Art Talk: Chihuly at Kew Gardens

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In my last post I shared pictures from Kew Gardens. Now I want to share pictures of Chihuly's work in the garden. If you have been following my posts you will know that I am a Chihuly Groupie and have a goal to visit a Chihuly exhibit once a year.

I was so excited to learn that Chihuly was going to be at the Kew Gardens when I was flying into London in May. Below is a walk through the garden through my eyes. If you like Chihuly you should also check out my post Art Talk: Chihuly at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art from my visit to Oklahoma City Museum of Art in October.

Yay! I got to see Chihuly twice this year!

The exhibit at the Kew Gardens in London was called Chihuly: Reflections on Nature and ran from April 13, 2019- October 27, 2019. We were there in May, which was great. We had clear skies and beautiful blossoms!

Note: You can click on all photos to see them larger if you're using steempeak.com





Summer Sun, 2010


Chartreuse Hornet Polyvitro Chandelier, 2001


Lime Crystal Tower, 2006


Hebron Vessels, 1999


Sapphire Star, 2010



Turquoise Marlins and Floats, 2015



Cattails and Copper Birch Reeds, 2015


Green Hornets and Gold Waterdrops, 2010

Chihuly's Perisans are some of my favorite.


Temperate House Persians, 2018



Opal and Amber Towers, 2018


This one was so cool cause it looked like fire in the setting sun.

And here are a few pictures of the garden, which is spectacular. For more pictures of Kew Garden

Art Talk Series Highlights

2018
Art Talk: Introduction
Art Talk: Emotion in Bronze
Art Talk: Moore Across America
Art Talk: Bronze
Art Talk: Moore in America
Art Talk: King and Queen
Art Talk: Art Tells Our Story
Art Talk: Highlight Tour of the MET
Art Talk: The Burghers of Calais
Art Talk: Auguste Rodin
Art Talk: Art in Paris in the 1870s
Art Talk: Guest Blogger, Frankie O'Neill
Art Talk: "Felt is a happy fabric."
Art Talk: Murals in Klamath Falls
Art Talk: Woman with a Parasol- Madame Monet and Her Son
Art Talk: Respect and Compassion

2019
Art Talk: Art Connects Us
Art Talk: My mother's crystal
Art Talk: Mother and Child
Art Talk: Tour of the Galleria dell' Accademia
Art Talk: Walking tour of Florence, Italy
Art Talk: Chihuly at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Art Talk: Vatican tour highlights
Art Talk: Ceilings in the Vatican

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so cool you got to see another Chihuly exhibition! These are all so cool.

BTW you can link to your image URL so that any user (regardless of what front end they are on) can click an image to enlarge. So if your original image markdown looks like this:
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Cheers

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Hi Carl, thanks for the suggestion. I don't know how well it would work inside of a table, which I use quite often.

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I do like Chihuly's work, it's fun and eye-catching!

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