"Macchia Series Drawing" - Dale Chihuly

Page Size: 42 x 30 in.
Frame Size: 48 x 36 in.
Signed, bottom center.
 
 
This energetic composition captures the raw, kinetic energy that defines Dale Chihuly's celebrated Macchia series. Utilizing a saturated palette of cobalt blue, acidic greens, and metallic gold, the composition reflects the artist’s famous "drawing with light" approach, where layered splatters and bold, gestural strokes in acrylic paint mimic the spontaneity, and luminosity of of molten glass. The central, organic form, rendered with a heavy, sweeping black outline, evokes the voluminous, speckled vessels of the glass series, while gold and crimson flecks add a rhythmic, celestial texture. Signed with Chihuly’s characteristic flourish at the bottom, this piece serves as both a roadmap for his three-dimensional sculptures and a powerful stand-alone testament to his mastery of color and fluid form.
 
This work on paper ready to hang in a simple, black frame that exhibits the deckled edge of the Arches paper against a white matting board.