A few weeks ago I was in Pittsburgh for a family event. Deirdre and I went to see the Chihuly Show the Phipps Conservatory. It was amazing. A few things:
- His art is not about glassblowing, it’s about installation and context and emotion– glass just happens to be a material
- The Phipps Conservatory is extremely "mature"– it just has a different, more complex and detailed, feeling to it than either the Lincoln Park or Garfield Park conservatories here in Chicago
- Each room of the Victorian-style conservatory has a distinct theme, and the installations in each of them were completely in sync with each place
- The boat in the image above was stunning to come across– simple wooden boat in black water overflowing with color balls. Excess, overcrowding, yearning
- The show was way better than the one at Garfield Park I saw in January 2002– just more precision and fullness, like every thought was complete
- Other favorites: blue ground cover, red reeds, and big leaves
- Complete set is here
i am doing a biography in school on dale chihuly i was wondering if u can help me out with some info
thnx soo much!