Royal Voilet Basket set, 2010

More than twenty years ago, a dialogue between artist and material began from which Dale Chihuly’s Basket series emerged. Breaking free of the traditional symmetry and functionality of glass, Chihuly’s interpretation expresses an instinctive, organic quality that draws upon three fundamental elements: gravity, fire, and breath. Rippling and dimpling under the natural force of gravity and pushed to the edge of its limitations by fire and breath, this series embodies glass beyond boundaries and Chihuly’s vision as stated by the artist himself: “letting glass find its own form.”

Royal Violet Basket Set, a 2010 Portland Press Studio Edition, exemplifies the weightless organic fluidity of the Basket series. The large Basket, flushed with a delicate violet mist and gently illuminated by a golden body wrap, envelops two small violet vessels, forming an inner microcosm, veiled and secretive.

Measuring approximately 8 1/2 inches in height, this signed, handblown work is presented in a Plexiglas vitrine. The set is completed by the 148-page hardcover Portland Press publication Chihuly: Baskets.

With its expressive form and contemplative composition, the Royal Violet Basket Set will enhance one’s appreciation of this incomparable series.

Price includes $100 for shipping and handling within the US (choose "Domestic - Studio Edition Glass" as your shipping option on the order form and no additional charge will be added). Each Edition is shipped via 2-day air but please allow for order processing. If you have designated an international delivery address you will be charged an additional $100 for shipping. All custom charges, duties and/or taxes are the responsibility of recipient.