Vintage 1970s Murano Glass Figures by Andrea Tagliapietra - Set of 2

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Set of 2 Vintage Murano glass sculptures.
Created and signed! by famous art glass master Andrea Tagliapetra.

Simple and sophisticated, … Read more Set of 2 Vintage Murano glass sculptures.
Created and signed! by famous art glass master Andrea Tagliapetra.

Simple and sophisticated, with a contemporary design rooted in the ancient art of Murano glassmaking, Andrea Tagliapietra's glass sculptures are a unique emotion.

Considered one of Murano's most talented glass masters, Andrea Tagliapietra is known by glass art collectors around the world for being, along with very few other glass masters, a virtuoso of the chalcedony and solid glass techniques.

The secret of the charm of Andrea Tagliapietra's works comes from his life story. He was born in Murano in the 1950s and, as the son of an artisan - his father Erminio was an admired master glassmaker - he became passionate about the art of glassmaking when he was only a child. Tagliapietra's professional path was clear. He fell in love with glass when he was only 14 years old when he entered the glass factory and started making glass objects from a very young age. From the very beginning everybody was highly impressed by his talent and personality.

He became a master glassmaker in 1979 and his great international success came shortly afterwards, in the 1980s, when Andrea Tagliapietra's research was fully expressed in works of great intensity. Sinuous and balanced shapes, harmonies of colours that envelop and enhance the glass: it was an absolutely innovative interpretation of the art of Murano glass.
Tagliapietra specialises in the chalcedony technique, which evokes precious hard stones such as agate, onyx, malachite and lapis lazuli.

He brought the process back to its ancient splendour, as the technique was already known in Roman times and it became widely used in Murano during the Renaissance. As it was customary at the time, the process was kept secret, so much that it was lost around the end of the 17th century.

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