Chihuly Photographic Entry

For anyone unfortunate enough to not be living in the Boston area right now, here's a little taste of the incredible blown glass artwork exhibit at the M.F.A. by Chihuly. It is a beautiful show, both in craftsmanship and conception. As I wandered the rooms and took in the sights, I truly felt that this artist had captured many of the things I aspire to: Where I set still visual art into motion, he seems to have captured motion in these still pieces of glass; and where I yearn to work with light in unusual ways in my art and choreography, his work seems to glow from a light within.

Remarkable.

Please enjoy these images and my thoughts...

My favorite part of the exhibit: Ikebana Boat

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Louise, glancing at her favorite vase (aka: trying to think up a quick way to steal it!)...

While I didn't care much for the vases with the chunky entwined flowers, I absolutely loved this one! The juxtaposition of fluid, life-like leaves against the surface of a flawless, traditional vase was wonderfully striking. Also, after loading these photos from my camera onto the computer, and complaining to myself that they'd uploaded in a jumble, I was surprised to find a resemblance between the coloring and movement quality of this piece...

...with Justine in her beautiful Mohiniyattam costume! Just as classical Indian dance has a fluidity juxtaposed with its statue-esque qualities -

- so, too, does this work of art! (And the colors...look how they match!)

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These pieces, at first glance, did not seem nearly as elaborate. Yet, the closer I got to them, and the longer I stared, I began to love them the most. To me, these pieces truly embody movement. They are the wind billowing through the glass, captured in time. They are fluidity frozen into a form. So beautiful.

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Inspiration behind the work.

It's amazing to see what inspires artists in relation to the work they create!

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From here on out, I will simply post some of the images I feel best capture the experience of the exhibit. If you have the opportunity to go, please do!

So many colors. So much light. So much fanciful creativity.