You can never replicate someone else's journey.
Déjàlà
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| Dreaming of sailing to the South Pacific ourselves... |
Dale Chihuly (born 1941 in Tacoma, WA), is considered one of the most prominent and
creative glass sculptors in America. His works are unique in the field of blown
glass, moving them into the realm of very large scale sculptures, thanks to the
use of a team of master glassblowers and assistants. The team approach came after two serious
accidents (one taking away one eye, the other, the full use of one shoulder)
made him unable to pursue his art alone.
The technical
difficulties of working with glass forms are considerable, yet Chihuly finds a
way to showcase his beautiful work in varied outdoor conditions and locations
helping places such as the Desert Botanical Garden of Phoenix, AZ where we
visited double the amount of visitors when his work is exhibited. He acts more like a choreographer than a
dancer, more like a supervisor than a participant, more like a director than an
actor.
Enjoy the
following pictures of what we saw when we visited a couple of days ago. Although it is difficult to see the true
scale of these pieces just know some of them are 30+ feet tall... The stark contrasts of shiny glass vs. dull dusty
desert plants, of colorful vs. mostly monochrome, and of new vs. ancient is
quite breathtaking.
Our last foray
inland before heading to the South Pacific.
ENJOY!
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| Entrance to the Desert Botanical Garden |
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| Blue globe in afternoon |
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| Same globe at night |
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| Blue yucca - nothing from Chihuly here... |
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| Yellow and green snake like sculpture |
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| Sunlight playing in the glass |
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| Blue beauty |
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| Same at night |
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| Red Reeds |
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| Red Reeds Close-Up |
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| Golden Barrel Cacti |
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| Purple Reeds |
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| Purple Reeds Close-Up |
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| Red Ball - day time |
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| At night - like fire |
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| At night at sunset |
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| Green Reeds |
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| Black and White Reeds |
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| Black and White Reeds Close-Up |
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| Glass balloons on saguaro skeleton |
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