For 6 months I have been going to the Desert Botanical Garden regularly. Now I want to share pictures of pieces from Chihuly in the Desert that I took in the gallery.
If you were to ask me my favorite small series of Chihuly it would be the baskets no wait... sea forms, not wait... Persians!. Oh how I adore the curves, lines, patterns, colors and layering. All of it is incredible!
Dale Chihuly
Persians
about 18 x 43 x 21" (45.72cm x 109.22cm x 53.34cm)
Blown glass
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Here is what you see when you walk up to the Persians in the exhibit.
Originally presented on pedestals. Persians have evolved into dramatic compositions mounted on walls, overhead on ceilings and assembled in the form of chandeliers and towers. For Chihuly Persians are a celebration of wild asymmetry and evoke an ancient sensibility with notions of Venice and the Near and Far East.
The swirling, irregular shaped rondels are formed through the use of a ribbed mold Molten glass, ringed with linear wraps, is plunged into the mold to create repetitive patterns with fascinating detail.
| mounted on the wall | dramatic compostiton | repetative patterns |
Looking at the Persians and other parts of the gallery
“The Persians started out as a search for forms. We worked for a year on doing only experimental Persians....we made at least a thousand or more.”
–CHIHULY
Chihuly collaborated with Mark and Robby on the Persian series. Watch this video for more details and to "see the process".
Other Chihuly in the Desert installations
Art Talk: Fiori Boat
Art Talk: Blue Birch Reeds and Scorpion Tails
Art Talk: Opal and Amber Tower
Art Talk: Lime and Lava Red Tower
Art Talk: Neodymium Reeds
Art talk: Sol del Citron
Art Talk: Red Reeds
Art Talk: Desert Fiori
Art Talk: Aqua Blue and Amber Chandelier
Art Talk: Sonoran Neon
Art Talk: Paintbrushes
Source
Chihuly.com
Art Talk Series Highlights
2022
Theme: Artists
Art Talk: Yoyoi Kusama
Art Talk: Heloise Crista
Art Talk: Chihuly on Paper
Art Talk: Etel Adnan
Art Talk: Vasily Kandinsky
Other
Art Talk: Stained Glass Windows at the National Cathedral
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