CHIHULY: Exhibition at Arthur Roger Gallery

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C H I H U LY APRIL 6 - J U N E 2 2, 2019

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“I want people to be overwhelmed with light and color in a way they’ve never experienced.” - Dale Chihuly

Cover: Fire Opal Chandelier (detail), 2018 89 x 54 x 51" Opposite: Persian Ceiling, 2018 1½ x 22 x 5½’

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C H I H U LY APRIL 6 - J U N E 2 2, 2019

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Persian Ceiling (detail), 2018 1½ x 22 x 5½’

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“In the early nineties, I started making Baskets that were tall and clear towards the bottom. Smaller, brighter pieces were made to rest inside a larger Basket. I placed them at eye level, looking directly through the opalescent skin.� - Dale Chihuly

Golden Sapphire Basket Set with Cobalt Lip Wraps (detail opposite), 2017 7 x 19 x 19"

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Fire Opal Chandelier (detail opposite), 2018 89 x 54 x 51"

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“A lot of the work I do is nature inspired or looks like it might come from nature, but I don’t look specifically at something to make it.” - Dale Chihuly

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Garnet Flame Basket with Drawing Shard (detail opposite), 2018 19 x 10 x 12"

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Opposite and below: Garnet Flame Basket Set (detail below and opposite), 2018 14 x 26 x 24"

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“A Chandelier can play such a central, pivotal role in a room. It anchors the space and allows the eye to expand around it.� - Dale Chihuly

Clarion Burgundy Chandelier (detail above), 2018 53 x 75 x 47"

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“Glass is one of the only materials that transmits light and colors can be so intense or so subtle.� - Dale Chihuly

Garnet Flame Basket Set (detail opposite), 2018 13 x 20 x 21"

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“My work revolves around a simple set of circumstances: fire, molten glass, human breath, spontaneity, centrifugal force, and gravity.� - Dale Chihuly

Cerulean Indigo Persian Wall (detail), 2018 3 x 12 x 1'

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Burned Black Ikebana Drawing, 2007 30 x 22"

Burned Black Ikebana Drawing, 2008 60 x 40"

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Striped Carmine Ikebana with Red Amber Stems, 2018 87 x 35 x 29"

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“Color is one of the greatest properties of glass and is more intense in glass than any other material.� - Dale Chihuly

Dappled Violet Ikebana with Blue Eelgrass, 2018 93 x 28 x 34"

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Garnet Flame Basket Set, 2018 19 x 39 x 41"

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Ikebana Glass on Glass Painting (detail opposite), 2018 55 x 28 x 7"

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Sage and Optic Topaz Basket Set (detail opposite), 2018 10 x 21 x 21"

“Over time I developed the most organic, natural way of working with glass, using the fewest tools that I could. The glass looks as if it comes from nature.� - Dale Chihuly

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Copper Ruby Persian Wall (details above), 2018 15½ x 5 x 2'

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432 Julia Street | New Orleans, LA 70130 504.522.1999 | www.arthurrogergallery.com

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All artwork and photos Š Chihuly Studio Photography by Scott Mitchell Leen and Nathaniel Willson

Burned Black Venetian Drawing, 2007 30 x 22"

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