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Jean-Claude Novaro BIOGRAPHY
1943 Antibes - 2015 Monaco. Known for: Painting and sculpture.
When Jean Claude was only 14 years old, he became the apprentice to a glassblower in France until he was 20. For the next 10 years, Navaro would manage production and his own apprentices at the glass... Read full biography
When Jean Claude was only 14 years old, he became the apprentice to a glassblower in France until he was 20. For the next 10 years, Navaro would manage production and his own apprentices at the glass factory until 1973, when he was finally out on his own. Navaro was inspired by the happenings in... Read full biography
When Jean Claude was only 14 years old, he became the apprentice to a glassblower in France until he was 20. For the next 10 years, Navaro would manage production and his own apprentices at the glass factory until 1973, when he was finally out on his own. Navaro was inspired by the happenings in the United States regarding glass blowing and decided to experiment with the creative potential of glass. He was very successful throughout the 1980s, creating lamps and sculptures. Navaro is in the... Read full biography
When Jean Claude was only 14 years old, he became the apprentice to a glassblower in France until he was 20. For the next 10 years, Navaro would manage production and his own apprentices at the glass factory until 1973, when he was finally out on his own. Navaro was inspired by the happenings in the United States regarding glass blowing and decided to experiment with the creative potential of glass. He was very successful throughout the 1980s, creating lamps and sculptures. Navaro is in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest hand-blown work ever. He attempts new techniques like hand-painting in between layers of blown glass, always working without an assistant. Today, Jean Claude works in his studio on the Cote d’Azur of... Read full biography
When Jean Claude was only 14 years old, he became the apprentice to a glassblower in France until he was 20. For the next 10 years, Navaro would manage production and his own apprentices at the glass factory until 1973, when he was finally out on his own. Navaro was inspired by the happenings in the United States regarding glass blowing and decided to experiment with the creative potential of glass. He was very successful throughout the 1980s, creating lamps and sculptures. Navaro is in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest hand-blown work ever. He attempts new techniques like hand-painting in between layers of blown glass, always working without an assistant. Today, Jean Claude works in his studio on the Cote d’Azur of southern France with his wife, children, and their farm’s menagerie of animals.
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When Jean Claude was only 14 years old, he became the apprentice to a glassblower in France until he was 20. For the next 10 years, Navaro would manage production and his own apprentices at the glass factory until 1973, when he was finally out on his own.
Navaro was inspired by the happenings in the United States regarding glass blowing and decided to experiment with the creative potential of glass. He was very successful throughout the 1980s, creating lamps and sculptures.
Navaro is in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest hand-blown work ever. He attempts new techniques like hand-painting in between layers of blown glass, always working without an assistant.
Today, Jean Claude works in his studio on th...But wait, there's more...
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