly's work is a story of his life. His fascination with abstract Nature forms comes from his mother's garden in Tacoma, Washington . Also, his love for the ocean and its creatures is reflected in his work. Over the past forty years, Chihuly’s glass sculptures have explored Color , Design , and Assemblage . Although his work varies in size and color, he is best known for his multipart blown masterpieces. Also interested in Irish culture, he has produced a sizeable volume of "Irish cylinders," photo which are more modest in conception than his fanciful blown glass works. Some of Chihuly's works cover whole ceilings of Casino s and Hotel s, while others are mere palm-size abstract flowers. Chihuly uses intense, vibrant colors and linear decoration to bring his work to life; almost all of his works are vibrantly colored. He is also known for using Neon and Argon . Chihuly is best known for using nature and its surroundings as a setting for his pieces, and for creating his pieces as though they are part of nature. He sometimes entwines his pieces in tree branches and around tree trunks. He also suspends them in space and floats them in water. 2006 LAWSUIT In 2006, Chihuly filed a lawsuit against a pair of glassblowers whom he accused of copying his work. {Link without Title} The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court. TEMPORARY COLLECTIONS |
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