The Essential Dale Chihuly (Essential Series) [Hardcover]

William Warmus (Author)

Book Description

Series: Essential Series | Publication Date: August 2000

For readers who are short on time, long on curiosity, and turned off by art-world jargon, Abrams presents a series of hip, entertaining books on artists and pop culture.

* A fascinating account of the artist's life and work

* Fresh anecdotes, both professional and personal

* Concise sidebars on major players and cultural and social movements that shaped the artist's work

* Superb, full-color reproductions

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740707299
• ISBN-13: 978-0740707292
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,350,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Glass Art For Dummies, March 25, 2004

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This review is from: The Essential Dale Chihuly (Hardcover)

This book would make a wonderful coffee table book if it weren't so small. The great thing about the book is that we see 74 color plates of Chihuly's work. Chihuly is a genius who manages to create a fireworks display of color and light in glass. Unfortunately, Warmus doesn't know how to write. The book pretends to be unpretentious, but it is, in fact, simple-minded. For example, in the section Warmus calls "The Merchant of Venetians," he writes: "Chihuly is astonished by these wildly innovative and beautiful pieces from the 1920s and 1930s. Ever the savvy businessman, he knows that their rarity drives collectors to snap them up whenever they become available. He'd love to collect them, but knows they are too rare. How to do it? Eureka! He decides to pretend that he is back in the 1920s and that HE - Dale Chihuly - is creating these priceless items himself!"

If you buy this book, look at the pictures. If you decide to actually READ it, have a few strong drinks first.