Art historian Robert Hobbs describes the essential qualities
of Dale Chihuly’s Macchia: “Seen
under bright light they look like nature caught on fire,
nature in molten flux, nature in the process of being created.”
Works in this series glow with an internal radiance, as
layers of opaque and translucent color produce an effect
of depth and mystery.
Sunset Macchia smolders with this elemental
intensity. Its rippling, lime-tinted surface peppered with
forest green spots and threads of dark crimson gives dimension
to the exterior. A lemon yellow lip wrap defines the edge
of the opening, and light refracts within its magenta core,
giving Sunset Macchia extraordinary vitality.
Chihuly engraves his signature onto this handblown work,
which stands approximately seven inches tall. Delivered
with it is the book Chihuly alla Macchia,
a hardcover that explores the history of the Macchia
series with an essay by Robert Hobbs and illustrative, close-up
photographs of thirty-nine Macchia. This piece
is also shipped with a Plexiglass display case.