If you have not heard of Dale Chilhuly yet, check out some of his work in the images below. Dale pushes the boundaries in glass sculpture and has his work in places such as the Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA, The Bellagio in Las Vegas, NV, and more than 200 museum collections worldwide. He has been the recipient of many awards, including twelve honorary doctorates and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Sun and Black Niijima Floats, 2010, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California (above)
Otto Stelle Chandeliers, 2009, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
Crystal Gate, 1998, 17 x 9 x 9′, Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Fiori di Como, 1998, 70 x 30 x 12′, Bellagio Resort, Las Vegas
Fireworks of Glass, 2005, 43½ x 13 x 13′, Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, installed 2006.
Chihuly Bridge of Glass, 2002, Tacoma, Washington
Mille Fiori, 2008, 9½ x 56 x 12’, de Young Museum, San Francisco
Photo Credit: Chihuly