Chihuly: The Nature of Glass

While I was searching through my years of Desert Botanical Garden photos last week, I realized that I have lots and lots of photos from the various art exhibits that the garden has sponsored over the years.  Most of these photos never made it on to my blog. Since going to the garden these days is a lot more complicated than normal, I thought it might be fun to review some of those exhibits.  The first one I have photos for took place from late November of 2008 through May of 2009 and it was this Chihuly exhibit.  The installation above was one of my favorites.  I love the color.

I'm sure that many of you have heard of Dale Chihuly, the famous glass artist.  He has had exhibits all over the world.  This was his first in Arizona and his first in an outdoor setting.  Since the success of this exhibit, he has done a few more outdoor exhibits in various locations around the globe.

The installation above was called "Th Sun" and it stood in the center of the garden where everyone could enjoy it.

The one to the left was a chandelier that was located in one of the specialty gardens.  I took this photo on a night visit.

The boat full of colorful orbs was another favorite of mine.  This event was the first time I had seen so many of Chihuly's sculptures in one place.  It made me fall in love with this work.  About two years ago, I traveled to Seattle to visit his museum there.  I was blown away by the beauty of the displays there.  I posted about it here.