LRMA Exhibitions - Dale Chihuly: Venetians

Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in historic downtown Laurel, MS welcomes Dale Chihuly: Venetians, on display in the Lower Galleries January 30-June 5, 2016.

The exhibition Dale Chihuly: Venetians will introduce visitors to the innovations of the most celebrated glass artist of our time. Presented are works from Chihuly's Venetians series, which was inspired by the Art Deco style glass he saw during a trip back in the Italian City in 1988. After returning to the United States, he began to invent lively and unique versions of the classic pieces. This was done in collaboration with Pino Signoretto and Lino Taglipietra, two of Italy's finest glass maestros.

The works on display are from the George R. Stroemple Collection, S&S Collaboration. The George R. Stroemple collection is a private collection of contemporary studio glass in Portland, Oregon. The nearly four dozen vessels in the exhibition include: Putti Venetians, ambitious vessels featuring figurative sculptures of Putti and mythological creatures in the designs; Piccolo Venetians, the smaller but no less spirited vessels originally based on traditional Venetians themes; Bottlestoppers, three monumental vessels inspired by perfume bottles and surmounted by sculptures by Pino Signoretto; and a selection of Chihuly drawings, evidence of his creative process as he conceived of the Venetian designs.

This exhibition is made possible through generous funding by National Endowment of the Arts, Foil-Wyatt Architects & Planners, First State Bank, Ms. Ruth Tant and Art Alliance of Contemporary Glass.