LINO IN NEW ENGLAND 2017

lino in new england 2017

Lino Tagliapietra in New England 2017 July Schantz Galleries Stockbridge Schantz Galleries

3 Elm Street, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 01262

(413)298-3055

www.schantzgalleries.com

Lino in Stockbridge 2017 “When is Lino coming back?” This is a question we hear throughout the year, not only from glass artists and our loyal art collectors, but also from our friends in town, especially at the coffeeshop, where Lino loves to chat with the local townspeople and tourists. He is interested in everything and everyone, and a keen observer of human nature. Lino loves New England and America’s history. Between working and teaching at the MIT Glass Lab, his exhibitions at our gallery and throughout New England and teaching at Haystack in Maine, Lino has traveled extensively throughout the region and has a keen interest in American culture and history.

What do so many people love about the art of Lino Tagliapietra? The artist!

In addition to being a Maestro and undeniably the best at what he does and has accomplished throughout his 70 plus years of working with glass, Lino has touched the hearts and minds of so many people, with his endearing smile, his graceful manner, his optimism, his joy for his work and for life.

In the early years, (1947-1989), Lino Tagliapietra worked in various for-profit Murano factories including Vetreria Galliano Ferro, Venini & Co., and finally as the Artistic and Technical Director of Effetre International.

Lino believed that if glassmaking at its highest level was to survive, it must expand beyond the island of Murano. In the summer of 1979, he made his first trip to Seattle and on to Pilchuck. From this point on, glassblowing would undergo a profound transformation. Lino generously shared what he knew with artists in the United States and subsequently throughout the world. During his more than 30 years of teaching, he has instilled a demand for excellence, a work ethic, and a love of the medium that has changed and elevated the glass art movement forever.

Photos: Page 1; Lino at MIT, 2011. Page 2; Clockwise from bottom left: Stockbridge Coffee owner Abby; “Ricardo” our Veteran who feeds the birds; Laurie Norton Moffatt, Director of Norman Rockwell Museum; Garth Fagan, Choreographer; Bonnie and John in the Mews;

Lino’s career is defined by a dedication to workmanship and innovation. He has openly shared his far-reaching knowledge of the medium and his skill as one of its finest practitioners, and helped to create a new renaissance in studio glassmaking.

Lino has never stopped being curious about life, art and culture and continues to share his knowledge with others. We see in Lino‘s art not only the highest level of skill and mastery of material, but a personal quest for new discoveries. Lino continues to challenge himself by finding the next exciting or sublime form, striving for new forms of expression and creativity. Lino’s work has a presence which references yet transcends time.

Each piece that Lino makes is so special and unique because he is so passionate about life and his work. Each aspect is so important and genuine. This is what makes Lino’s work stand out. We believe when one walks into Lino’s exhibition this summer, they will see completely new forms and approaches to his medium.

There are also some incredible unique examples of Lino’s classic forms within this collection.

We are so fortunate in our lifetime to witness a maestro and artist in one, who through his openness to life and humanity can transform silica into miraculous works of art... and that he travels the world and visits us in Stockbridge!

We hope you can also stop by the gallery and view some of the newest works as well as many classic, iconic sculptures by Lino Tagliapietra.

Abraham Lincoln at Chesterwood; Lina and Lino at the Lunder Center at the Clark; Marion Cohen; Mark Ludwig; Schantz Galleries team in 2015; Pumpkin patch in Williamstown; Demo at Gilmor Glass; Jim Schantz; Lino at the Gallery in 2010.

Poesia, 2016, 14 ½ x 8 x 24 ½"

Stromboli, 2004, 16 ¾ x 9 ½ x 6"

Dada, 2008, 18 ¾x 10 ½ x 6 ¼"

Fuji, 2011, 15 x 17 x 9"

Spirale, 2016, 19 ¾ x 4 x 4"

Kira, 2012, 17 Âź x 20 x 8"

Saba, 2016, 23 ½ x 15½ x 7 ¼"

Niomea, 2016, 31 ¾ x 17 ¼ x 10 "

Avventurine, 2017, 18 ½ x 9 ¾ x 5 ¼"

London, 2017, 27 ¼ x 13 ½ x 9 "

Contarini, 2017, 16 x 16 ¾ x 16 ¾ "

Cayuga, 2017, 19 x 13 x 9 ¾ "

Contarini, 2017, 19 ¾ x 19 ½ x 19 ½ "

Angel Tear, 2017, 52 x 15 ¼ x 9 "

Fenice, 2017, 33 ¼ x 11 ½ x 4 ½ "

Dinosaur, 2005, 26 x 10 ½ x 8 ¼ "

Papate, 1998, 29 ¼ x 8 ¾ x 5 "

Sahara, 2013, 18 ½ x 14 x 8 ½ "

Saba, 2012, 19 ¾ x 11 ½ x 5 "

Travertino, 2011, 24 x 15 ¾ x 6 ¾ "

Dinosaur, 2017, 54 ¼ x 12 ¼ x 5 ½ "

Angel Tear, 2017, 33 ½ x 15 ¼ x 7 "

Hopi, 2004, 12 ¾ x 12 ¾ x 12 ¾ "

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS CHINA: Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai · DENMARK: Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft · Danish Royal Museum, Copenhagen · FRANCE: Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris · GERMANY: Kestner Museum, Hannover · ITALY: Aperto Vetro, Venice · Biennale di Venezia · Palazzo Cavalli Franchetti, Venice · Palazzo Grassi, Venice · JAPAN: Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo · Kitazawa Museum of Arts, Takane-cho · Tokyo National Modern Art Museum, Tokyo · Toyama City Institute of Glass, Toyama · MEXICO: Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey · THE NETHERLANDS: Museum Boijmans, Rotterdam · Museum Het Paleis, The Haag · SWITZERLAND: Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne · UNITED KINGDOM: Victoria and Albert Museum, London · UNITED STATES: Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA · Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI · Cantor Art Center, Stanford, CA · Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA · Chazen Museum, Madison, WI · Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA · Colby College Museum, Waterville, ME · Columbia Museum, Columbia, OH · Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH · Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY · Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH · Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI · Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI · Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA · Hunter Art Museum, Chattanooga, TN · The Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA · M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA · Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, New York, NY · Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Chicago, OH · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY · Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, NC · Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL · Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA · Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY · Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX · Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA · National Museum of Ceramic Art and Glass, Baltimore, MD · Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL · Orlando Museum, Orlando, FL · Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA · Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA · Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI · Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC · Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ · Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA · Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS · Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA · Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA · Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH

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