Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Lino Tagliapietra

Lino Tagliapietra was born in 1934 in Murano, Italy and became an apprentice glassblower at age eleven.Even at a young age Tagliapietra exhibited an immense dexterity for glass and was appointed the title of “Maestro” when he was just 21. In 1979, the artist visited Seattle for the first time and introduced students at the Pilchuck School to the traditions of Venetian glassblowing.This cross-cultural collaboration helped shape the identity of American glassblowing and offered Tagliapietra an opportunity to expand his horizons internationally.As a teacher and mentor, he has played a key role in the international exchange of glassblowing processes and techniques.Tagliapietra’s technical resources continuously expanded to combine modern experimentation carving, blowing, caning, layering, casing, and trailing along with the elaborate Italian tricks and styles so sought after for centuries including battuto, zanfirico and  filigrano.

More of Lino Tagliapietra’s amazing glass blowing can be found at https://www.linotagliapietra.com/ and https://www.hellergallery.com/lino-tagliapietra/.