Glass Master at Work

johnleeknoefler · #1 ● 11-06-2011, 01:41 PM

Vittorio Costantini
The Master of Realism in Glass Art

Vittorio Costantini is a poet who speaks about nature through Glass. He was born in Italy in 1944, in Burano, an island near Murano. His father was a fisherman and his mother a lace maker, like most of the inhabitants of Burano. At the age of eleven, Vittorio began apprenticeship at the furnace. Lamp work was first a hobby, which occupied his free time. In 1973, he opened his studio in Venice, and since then he has concentrated on Flame Work.

At a young age in Burano, Vittorio developed a fascination for nature, especially the small creatures. He recognized that each of them has its own World within the Universe. Beyond scrutinizing the anatomy of his beloved creatures, Vittorio spent a long time their Habitats and Life Cycles. This self-education has been vital to infusing Life in the Glass Animals he creates.