Challenge 41 - Chihuly

 

Art Quilt Challenge Group                  September 13, 2014 /due October 11, 2014  at Lyons Quilting

Challenge                                         Chihuly Inspired

Light, reflection, elegance, intensity of color, dazzling, brilliant, glowing, extravagant, swirling, organic, repeated shapes, multilayered, gaudy are words to describe Chihuly’s glass.

See for yourself…Try not to miss the Dale Chihuley exhibit at the Denver Botanic Gardens! (open through November 30, 2014) http://www.botanicgardens.org/exhibits/outdoor/chihuly/about

There are 2 other places in Colorado to see Chihuly work – the Pismo Gallery in Cherry Creek through September 30^th http://www.pismoglass.com/ and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center through September 28^th http://www.csfineartscenter.org/Exhibitions/Chihuly-Rediscovered.asp

If you can’t see an exhibit, spend some time looking at his work http://www.chihuly.com/ http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/chihuly

 

Dale Chihuly’s advice to aspiring artists?  Surround yourself with artists and see as much art as possible. Go with your gut and create something that nobody has ever seen before.