Saturday, February 16, 2019

Out Of The Blue

Several years ago, we went to an exhibit of the famous glass artist Dale Chihuly. It was amazing. He makes huge glass sculptures that hang from the ceiling, and calls them Chandeliers. Here are the pictures as we approached his blue one.







Blue is a cold and retiring colour, and its effect upon the mind is of a quiet, soothing nature. It is symbolical of divinity, intelligence, sincerity, and tenderness.
 ~W.J. & G.A. Audsley

12 comments:

Sandi said...

It is amazing!

Rose said...

I would love osee his witk in real life. It is amazing.

MadSnapper said...

I do love his work, he is so talented and i love love love glass... i have never seen one in real life, only photos. i want to though... love the closeups

George said...

These are absolutely beautiful. The pieces we saw at Biltmore featured mostly yellows and oranges. They were gorgeous as well.

Shug said...

beautiful.......some really amazing artist. Love the Blues in this art....

Ann Thompson said...

That is both beautiful and fascinating

Hootin Anni said...

We have a couple of his works in our art museum too.

Ruth Hiebert said...

That is amazing artwork.

Nancy Chan said...

Beautiful glass chandeliers. Blue is one of my favourite colours.

Joanne said...

It is so beautiful! It looks like sea life
Blessings, Joanne

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

A work of art Ginny

DeniseinVA said...

A wonderful post Ginny. I have been fortunate enough to see the exhibits of glass artist Dale Chihuly. My first one was in London several years ago, a 'tree' in a park near our hotel. I didn't realize it was his and once I knew, thanks to your blog with his pieces shared, his beautiful work is unmistakable.

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