CHIHULY DRAWING

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" You can more directly sense my energy in my drawings than any other way perhaps.
Dale Chihuly

Chihuly Drawing chronicles four decades of Dale Chihuly's work on paper, a dynamic collection that is a fascinating study of variety. Many of the drawings are drenched in thick, bold layers of color. Others are more elusive just a hint of form sketched with a fistful of pencils or a confidently manipulated charcoal. Over the years his style has evolved, becoming more abstract and more elaborate, and his drawings, in some cases, have become much larger. But there are no rules; a technique that Chihuly favored a decade before may resurface again. The excitement of Chihuly's work on paper is in its unpredictability, and that in two dimensions Chihuly is free to let his grandest schemes come to fruition. Above all, Chihuly's work on paper revels in the monumental creativity that is essentially Chihuly.

Essayist Nathan Kernan, a freelance writer and poet based in New York, explores the complex body of work chronicled in Chihuly Drawing.

2003 hardcover with dust jacket
10" x 14"
178 pages, 107 color images
ISBN: 978-1-57684-019-1
Published by Portland Press, Seattle

Offered as a companion to this publication, the Chihuly Drawing Note Card Set features twelve outstanding drawings from this book.
Nourish your own creativity by filling the pages of the Chihuly Sketchbook.
Chihuly's Limited Edition Prints offer another way to enjoy his drawings.
The Drawing Section on the Chihuly website features some of the best drawings from each series, many of which are featured in the book.