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A L L T H A T I S S O L I DR I T S U E M I S H I M A

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A L L T H A T I S S O L I DR I T S U E M I S H I M A

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t h e w o r k o f j a p a n e s e a r t i s t r i t s u e m i s h i m a s t a n d s a t a r e m o v e f r o m m o s t g l a s s p r o d u c e d i n v e n i c e t o d a y. h e r s c u l p t u r e s — f o r m e d i n t u i t i v e l y f r o m c o l o r l e s s g l a s s w i t h r o u g h , s o m e t i m e s o r n a t e s u r f a c e s — a v o i d c o l o r , r e g u l a r s h a p e , a n d o t h e r c o m m o n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s w h i l e n o n e t h e l e s s d r a w i n g u p o n t h e v e n e r a b l e t r a d i t i o n s a n d r e s o u r c e s o f t h i s f a m o u s g l a s s b l o w i n g c e n t e r .

m i s h i m a c a m e t o g l a s s m a k i n g i n a r o u n d a b o u t wa y. s h e b e g a n w o r k i n g a s a s t y l i s t f o r j a p a n e s e a d v e r t i s i n g f i r m s i n 1 9 8 2 , l a t e r f o c u s i n g o n i n s t a l l a t i o n s a n d f l o w e r s . u n a b l e t o f i n d s u f f i c i e n t l y i n t e r e s t i n g v a s e s , s h e s t a r t e d d e s i g n i n g h e r o w n a n d , a f t e r m o v i n g t o v e n i c e , b e g a n t o m a k e g l a s s a r t i n 1 9 9 6 . e a r l y a t t e m p t s w e r e c l a s s i c a l , g r a c e f u l , a n d p e r f e c t l y s u i t e d t o a r r a n g i n g f l o w e r s ; s o o n , h o w e v e r , a m o r e p e r s o n a l s t y l e b e c a m e a p p a r e n t a s t h e v a s e s b e c a m e o b j e c t s i n t h e i r o w n r i g h t : l a r g e r , h e a v i e r , c o m p l e x , a n d e m p h a t i c .

m i s h i m a g a t h e r s i n s p i r a t i o n p r i m a r i l y f r o m n a t u r e a n d t h e c o s m o s . s o m e t i m e s s h e c a p t u r e s t h e g l i n t i n g s k i n o f s e a c r e a t u r e s , o r s p r o u t i n g s e e d s , o r w e a t h e r e d t r e e l i m b s , o r s t r a n g e f r u i t s .

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s i g n s o f w e a t h e r a l s o a p p e a r , a s d o m e t e o r i t e s a n d t w i n k l i n g s t a r s . w h a t e v e r f o r m a l a s s o c i a t i o n s c o m e i n t o p l a y, l i g h t — t h a t i s , t h e c a p a c i t y o f c l e a r g l a s s t o m o d u l a t e l i g h t — r e m a i n s h e r c e n t r a l c o n c e r n.

e a c h p i e c e b e g i n s w i t h a f a i r l y s i m p l e i n n e r f o r m a r o u n d w h i c h l a y e r s a n d f i n a l l y d e c o r a t i o n a r e a d d e d . s o m e t i m e s w e s e e f l a t t e n e d d r o p s , o r c o a r s e g l a s s c h i p s , o r s t r e a k s ; s o m e t i m e s s h e t o u c h e s o n t r a d i t i o n a l d e c o r a t i v e f o r m s u c h a s w i n g s s h a p e d w i t h p i n c e r s . p i e c e s a r e f i n i s h e d o n l y a f t e r d e t a i l e d r e w o r k i n g i n t h e a n n e a l e d s t a t e , w h e n t h e y a r e c u t a n d p o l i s h e d t o c o n t r o l s p e c i f i c q u a l i t i e s o f l i g h t.

m a n y o f v e n i c e ’s g l a s s b l o w i n g w o r k s h o p s h a v e c l o s e d i n r e c e n t y e a r s a n d m i s h i m a c o n s i d e r s i t h e r d u t y t o h e l p s u s t a i n t h i s i m p o r t a n t c r a f t t r a d i t i o n . w o r k i n g a t f o r n a c e a n f o r a w i t h m a s t e r a n d r e a z i l i o a n d h i s t e a m , s h e p r o p o s e s n e w c o n c e p t s t h a t c h a l l e n g e h e r c o l l a b o r a t o r s t o s u r p a s s t h e i r l i m i t s a n d d i s c o v e r n e w p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r g l a s s a r t . h e r i d e a s o f t e n s e e m i m p l a u s i b l e a n d u n r e a l i z a b l e … u n t i l t h e y e m e r g e : f r o z e n f o r m , f r u i t s o f f i r e .

