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Adriano dalla Valentina
Adriano dalla Valentina was born on the island of Murano in 1945. He began working in
a glass factory at the incredibly early age of ten. For the next fourteen years he
worked in various factories in Murano and thus was exposed to numerous traditional
glass-blowing techniques. Then when he was twenty-four, dalla Valentina opened his
own studio, where he could put into practice for himself all that he had absorbed
from other "maestros." In 1974 he founded his glassworks called Linea Valentina. In the
following years dalla Valentina began to distinguish himself for his commitment to the
traditional techniques of the island. His use of "murrina" and and "filigrana,"
incorporated into new forms and objects, has become his hallmark. He makes all his
own canes for his complex vessels. His colors and patterns are marvelous, achieving
an intricacy that is rare today, even in Murano. Rosa Barovier Mentasti, the eminent
glass historian, has written that dalla Valentina "was led by the small dimensions of his
furnace to develop the techniques of the murrine and cane working, in which he is
outstanding."
Dalla Valentina has participated in many expositions over the years in Venice,
Cremona, Milan, Rome and Florence. His sculpture was part of "Venezia Aperto Vetro"
in 1998. He is well-known in Italy for his exceptional technical virtuosity. This ability
made possible a unique project executed in 1992-3. He worked with a class of
talented young art students from the Art Institute in Venice, a class which included
his son Stefano. Dalla Valentina donated his time to make each of their designs, even
producing a book to commemorate the collaboration. The project received such
acclaim that a second one was initiated in 1998. Adriano dalla Valentina continues to
explore the art of glass, renewing the old, inventing the new. He works with his son
Stefano at his side, a promise that this thousand-year tradition of Venetian glass will
continue.
a glass factory at the incredibly early age of ten. For the next fourteen years he
worked in various factories in Murano and thus was exposed to numerous traditional
glass-blowing techniques. Then when he was twenty-four, dalla Valentina opened his
own studio, where he could put into practice for himself all that he had absorbed
from other "maestros." In 1974 he founded his glassworks called Linea Valentina. In the
following years dalla Valentina began to distinguish himself for his commitment to the
traditional techniques of the island. His use of "murrina" and and "filigrana,"
incorporated into new forms and objects, has become his hallmark. He makes all his
own canes for his complex vessels. His colors and patterns are marvelous, achieving
an intricacy that is rare today, even in Murano. Rosa Barovier Mentasti, the eminent
glass historian, has written that dalla Valentina "was led by the small dimensions of his
furnace to develop the techniques of the murrine and cane working, in which he is
outstanding."
Dalla Valentina has participated in many expositions over the years in Venice,
Cremona, Milan, Rome and Florence. His sculpture was part of "Venezia Aperto Vetro"
in 1998. He is well-known in Italy for his exceptional technical virtuosity. This ability
made possible a unique project executed in 1992-3. He worked with a class of
talented young art students from the Art Institute in Venice, a class which included
his son Stefano. Dalla Valentina donated his time to make each of their designs, even
producing a book to commemorate the collaboration. The project received such
acclaim that a second one was initiated in 1998. Adriano dalla Valentina continues to
explore the art of glass, renewing the old, inventing the new. He works with his son
Stefano at his side, a promise that this thousand-year tradition of Venetian glass will
continue.
| BLUE & GOLD VASE |
Click on the images to the right to see the enlarged version of Valentina's glass art.
| BLUE VASE |
| GOLD & RUBY VASE |
| GOLD & RUBY TALL VASE |
