Large Art Glass Vessels ‘Coppa 02’ by Gianluca Vidal

These beautiful large art glass vessels are a joy to behold!  Coppa 02, at almost a meter in stature, demands attention.

Vidal has mastered a perfect cross-hatch design around the body of the vessel.  The tone and shade of the blue glass against the white crisscrossing of lines set an alluring illusion.

Such is the size of this piece, the body and the base are joined together by a centre peg.

Gianluca’s attention to detail ensures the peg itself is an intriguing piece. Delicate, flower-like embellishments, sit around a clear ball, which also boasts an array of colourful slivers of glass.  A perfect contrast to the dominant blue of the body and base.

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Large Art Glass Vessels Artist

Luca Vidal is a master of Murano glass.  He started working with glass at the tender age of 14 at Studio Vetreria DP in Murano.  There, he studied under the Glass Maestro, Imperio Rossi, for two years.  He then went to Effetre International, where he learned the most difficult techniques. There, under the guidance of the masters, Gianluca developed skills that would excel in his true talent for glassmaking.

Over the years, Gianluca has worked with some of the most important glass maestros in Murano. These include Afro Celotto, Silvano Molin, Luciano Pavanello, Giancarlo Tagiapietra, and Dino Vio, to name but a few.  Gianluca earned the nickname ‘Crema’, due to his natural ability to gracefully shape glass as a cream!

Now, in his own studio in Murano, he works with coloured glass canes to create his beautiful glass art.  He designs and hand-makes every piece himself, with one assistant. Gianluca signs and dates each piece, adding “Murano” and 1/1 to signify they are completely unique.

Gianluca has mastered techniques that few glassblowers can complete and has a unique sense of colour and composition of the pattern. Suffice it to say that he is an incredible and very unique glass artist. Certainly, he is one of the most well-known and well-collected glass masters in Murano.