Dale Chihuly V A Chandelier
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Dale chihuly v a chandelier. The chandelier is fixed in position so it is necessary for a heroic member of the museum s technical staff to brave the heights on a powerscope. Mabalu talk 20 19 23 october 2014 utc. See more ideas about chihuly dale chihuly glass blowing. A white clear and amber chandelier measuring ten feet tall five feet wide and four feet eight inches deep made by dale chihuly in 2004 rago auctions sold it in june 2015 for 200 000 against an estimate of 60 000 to 80 000.
Chihuly s enormous glass chandelier under the dome of the main entrance presents an interesting cleaning problem. The museum has always been committed to showcasing the best of design with chihuly a perfectly modern example. Chihuly s chandeliers are composed of hundreds of blown glass elements that together make up elaborate intricate compositions. In 2001 the victoria and albert museum in london hosted an exhibition by american artist dale chihuly.
An earlier version ice blue and spring green was originally installed in the grand entrance of the v a in 1999. Blue and green blown glass dale chihuly seattle usa 2001. Suzanne perrault partner and co director of rago s 20th and 21st century design department. The v a rotunda chandelier often known as v a chandelier and originally called ice blue and spring green chandelier is a glass sculpture by dale chihuly it hangs under the glass rotunda at the entrance to the victoria and albert museum in south kensington london considered to be an artwork as much as a source of light it was installed in 1999 and then substantially altered and enlarged to.
The v a database entry for the chandelier explicitly says that chihuly added to the original chandelier rather than making a second one so singapore probably don t even have the first version. Directed by peter west. The v a chandelier was installed in 2000 part of the first stage of the v a s modernization and redevelopment plan. V a behind the scenes.
Such an unarguably contemporary artwork at this historic museum famous for its ties to tradition would make just the statement the museum was looking for. It began with the museum s decision to commission a chandelier for the rotunda. Chihuly has created them for spaces indoors and out all around the world. Designed by dale chihuly and made under his direction by the chihuly studio.
This was modified and enlarge in 2001 to form the. Cleaning dale chihuly s v a rotunda chandelier.