Dinosaur
Artist: Lino Tagliapietra (Italian, born 1934)
Date: May 12, 2006
Dimensions:
H: 59 in. (149.9 cm); Diam: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Medium: Glass; blown, tooled, ground and polished battuto
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of the artist
Object number: 2007.16
Label Text:Venetian maestro Lino Tagliapietra created this sculptural glass vessel in May, 2006, at the brand-new Hot Shop in the Museum’s Glass Pavilion. The relationship of the sculpture to its title may not be immediately apparent, but Tagliapietra considers dinosaurs to be strong but gentle aquatic animals: “Since I live in a place surrounded by lagoons and water, fish and other aquatic creatures are inspirational to me…. I have tried to integrate the strength of the dinosaur with the fluidity of the fishes that inhabit the waters of Venice.”
DescriptionBlown of transparent colorless and multi-colored non-lead glass, with internal filigree decoration of swirling and interlocking concentric lines, encased in colorless glass, then tooled to form the elongated neck with graceful curves; ground and polished battuto [ital. beaten - simulating hammer marks of a metalsmith] decoration accentuating the patterned fields.
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