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Chihuly: An Artist Collects Bruce Helander

Chihuly: An Artist Collects By Bruce Helander

Chihuly: An Artist Collects by Bruce Helander

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Chihuly: An Artist Collects Summary

Chihuly: An Artist Collects by Bruce Helander

Dale Chihuly (b. 1941), one of the most inno vative and iconic figures in contemporary art, is also an avid collector of everything from ceramic dogs to inkwells, vintage Christmas orna ments, dollhouse furniture, plastic radios you name it, Chihuly collects it. These everyday objects reflect the same playful, colorful aesthetic that can be seen in Dale Chihuly's sculptures and installations. Fully illustrated, Chihuly: An Artist Collects includes an essay by Chihuly's longtime friend, artist Bruce Helander, who considers why people collect and explores the collections of artists such as Damien Hirst, Peter Blake, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and of course, Dale Chihuly. Also Available: Chihuly 2018 Wall Calendar (ISBN: 978-1-4197-2599-9), Chihuly 2018 Weekly Planner (ISBN: 978-1-4197-2598-2), Chihuly 2019 Wall Calendar (ISBN: 978-1-4197-3093-1), Chihuly 2019 Weekly Planner (Engagement Calendar) (ISBN: 978-1-4197-3094-8)

About Bruce Helander

Bruce Helander
Bruce Helander is an artist who also writes on art. He is a former White House Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts, former Editor-in-Chief of The Art Economist, and a member of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, as well as to Sculpture, Forbes Life, and Simply the Best, and author of artist Hunt Slonem's book, Bunnies. Helander first met Dale Chihuly as a freshman at the Rhode Island School of Design, where years later he became Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. He studied journalism at Harvard and storytelling at Yale. Helander has followed Chihuly's career for the past forty years, including trips to interview Chihuly at installations of his glass in Jerusalem and Venice. He penned his first review on Chihuly's work in 1980 for Art Express magazine, as well as a chapter titled Fire and Ice in his book, Learning to See (2007). He lives in Palm Beach, FL.

Dale Chihuly is recognized as the most important artist working in the medium of glass. He has won numerous awards, and in 1986 became one of only four Americans to be honored by a one-man exhibition at the Louvre in Paris. Chihuly is co-founder of the Pilchuck Glass School outside Seattle, which draws students and teachers from around the globe.

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CIN1419727621G
9781419727627
1419727621
Chihuly: An Artist Collects by Bruce Helander
Bruce Helander
Used - Good
Hardback
Abrams
20171031
160
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