Teardrop Sculpture ‘Canoe’ by Gianluca Vidal

Tapering teardrop sculpture vase entitled ‘Canoe’

Made from yellow, black, orange, green, and blue layers of filigree blended together in rich, classic Murano fashion.

A mighty modern quixotic concoction that will enliven your interior decor no end.

Mouth blown by Murano maestro Luca Vidal. The man they call ‘Crema’ due to his amazing ability to pour glass and blow it to perfection.

Dimensions: 32 cm long 15 cm wide and 76 cm tall.

NB. The images shown are an example of the ones in the series. Each piece is handblown and therefore unique, so the colour and pattern will vary slightly.

Teardrop Sculpture Artist

Gianluca Vidal artist 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 in 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.