Friday, October 28, 2016

Chihuly Museum


A visit to the Chihuly Museum that opened in the Seattle City Center in 2012 is well-worth a trip to Seattle. Each gallery had a central theme and some of the glass pots and baskets in one of the galleries are shown here.  The Southwest Gallery was devoted to Native American cultures with one wall containing hundreds of colorful blankets. Another wall, part of which you can see on the left, showcases traditional baskets combined with Chihuly glass baskets. Part of an explanation in the gallery indicated that the artist noticed that many Indian baskets are not totally symmetrical in shape, often leaning to one side or another.  Chihuly's baskets do the same thing.



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12 comments:

  1. Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira5:25 AM

    Lindo são peças muito bonitas.
    Um abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
    Andarilhar

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  2. Judy10:05 AM

    I would enjoy seeing that exhibit!

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    1. Judy11:34 AM

      Just wanted to reply to your comment about the El Tovar sign. The hotel was named for Spanish explorer Don Pedro de Tobar. (don't ask me why they spelled it differently) It was originally to be called The Bright Angel Tavern, but they changed it to the more fancy name just before opening.

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    2. LuiZ FernandoS2:46 AM

      In Spanish, V is pronounced as B, like 'Vos' is pronounced as 'Bos'

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  3. Bill10:07 AM

    Those glass baskets are absolutely beautiful Kate.

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  4. Lowell11:25 AM

    Got to admit the man creates innumerable fantastic creations out of glass. Some of his work does nothing for me, but I do like these baskets!

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  5. Sharon12:21 PM

    This is exactly why I want to return to Seattle one of these days soon.

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  6. RedPat12:25 PM

    I wonder if these are older pieces from when he was still blowing glass himself? They are quite lovely.

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  7. William Kendall1:27 PM

    Amazingly colourful works by him.

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  8. Gunn2:06 PM

    I do like your " field trips" . Beautiful finds and excellent photographs.

    Happy weekend!

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  9. Catalyst7:13 PM

    I love Chihuly's work and his museum is a must visit in Seattle.

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  10. Kay9:21 PM

    The Chihuly really is worth a trip, inside and out. Glad you got there!

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