t h i m o t e d u i t s a d a p t e d f r o m “ f r u i t s o f f i r e ”, p u b l i s h e d i n

n e u e s g l a s / n e w g l a s s , s p r i n g 2 0 1 0

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a l l t h a t i s s o l i d , h e d g e g a l l e r y, s a n f r a n c i s c oa s i t s h o u l d b e , s h i s e i d o g a l l e r y, t o k y o s t r e a m o f l i g h t, b r u t t o g u s t o , b e r l i n r i f l e s s i , g a l e r i e p i e r r e m a r i e g i r a u d , b r u x e l l e s f r o z e n g a r d e n / f r u i t s o f f i r e , m u s e u m b o i j m a n s v a n b e u n i n g e n , r o t t e r d a m 1 0 0 y e a r s a f t e r u n r e a l i s e d a r c h a e o l o g y, s h u g o a r t s , t o k y o e a s t m e e t s w e s t , b r u t t o g u s t o , b e r l i n s e e d s o f g l a s s , g a l l e r y s a k u r a n o k i , t o k y o g i a r d i n o d e l l ’a n i m a , h e d g e g a l l e r y, s a n f r a n c i s c o g e n è s e , g a l e r i e p i e r r e m a r i e g i r a u d , b r u x e l l e s d o n o d e l l a l u c e , s h i b u n k a k u g a l l e r y, k y o t o p a r t i c e l l e s i l e n z i o s e , va n g i m u s e o , s h i z u o k a , j a p a n n a t u u r f r a g m e n t e n, w i t h d o r i a n h i e t h a a r , b r u t t o g u s t o , r o t t e r d a m l i f e : o b j e c t s o f wa t e r a n d l i g h t, h e d g e g a l l e r y, s a n f r a n c i s c o s t r e a m o f l i g h t o n p o l l e n , g a l l e r y s a k u r a n o k i , t o k y o s t r e a m o f l i g h t o n e n - g a wa , s h u g o a r t s , t o k y o i n s t a l l a t i o n w i t h v i n c e n z o c a s t e l l a , l e c a s e d ’a r t e , m i l a n f r u i t s o f d e s i r e , k r o l l e r - m u l l e r m u s e u m , o t t e r l o , h o l l a n d f r u i t s o f f i r e , b r u t t o g u s t o , r o t t e r d a m m i s h i m a i n t u i z i o n i , s p u t n i k p a d , t o k y o k i r a r i r o l a , k o b o + s p a c e t o m o g a l l e r y, t o k y o k i r a r i r o l a , v e t r i n a b a s s a n i , g a l l e r i a b l a n c h a e r t, m i l a n r i s o n a n z e , s a n s i s t o c h a p e l , b a s i l i c a o f s a n l o r e n z o , m i l a n g i b i g i a n a , v i va i o r i va g r e e n h o u s e , m i l a n g i a r d i n o d e l l ’a n i m a , r e n z i & r e a l e s t u d i o , m i l a n

t h e w h i t e s h o w, b r u t t o g u s t o , b u r l i n“. . . f a c o m e n a t u r a f a c e i n f o c o ”, v e n i c e p a v i l i o n , t h e 5 3 r d i n t e r n a t i o n a l a r t e x h i b i t i o n , t h e v e n i c e b i e n n a l e g l a s s a n d c e r a m i c s t o d a y, l ’a r c e n s e i n e & p i e r r e m a r i e g i r a u d , n e w y o r k c o o l , b r u t t o g u s t o , r o t t e r d a m f a r e v e t r o , g l a s s m u s e u m , m u r a n o , v e n i c e i j s k o u d , b r u t t o g u s t o , r o t t e r d a m e a r t h , f i r e & wa t e r , k a t i e j o n e s , l o n d o n

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g a l e r i e e l i s a b e t t a b r e s c i a n i , s a l ò , i t a l y f r o m w e s t a n d e a s t , s h u g o a r t s , t o k y o v e t r i . n e l m o n d o . o g g i , i s t i t u t o v e n e t o d i s c i e n z e , l e t t e r e e d a r t i , p a l a z z o f r a n c h e t t i , v e n i c e l a p u i s s a n c e d u v e r r e , i n t e r n a t i o n a l e x h i b i t i o n o f c o n t e m p o r a r y g l a s s , t r o y e s , f r a n c e s n o w g a r d e n, s h i z u o k a i n t e r n a t i o n a l g a r d e n a n d h o r t i c u l t u r e e x h i b i t i o n , p a c i f i c f l o r a , m a i n p a v i l i o n, h a m a m a t s u, j a p a n s p e c i a l g u e s t a t s p r i n g f l o w e r e x h i b i t i o n , f r a n s h a l s m u s e u m , h a a r l e m , h o l l a n d g l a s h a r d , b r u t t o g u s t o , r o t t e r d a m c o o l , b r u t t o g u s t o , r o t t e r d a m i m a g i n i n g p r o m e t h e u s , p a l a z z o d e l l a r a g i o n e , m i l a n g l a s s wa y, a r c h a e o l o g y m u s e u m , v a l l e d ’a o s t a , i t a l y g e i l e g l a z e n, b r u t t o g u s t o , r o t t e r d a m c o n t e m p o r a r y d e c o r a t i v e a r t s , s o t h e b y ’s , l o n d o n k a t i e j o n e s , l o n d o n c o n t e m p o r a r y d e c o r a t i v e a r t s , s o t h e b y ’s , l o n d o n k a t i e j o n e s , l o n d o n f u s i o n, p a l a z z o d e l l ’a r e n g a r i o , m i l a n g l a s s & c e r a m i c s , g a l l e r i a a b l a n c h a e r t, m i l a n

m u s é e d e s a r t s d é c o r a t i f s , p a r i s b o i j m a n s va n b e u n i n g e n, r o t t e r d a ma l t e r o f h e r d i n g , c o e s f e l d , g e r m a n y f r a n s h a l s m u s e u m , h a a r l e m , h o l l a n d m u s e u m j a n va n d e r t o g t, a m s t e l v e e n , h o l l a n d

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