Author Topic: Please help identify this Murano Glass sculpture (Read 4484 times)

chuggy · « **Reply #10 on:** September 07, 2006, 08:59:08 PM »

Back on Johns original sculpture, I'm very surprised that the hollow base is stable for a piece of this height.
Paul

johndpar · « **Reply #11 on:** September 08, 2006, 09:38:46 AM »

I'll post some closeup pics soon.

The hollow base is quite thick, but the piece is so well balanced it does not seemm to be unstable.

Thanks

John

josordoni · « **Reply #12 on:** September 08, 2006, 10:27:26 AM »

Oh Paul, you will have to open a gallery with all your new sculptures, and charge people to come in.

That way you will have more money to spend on sculptures...

:lol:

Laura Friedman · « **Reply #13 on:** September 08, 2006, 04:58:28 PM »

If you're shipping pieces like this yourself, foam packing is the way to go. Some packers can do it, or you can buy a setup for about $100. You basically put the item in a plastic bag, then spray this foam stuff in the bottom of the box. You lay another piece of plasic over the wet foam and lay the piece inside. Then you put another piece of plastic, and more foam. The stuff dries hard, completely supporting the item.

I don't have a setup myself, but I'ver bought a few pieces from an ebay power seller who ships all their glass this way, and I've been really impressed.

Laura

Artofvenice · « **Reply #14 on:** September 12, 2006, 01:48:42 PM »

Hi,
yes I think it was made by Andrea Tagliapietra or his son Fabio.
Although there are several master glassmakers making these kind of items, considering the position of the dancers, the shape and the glazed and squared base I can tell that at 90% it was made by them.
Andrea is the typical crazy, notreliable, Murano glassmaker with high skills and talent, few times used to create real works of art, often loosen in commercial productions. For heavy glass, freehand shaped he is a great one.

Sincerely

Alex
http://www.artofvenice.com