CHIHULY TAOS PUEBLO

"The Taos Pueblo Exhibition is the beginning of an exploration of the wonders of glass art. We began this trail of beauty with a guide, Dale Chihuly, who made this art his life," say the leaders of the Taos Pueblo. Dale Chihuly made his first trip to the Southwest in 1974. A year later, he was deeply affected by a museum collection of Navajo Blankets and began to experiment with simple, cylindrical forms, which became the Navajo Blanket Cylinders. Boasting ingeneously applied patterns of colorful glass threads, the series became an important milestone from which his art evolved. The most obvious influence of this early series is visible in the Soft Cylinders, more irregularly shaped and elaborately decorated than their predecessors. In another opportune encounter, Chihuly happened upon a pile of old Northwest Coast Indian handwoven baskets that inspired him toward one of his most recognizable and innovative glass series, the Baskets. Thin-walled and nested inside each other, the Basket series exemplifies Chihuly's signature organic, free-form style. This vellum-covered book tells the visual story of Chihuly's Native American influences, coming full circle with the Taos Pueblo Exhibition. Includes the inspiring essay, "Dale Chihuly and the Indian Connection" by Lloyd Kiva New, President of the Institute of American Indian Arts.

For a related book, see "Chihuly's Pendletons and Their Influence on his Art."

1999 Clothbound
8" x 8"
96 Pages
68 Full-Color Reproductions
ISBN 13: 978-1-57684-012-2
ISBN 10: 1-57684-012-3