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Ombelico del mondo

This sculpture was created using a very complicated technique, through a long blowing process. Multicolour canes have been fused and twisted in order to create the hypnotic spiral that directs one's gaze towards the centre. The thin metal stand is specially designed to make the work appear as if it is floating.
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Lino Tagliapietra
Venice, Italy
Perhaps the most illustrious Venetian glassblower and artist in the world, Lino Tagliapietra was born in 1934 in Murano, where the tradition of glassw ...
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