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Avventurine Fenice

This Fenice is Avventurine. Aventurina is a glassblowing technique from the 17th century that combines metal shavings with molten glass. This is an extremely difficult process that requires patience and persistence. Lino further intensifies this method by adding additional colors, culminating in his particularly precious Avventurine vessels.

2015
22” H x 12 3/4" W x 3 1/2” D

Kira

Each swirl of cane in the Kira is an individually blown vessel, which are cooled and grouped together before being picked up like murrine by a sphere of clear glass. Lino highlights the patterns of this work with complimentary engraving.

2010
18 3/4” H x 18" W x 6 3/4” D

Spirale

The Spirale is one of Lino’s most famous works, and also one of the most complex. These works are all about balance and symmetry and require intense precision in order to achieve a perfect spiral shape through the center.

2018
19 1/2” H x 4" W x 4” D

Nacho

The pattern used to create Nacho was something Lino created in the 1960’s. The swirled cane pattern was quite strangely inspired by the strong color of the Mexican nacho dish with different swirls of sauces on top. Lino gathered canes in typical fashion, then folded them without blowing, keeping the cane solid. He then incorporated it in with the green color and blew the piece as one. This work is a very unique and interesting work done by the Maestro.

2019
9 1/2” H x 11 1/2” W x 6” D

Florencia

Named for the floral pattern of the murrine, this Florencia vessel is simple in form, which highlights its bouquet of overlapping colors. Once sliced into small pieces, the murrine are laid out on a heating stone and grouped tightly together. When laying out the murrine, Lino can assess how the glass pieces will stretch and shape during the blowing process.

2019
19 1/2” H x 11” W x 8” D

Dinosaur

The Dinosaur represents the drama of glassblowing. Lino stretches and curves the neck of the vessel in the last moments of the glassblowing process - a feat that requires the precision and attention of the entire glassblowing team.

2019
51” H x 32” W x 9 1/2” D

Fenice

Fenice, or “phoenix” in English, are named for La Fenice theatre in Venice - a historic building that has burned down and been rebuilt three times throughout its long history. An homage to his hometown, these artworks gracefully rise and curve into delicately tapered necks.

2005
20 3/4” H x 21” W x 5 1/4” D

Africa

Inspired by the vibrant colors and prints of West African wax fabrics, the Africa series features bold murrine and bright colors.

2013
10” H x 11 1/2” W x 11 3/4” D

Aquilone

The Aquilone series, an innovation from early 2019, features oval shaped murrine that create “windows” of color throughout the glass. The Maestro took inspiration for these colorful murrini from his childhood memories of kite-flying on Murano, and even named the piece after the pastime: aquilone means kite in Italian.

2019
26 1/2” H x 14” W x 5” D

Contarini

Lino named his Contarini series for one of Venice’s most famous and historical families. Like its namesake, the Palazzo Contarini, Lino’s artworks feature “windows” which offer viewers a glimpse of the opposite side of the vessel and which add depth and dimension to the works.

2016
21 1/4” H x 13 1/2” W x 7” D