Art Talk: Red Reeds

For 6 months I have been going to the Desert Botanical Garden regularly. Now I want to share pictures of pieces in Chihuly in the Desert that I have taken at different times of day, through different seasons and light.

Dale Chihuly
Red Reeds , 2018
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

To me this sculpture was not very photographic and my least favorite in the garden. I went recently when the light was harsher (I like to shoot in soft light) and I really enjoy it!

I was able to get some great close ups too

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If you remember my post Art Talk: Chihuly on Paper you know that Chihuly draws and paints his pieces too. Here is the Red Reeds painting that is in the gallery at the garden.

These red reeds look like fire at times.

There are also Red Reeds at Taliesin West, in North Scottsdale, which showing at the same time.

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Here is a video of Chihuly talking about the Red Reed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Simple yet very interesting.

Other Chihuly in the Desert installations

Art Talk: Fiori Boat
Art Talk: Blue Birch Reeds and Scorpion Tails
Art Talk: Opal and Amber Tower
Art Talk: Lime and Lava Red Tower
Art Talk: Neodymium Reeds
Art talk: Sol del Citron

Art Talk Series Highlights

2022
Theme: Artists
Art Talk: Yoyoi Kusama
Art Talk: Heloise Crista
Art Talk: Chihuly on Paper
Art Talk: Etel Adnan
Art Talk: Vasily Kandinsky

Other
Art Talk: Stained Glass Windows at the National Cathedral
ICM at the DBG

Art Talk: 2021 Posts
Art Talk: 2020 Posts
Art Talk: 2019 Posts
Art Talk: 2018 Posts