Lino Tagliapietra (b.1934) Italian Glassworker and Teacher

Lino Taglipietra (b.1934) was an Italian Glassworker and Teacher. As a teacher and mentor, he has played a vital role in the international exchange of glassblowing processes and techniques between the principal American centres and his native Murano. ” His influence is also apparent in China, Japan, and Australia—and filters far beyond any political or geographic boundaries.”

Education

At 12, he began his apprenticeship with glass master Archimede Seguso on June 16, 1946. After working for two years as a water carrier in the Gagliano Ferro mill, he was allowed to apply ribbing to his first piece of glass. He studied modern art and was exposed to the works of Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, and Ellsworth Kelly during the Venice Biennales. He used the Murano Glass Museum’s local resources to research the history of glass art, and by trying to duplicate old models, he increased his vocabulary. At 25, nine years later, he attained the status of maestro. He took a break from his years of training to serve his required time in the Italian military from 1952 to 1954. He wed Lina Ongaro, whose family had been making Venetian glass for decades, on September 13, 1959.

Biography

From 1956, Tagliapietra taught glassmaking with Archimede Seguso and Nane Ferro; 1966—68, designed glass for Venini, Murano; until 1968, for Murrina; from 1968, taught glassmaking at Haystack School and Pilchuck School, Stanwood, Washington.

Exhibitions

He has participated in Venice, Hamburg, San Francisco, and New York exhibitions.

Awards

• 2013: Visionary Award, Art Palm Beach
• 1998: The Libensky Award, Chateau Ste Michelle Vineyard and Winery and Pilchuck Glass School
• 1997: Bavarian State Gold Medal for Crafts (Urkunde Goldmedaille), Germany
• 1997: The Glass Art Society Lifetime Achievement Award
• 1996: Urban Glass Award for Preservation of Glassworking Techniques
• 1996: The 11th Rakow Commission, The Corning Museum of Glass

Works

Sources

Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing. https://amzn.to/3ElmSlL

Wikipedia contributors. (2022, July 19). Lino Tagliapietra. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 00:54, July 21, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lino_Tagliapietra&oldid=1099169938

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