Chuhuly really gets to me... I know that I *should* like him, because I tend to like modern art. And I do like some of his things, like those red birds and the stylized greenish yellow trumpet flowers.
The rest of it tends to irk me for some reason, especially in the presentation. You can't just see a garden with a Chihuly glass piece here or there as an exhibit. No, you are beaten over the head at every turn with Chihuly squiggles and orbs and platters... some of which really only seem to merit interest because of their size.
Maybe I have to go see an exhibit for myself to get over my prejudices about him, but... I have to ask. Wasn't it a little exhausting to look through? And did any of it really strike a deep chord, or was it just nice garden decor?
Sissy & Peggy... thanks for your comments. Kim... actually, I know just what you're talking about; The super-bright (garish) multicolors, spots, stripes, and what-all, do beat you over the head on some of the pieces, and seem to serve no truly artistic purpose. It's an odd juxtoposition of flowing form and clashing colors. Not all the pieces "worked" in their setting either (maybe a quarter really clicked, half were o.k., and a quarter looked out of place)... lets face it, they just went around with pieces of glass under their arm's, looking for a place to stick it... come to think of it, it's just like my garden! Don
LOL--good point re: that being just like the garden. I'm glad that you knew what I meant... after I clicked post, I worried that I came off as negative instead of appearing to be as confused as I really was. Interesting that a quarter really clicked and that half were just ok. 75% isn't too bad for a success rate.
Gorgeous! Thanks for showing it on your blog!!
ReplyDeleteChuhuly really gets to me... I know that I *should* like him, because I tend to like modern art. And I do like some of his things, like those red birds and the stylized greenish yellow trumpet flowers.
ReplyDeleteThe rest of it tends to irk me for some reason, especially in the presentation. You can't just see a garden with a Chihuly glass piece here or there as an exhibit. No, you are beaten over the head at every turn with Chihuly squiggles and orbs and platters... some of which really only seem to merit interest because of their size.
Maybe I have to go see an exhibit for myself to get over my prejudices about him, but... I have to ask. Wasn't it a little exhausting to look through? And did any of it really strike a deep chord, or was it just nice garden decor?
Sissy & Peggy... thanks for your comments.
ReplyDeleteKim... actually, I know just what you're talking about; The super-bright (garish) multicolors, spots, stripes, and what-all, do beat you over the head on some of the pieces, and seem to serve no truly artistic purpose. It's an odd juxtoposition of flowing form and clashing colors. Not all the pieces "worked" in their setting either (maybe a quarter really clicked, half were o.k., and a quarter looked out of place)... lets face it, they just went around with pieces of glass under their arm's, looking for a place to stick it... come to think of it, it's just like my garden!
Don
LOL--good point re: that being just like the garden. I'm glad that you knew what I meant... after I clicked post, I worried that I came off as negative instead of appearing to be as confused as I really was. Interesting that a quarter really clicked and that half were just ok. 75% isn't too bad for a success rate.
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