Today's post is the last in my Chihuly series. Dale Chihuly collected Indian baskets and were the inspiration for this series of glass pieces.
There is still time to catch this exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The show runs until August 7, 2011. My photos pale in comparison to seeing this exhibit in person. Go! It will not disappoint.
{Namaste}
Kathryn, Collage Diva
My mermaid tail is wagging! These chandeliers resemble creatures from the sea.
The Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass exhibit runs from April 10 - August 7, 2011 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Tomorrow I'll take you to an enchanted glass forest.
{Namaste}
Kathryn, Collage Diva
The Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass exhibit runs from April 10 - August 7, 2011 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
I still have a couple more blog posts of photos to share. I hope you'll come by tomorrow.
{Namaste}
Kathryn, Collage Diva
The ceiling was colored with glass - simply stunning. {click to enlarge}
I had fun watching the people looking at the glass as much as looking at the glass.
The children's enthusiasm was infectious. This girl was pointing out all of the "babies."
Little cherubs floated above our heads.
Along with squid and star fish and glass of ribboned hues and patterns. {click to enlarge}
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The Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass exhibit runs from April 10 - August 7, 2011 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Oh there is more to see! Come back tomorrow!
{Namaste}
Kathryn, Collage Diva
Behold this garden of glass. Mille Fiori means 1,000 flowers.
The Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass exhibit runs from April 10 - August 7, 2011 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Join me back here tomorrow for another amazing vista in colored glass. It is truly an odyssey in glass.
{Namaste}
Kathryn, Collage Diva
Today's post features the "Ikebana glass" by Dale Chihuly. My eyes watered throughout the exhibit. I felt such a connection with what I saw. I've only studied Ikebana for two years but long enough to appreciate what Chihuly is doing here. As I walked through the exhibit I fantasized about working with glassblowers and gaffers on designing pieces that would incorporate the traditional Ikebana forms that I've studied.
Each piece had me in awe.
Oh how I was tempted to touch everything! I followed the lines of these pieces with my eyes and even now can almost feel the lines in my hands.
Chihuly is blind in one eye and has an injured shoulder, both from an accident so he no longer blows the glass himself. He does these paintings to explore and convey his creativity that are then interpreted in glass by teams that can be as large as 18 gaffers. I love that each piece is a collaboration.
I am delighted to introduce you to Dale Chihuly through this YouTube video that I found.
The Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass exhibit runs from April 10 - August 7, 2011 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
I have more incredible photos to show you each day this week. Be sure to swing by! You are in for a visual feast tomorrow.
{Namaste}
Kathryn, Collage Diva
The Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass exhibit runs from April 10 - August 7, 2011 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Dale Chihuly has revolutionized the art of blown glass, moving it into the realm of large scale sculpture. This exhibition of new and archival works represents the breadth and scope of the artist's creative vision over the last four decades.
Pictured in this blog post is his "Ikebana Boat." Click photo to enlarge.
While in Finland in 1995, Chihuly wanted to see what would happen if he threw the glass into the river. He found only 1 out of 100 pieces would break. Teenaged boys in wooden boats were on hand to collect the glass from the river. Seeing his glass in the boats inspired this piece.
The individual glass vessels are what Chihuly calls his Ikebana pieces. Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging.
Join me throughout the week as I share more photos from this incredible exhibit.
Namaste,
Kathryn, Collage Diva
