The Seattle exhibition of Dale Chihuly has a number of chandeliers and brightly colored glass balls that will be the focus of today’s post.
In my last post, I featured sculptures created by Dale Chihuly and his team of artists that are located in a permanent exhibition at the base of Seattle’s Space Needle. (The Space Needle was built at the Seattle Center for the 1962 World’s Fair.) Peggy and I visited the exhibit two weeks ago when we were wandering around Washington at the conclusion of my hike down the PCT. Today, I am going to show several chandeliers and brightly colored glass balls included in the exhibition.
The room containing the orange chandelier shown at the top included three others. This red chandelier…
A green chandelier…
Close up.
And a blue chandelier.
Another look at the chandelier at the top of the post.
This white sculpture was the centerpiece of the room featuring the four chandeliers.
When I included two of the chandeliers, I felt an ‘alien’ presence. (grin)
Outside, Chihuly presented what he called a chandelier walkway of chandeliers highlighting different colors and forms.
The chandelier walkway.
The’ sunset’ chandelier.
The ’emerald’ chandelier.
‘Royal Jo’ Chandelier.
Olympic blue and turquoise’ chandelier.
‘Alfa red’ chandelier.
‘Fly yellow’ chandelier.
In my last post, I introduced several of Chihuly’s brightly colored glass balls, which he displays in a variety of settings. As I mentioned, my favorite was the boat.
Another view of the Chihuly boat.
Balls are strategically placed inside and outside with colorful backdrops.
The garden surrounding the Glasshouse and exhibit building features a number of balls including these five in a row.
A blue sculpture and green plants set off these glass balls.
I discovered a selfie in the ball.
The plants around the glass ball helped highlight the green in the ball.
A red sculpture provided a dramatic backdrop for this ball.
Black with swirls of yellow. Trees and leaves are reflected on the surface of this ball.
A blue glass ball with veins.
This ‘alien’ sculpture in the garden caught my attention.
As did this one.
I’ll conclude today with this blue sculpture that was artfully entangled in the flowers.
Next Post: I’ll finish my Chihuly series with smaller pieces included in the Seattle exhibit. Then it will be back to the Desolation Wilderness!
29 thoughts on “A Break from Hiking… The Magic of Chihuly: Part 2”
GP Cox
Great post, Curt, but I couldn’t help but feel like they are an example of me on a bad hair day!!!
Curt Mekemson
You and Peggy, G. 🙂
thinkinkadia
Chihuly! Always a delight:)
Curt Mekemson
Yes he is!
hilarycustancegreen
I didn’t think I had ever heard of Chihuly… but memory reasserted itself and I remembered this:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/b/behind-the-scenes-chihuly-chandelier/
Curt Mekemson
I think I would leave cleaning those chandeliers up to someone else, Hilary!
spanishwoods
I have seen a couple of his exhibitions and they always leave me in awe. Beautiful images Curt.
Curt Mekemson
His exhibitions do make it around! Peggy and I are in Florida now and there is a Chihuly exhibit just down the road in St. Petersburg. Thanks, Sylvia. –Curt
Gunta
Pretty amazing stuff. So glad you and Peggy got to see his stuff. I’ve had a hankering to do so, but I seem to have developed an allergy to large urban areas!
Curt Mekemson
And Seattle certainly fits that description. When Peggy and I were heading through Seattle up to Cascades National Park, it must have taken us an hour to get around the city. –Curt
Mél@nie
quite original… 🙂
Curt Mekemson
A very imaginative mind! –Curt
gerard oosterman
A most spontaneous expression in glass. A great artist. Thank you, Curt
Curt Mekemson
Good stuff, Gerard. Thanks. –Curt
Array
I’m not as fond of his chandeliers as others of his pieces. Maybe it’s the reminder of Medusa that gets me! But the colors are fabulous, and I never would turn down the chance to see one. I especially like the two green “other-worldly pieces” you showed. There’s something about that color that’s absolutely compelling — not to mention the clarity of the glass.
Sartenada
OMG, how gorgeous they are! I really do love Your photos. Thank You.
Animalcouriers
Think the one set outdoors are the most stunning.
Curt Mekemson
Chihuly really knows how to use natural settings, AC. –Curt
Almost Iowa
The colors and shapes are astonishing, not to mention weirdly compelling.
Curt Mekemson
I like ‘weirdly compelling.’ 🙂
M.B. Henry
Amazing captures of what must have been a fantastic exhibit to see in person! Truly wonderful!
Curt Mekemson
Thanks, MB! I had a lot of fun with the photography and processing. And you definitely want to see the exhibit in person. It’s jaw dropping if you like Chihuly. –Curt
Mél@nie
wow, magic, indeed… your pix are sooo perfect!!! ❤
Curt Mekemson
Thanks, Melanie! –Curt
Dave Kingsbury
Surprising to think of pieces as delicate as these going on the rounds between museums! I’d hate to be the poor underling who drops one …
Dave Ply
Strikes me as a bad hair day too. But what really strikes me is the size of those glass balls. They can’t be light, and the notion of maneuvering a red hot one on the end of a blowpipe kind of boggles the mind.
Curt Mekemson
Strong arms and strong lungs, I would think…
Oh, the Places We See
Can’t think of any other artist who fashions such fantastic creations out of glass. Even his understudies can’t seem to capture the color, fancy curlicues, and total assemblages as well. Great pieces!
Curt Mekemson
Creations of fantastic fantasy. 🙂 –Curt