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Neo-Baroque: term used to describe artistic creations which display important aspects of Baroque style, but are not from the Baroque period proper, around the 17th-18th centuries. It is most frequently used to refer to music or architecture, but can also concern painting or the decorative arts.
•Baroque: The seventeenth-century period in Europe characterized in the visual […]
Daniel has been involved in the visual and performing arts since the mid 1970’s. His first formal training was as a theater and modern dance lighting designer. He began “sculpting with light” as a lighting design student and then as a visiting Lighting Designer for the Dance Department at Connecticut College in 1977. The year […]
This weekend is your last chance to see Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect before it travels to venues around the country. The first exhibition to look at the art and 40-year career of Lino Tagliapietra, this spectacular retrospective has received high praise from Museum visitors all summer long. Don’t miss it before it leaves Tacoma.
Widely revered […]
Dale Chihuly: The Laguna Murano Chandelier
September 14, 2008 – April 19, 2009
From the Collection of George R. Stroemple
The Museum of Glass presents Laguna Murano Chandelier (1996), a majestic Neo-Baroque chandelier created by Dale Chihuly in collaboration with Italian glass masters Lino Tagliapietra and Pino Signoretto. This immense and […]
The Glass Kingdom, 2002
Gronk
July 6, 2002 – October 5, 2003
Organized by the Museum of Glass
Sponsored by the Tacoma Arts Commission and Museum members
Gronk
The Glass Kingdom, 2002
Acrylic, paint, chalk, charcoal, markers, pencil and oil stick
Installation
Museum of Glass
Mildred Howard (American, born 1945)
Blackbird in a Red Sky (a.k.a. Fall of the Blood House), 2002
Glass, wood, and cabling
Museum of Glass, gift of Paule Anglim
Mildred Howard (American, born 1945)
Blackbird in a Red Sky (a.k.a. Fall of the Blood House) detail, 2002
Glass, wood, and cabling
Museum of Glass, gift of Paule Anglim
Blackbird in a Red Sky (a.k.a. […]
White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman
September 13, 2008 – June 14, 2009
Organized by Daniel Clayman/Montague Studios, Ltd.
Daniel has been involved in the visual and performing arts since the mid 1970’s. His first formal training was as a theater and modern dance lighting designer. He began “sculpting with light” as a lighting design student and […]
White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman
September 13, 2008 – June 14, 2009
Organized by Daniel Clayman/Montague Studios, Ltd.
Tacoma, Wash. (July 17, 2008)— White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman, an exhibition that defies the stereotype of contemporary glass, will open at the Museum of Glass on September 13, 2008. Seven large-scale, dense, opaque sculptures […]
Due to the perpetual exhibition of the Buster Simpson, Incidence, displayed on the Museum’s roof top plaza, general wear of the piece has necessitated its removal.
Deinstallation has begun - the pool has been drained.
Beginning, July 16th at 8:00am, a crew will arrive to assist with the dismantling of the sculpture. […]
GLASS BIRDS ON THE PLAZA!
Mezzanine Plaza Reflecting Pool
A flock of shimmering glass birds now graces the reflecting pool on the Museum’s mezzanine plaza. Artist Joseph Rossano created the 275 Mirrored Murrelets for the sculpture during a Visiting Artist residency in January and installed them in the pool this week. The birds will remain on […]
An image of Joseph Rossano’s final mock-up. Cardboard squares represent Richlite support panels. Cardboard circles represent water drain and intake.
Here’s what’s new:
*POOL DRAIN and SOUTH WALL CLEANING: scheduled for Thursday, May 29th.
*BIRDS: birds are mirrored and hardware has been attached
*Birds will be mounted on posts and secured to Richlite panels which […]
Joseph Gregory Rossano (American, born 1962)
Mirrored Murrelets, 2008
Mirrored hot-sculpted glass, steel, mold-formed fiberglass
June 7, 2008 – December, 2009
Tacoma, Wash. (May 6, 2008)— On June 7, 2008, the Museum of Glass will introduce Mirrored Murrelets, a new outdoor art installation created by Arlington, WA, artist Joseph Rossano for the Museum’s Mezzanine Plaza. Rossano created the […]
Simply put, Seattle artist Cappy Thompson paints stories on glass. Gathering the Light celebrates the story of glass blowing on an epic scale. The piece, which measures 11 1/2-feet high by 15-feet wide, depicts an elaborate landscape of colorful vignettes from a mythical world of glassmakers. Trumpet blowing fish, an entourage of visitors and a […]
There are two new outdoor installation projects IN PROGRESS for the Museum. I thought you might like an overview:
Joseph Rossano / Mirrored Murrelets / Middle Plaza and Reflecting Pool
*In January, Joe created 200 glass stylized murrelets in the Hot Shop.
*Mirroring the inside of birds (at Chihuly Studio in Tacoma) is underway. Estimated […]
Living Legacies: Homage to a Maestro
March 28 – September 7, 2008
Organized by the Museum of Glass
Tacoma, Wash. (February 11, 2008)— The Museum of Glass announces a new exhibition, Living Legacies: Homage to a Maestro, opening on March 28, 2008. This exhibition was organized to complement Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in […]
