Dale Chihuly is an American glass sculptor and entrepreneur. His works are considered unique to the field of blown glass, "moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture," according to Wikipedia. Those words do not begin to explain the brilliance of his glass sculptures! To see even one is astounding. To see a large number gathered together is life-changing. There is a new museum in town, in Seattle. So new that it is not in many of the guidebooks. It is called "Chihuly - Garden and Glass" and it is stunning. These are three random pieces I photographed, and there are so many more, and each of them are radically different. You really need to come here and see genius at work!
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Remarkable. Love these glass sculptures. They look sturdy but can imagine these pieces in a severe storm - the kind that slams the midwest and east coast?
I think these are pretty sturdy. The individual glass pieces can be thick on the bottom, and they are all arranged on a sturdy steel pipe, with solid steel bars welded to the pipe, and each glass piece slides over its only steel bar. I guess the worst thing might be a hail storm. I don't think that wind, in and of itself, would be enough to damage most of these sculptures.
These are spectacular! There is a gorgeous one on display at the New Britain Museum of American Art. There is also an incredible one at Mohegan Sun. I just love his work - Stunning!! bsk
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