I'm going to have to go on record as officially disagreeing with McH, who had the nerve to publicly mock Dale Chihuli's artistic genius on her blog. As I once worked a cocktail party in SLC which featured his work, and then watched the documentary called "Chihuli over Venice" about his glass being blown all over Venice, I've been a big fan for a long time. The pink glass tree in Abravanel Hall is glorious in my eyes (take that, McH). :) The flower ceiling found in the Bellagio Hotel in Vegas? Breathtaking.
The glass all over Venice? Nothing less than amazing.
I realize that art is in the eye of the beholder, but I've always just loved blown glass of any kind, so perhaps I'm a tad bit biased? Regardless, I respectfully disagree with McH's Chihuli bashing. To me, he is a genius and I can never get enough.
I'm going to have to go on record as officially disagreeing with McH, who had the nerve to publicly mock Dale Chihuli's artistic genius on her blog. As I once worked a cocktail party in SLC which featured his work, and then watched the documentary called "Chihuli over Venice" about his glass being blown all over Venice, I've been a big fan for a long time. The pink glass tree in Abravanel Hall is glorious in my eyes (take that, McH). :) The flower ceiling found in the Bellagio Hotel in Vegas? Breathtaking.
The glass all over Venice? Nothing less than amazing. I realize that art is in the eye of the beholder, but I've always just loved blown glass of any kind, so perhaps I'm a tad bit biased? Regardless, I respectfully disagree with McH's Chihuli bashing. To me, he is a genius and I can never get enough.
Now I must say that I like Chihuli just not that eye sore in Abravanel Hall. It is just to much and tooooo much of one color for me. I like his peace in LV good call on that one.
ReplyDeleteI think they have a ceiling like that in one of the Disney Cruise ships. I remember seeing it on one of the travel channel type shows. It's pretty cool. Wouldn't want to be under it if it fell though. hahaha
ReplyDeleteChihuli is awesome...My friend Kendra actually worked him once...
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Abravanel Hall piece. It is mesmerizing.
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