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Chihuly: Arts & the Law
Strange Flower: Chilhuly in Miami, originally uploaded by laurenz
When I visited the Chihuly exposition in Miami’s Fairchild garden, I thought to myself: “no way that one man can do all this on his own”,
and it seems Chihuly has a number of other expositions going on at the same time.
It turns out that Chihuly has not blown glass for a long time, but is responsible for the artistic design.
Which brings us to an interesting law case, with Chihuly attempting to assert a copyright on “his” style of glass art and an assistant claiming co-authorship of several of the pieces.
Lots of interesting questions involved here: what makes these sculptures art? The technical perfection? The design, the context in which they are presented? Is it really possible to clearly define a “Chihuly style” that is different enough from other artisans’ work to be copyrighted?
Is “Chihuly” more of a brand name under which other artists’ works can be sold?
Or is glass blowing just a craft and not patentable at all? Especially since Chihuly himself imitates nature just like here in this object resembling a strange flower…
Many interesting questions - and here are some resources I found:
http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2006/06/01/can-you-copyright-nature/
http://www.copybites.com/2006/05/glass_artist_fi.html
http://theartlawblog.blogspot.com/2006/05/through-glass-darkly.html
http://madisonian.net/archives/2006/06/01/chihuly-glass-sculpture/
Regardless of the outcome of these law suits, I’ll vist the nexr Chihuly exposition that I come across…
all my Chihuly photos
May 22, 2006
Chihuly in the Park
Some glimpses of the Chihuly exhibition in Fairchild Garden (Miami, USA).
I found it incredible how well the glass exhibits fit their surroundings and complimented them.
Sometimes, it was hard to tell whether a particular flower was natural or not.
By the way, it seems there is more than one Chihuly exposition going on at the same time:
On another weblog, I found a reference to a Chihuly Exhibition at Missouri Botanical Gardens, as well as quite a few photos with installations ver ysimilar to the ones I saw in Miami.
More on the artist and the glass objects created by him on the official Dale Chihuly Website.
May 19, 2006
Chihuly at Fairchild III
And some more pictures (click to enlarge):
And here some other Weblogs that have photos from Chihuly exhibitions:
I speak of Dreams
Wandering Moose
ritilan
Peter Westwood
PhotoscapeDesign
May 16, 2006
April 3, 2005
September 18, 2004
July 2, 2004
‘Sprinklers Throughout Building’
Statue in front of an antiques shop in New York. Obviously, the sprinklers do not come to the rescue of the fish.
June 24, 2004
Flat Iron Building
One of the most unusual sky-scrapers, the Flat Iron Building in New York.
June 23, 2004
New York from above
Highly recommended: visiting the Empire State Building in the early evening.
The shadow of the Empire State Building itself is visible on the left hand side.
May 6, 2004
New York: Grand Central Station
If New York has any such thing as a “city center”, then it would be the area around Grand Central Station.
May 5, 2004
New York another view of the Chrysler Building
It is fascinating how the colours change with the time of day. This also is the Chrysler building, this time the photo was taken from the Empire State Building in the evening.
May 4, 2004
May 3, 2004
New York: door
In Harlem many shop doors are decorated with colourful paintings by Franco, a local artist.
May 2, 2004
New York: sky-scrapers?
It’s only a matter of perspective: from aboard the ferry, even the New York skyline seems to be quite small.
April 17, 2004
April 1, 2004
March 31, 2004
New York: “Street Art”
The advertisement of a New York artist. Interestingly, I have seen such painted cows convene in Luxembourg a while ago. Maybe, I find a photo of this one’s “colleagues”…
March 30, 2004
New York by Night: Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village - or just “the village” - really comes to life at night. Pubs, bars, night-life and trendy shops seem to never close.
March 28, 2004
New York: “Peace Bus”
Just an advertisement or a political statement? Is it art or just bad taste? Sometimes it’s hard to draw the line…
February 28, 2004
Palace of Fine Arts
Somewhat anachronistic - and one of the most romatic spots in San Francisco.
February 20, 2004
New York: Taking the Staten Island Ferry
One of the few cost-free attractions New York has to offer: the Staten Island Ferry.
This photo was taken shortly before arrival at the terminal.
February 16, 2004
San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Walking across it takes quite a while but is an unforgettable experience.
February 13, 2004
San Francisco: Pillar of the Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco (USA) .
February 9, 2004
New York: the Time is going Backwards?
A clock is reflected in the facade of a building near Times Square, New York.