Crisaliforme

Cristiano Bianchin is one of the most poetic and exciting contemporary Venetian artists working with glass. Trained as a painter at the Venetian Accademia (1987), he started working with glass in 1992.

Bianchin's sculptures often combine glass with other media, such as knitted hemp covers or stands in metal or wood which are an integrated part of the work. Works are often conceived in series, exploring a certain theme in a string of related artefacts. The human form and the human condition are examples of such recurring themes.

"Crisalforme" are a series of unique sculptural shapes, recalling ancient effigies or idols, which can be interpreted as highly stylised, ritualistic representations of the human form.

This piece was selected as one of the finalists at the Bombay Sapphire Foundation Glass Prize 2004.