Chihuly : Niijima float project

Title

Chihuly : Niijima float project

Subject

Glass art. Glass artists -- United States. Glass artists -- Japan. Glass blowing and working -- Washington (State) -- Seattle. Installations (Art) -- Japan. Documentary films.

Description

Filmed on location on a small rocky island 10 hours by ferry out of Tokyo Bay, Chihuly invents "burn paintings" by swirling molten glass onto paper. He creates 1,000 fishing floats and stunning sculpture, and visits the last Japanese glass float blower in his factory.

Publisher

Portland Press

Date

1999

Identifier

2003.500.4432

Collection