Glacier Blue Persian’ Studio Edition, 2023 by Dale Chihuly>Paul Smith Sale

Every year, Chihuly creates new Studio Editions, representing Chihuly’s most distinctive series. As every piece is handblown, your artwork may vary slightly in size, colour, and shape. Small blemishes or imperfections in the glass are part of the glass blowing process and add to the individual characteristics of each piece.Dale Chihuly discerned early in his career that to bring forth his visions in glass, he would need to rely on the properties of heat, gravity, and motion. This elemental approach to the medium results in unrestrained, tangible expressions of movement and vibrancy found not only in his ‘Persians’ but in many other series that followed.Eloquent, successive ribbons of icy blue and white spiral the panoramic waves of the 2023 ‘Glacier Blue Persian’ Studio Edition, contributing a sense of vibrant and kinetic energy to the sculpture. Juxtaposed with this frosty palette, a radiant citron lip wrap crests the edges of the fan-shaped element, further emphasizing its rippling, graceful contours. The serpentine form within anchors the entire ethereal composition.