Transcript Dale Chihuly

Dale Chihuly
Born 1941 in Washington
Univ. of Wisconsin (first glass program in
country)
Taught over 10 yrs (college level, a
program he created)
Worked in Venice
Car accident. Went through windshield.
Lost eye
Dislocated shoulder. Started creating a
team of people to help
Elements/principles
• Color
• Form
• Organic lines/shapes
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Balance
Repetition
Unity/harmony
Rhythm
Movement
Macchia
installations
Garden of glass 2012. Dallas
Dale Chihuly in MN
Mayo Clinic, Gonda Building, Rochester, 2001
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 1999
Target Corporation, Minneapolis, 2002
University of Minnesota at Duluth, Duluth, 2000
Plastic facts
Facts About Plastic Bottles
Here are some interesting facts and statistics about plastic bottles:
5.1 billion: Amount, in pounds, of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
bottles and jars available in the U.S. for recycling in 2009.
2,456 million: Amount, in pounds, of plastic bottles - including PET and
HDPE - recycled in 2009, making it a record high.
46: Number of plastics collection programs that were added to U.S.
communities in 2009.
28: Percentage of PET plastic bottles that got recycled in 2009.
44: Percentage increase in 2009 of RPET (Recycled PET) used in food
and beverage bottles.
2/3: The amount of energy that is saved when producing new plastic
products from recycled materials instead of raw (virgin) materials. It
also reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Six: The number of hours that the energy conserved from recycling a
single plastic bottle can light a 60-watt light bulb.
19: The number of 20 oz. PET bottles it takes to yield enough fiber for
an extra large T-shirt or one square foot of carpet