Art runs in my family. My Mom was an art major and went to Kansas City Art Institute with her brother, my Uncle Bixby. On my Dad’s side of the family I am connected to another artist. My Aunt Joanie, Joan Zeller, also majored in art and among the mediums of art she creates one of the coolest, in my opinion, is glass blowing. So naturally, art is a fascination of mine and when I came to Nashville and heard about the Chihuly exhibit it instantly became an item on my to-do list.
The Chihuly exibit at Cheekwood features blown glass designed and created by Dave Chihuly, but there is a twist. The exhibit at Cheekwood features Chihuly’s pieces outdoors and lit up at night. I enjoyed viewing his work at night as I walked around a path (and cutting through the grass several times) in some of the best night weather that comes around in October.
Some of the blown glass art pieces were displayed in a shallow pool. While I was looking at these pieces, the glass reflected in the water and created a double image of the glass. These are called reflecting pools and they are a theme throughout the exhibit.
I loved the exhibit above because of the interesting subject matter. All of these colorful blown glass pieces full of warm colors, beautiful reds, oranges, pinks and yellows were construed and placed in this boat in the pond. To me, the glass made it appear as if this small boat was exploding on the water.
As I was walking among the lit exhibits, the pictures were somewhat hard to capture clearly. A tripod definitely would have helped my images come out more clearly since the low-lit exhibits are easy to capture blurred unless taken with very still hands. But for a casual evening out, my point-and-shoot did the job once again. If you are in Nashville in the near future definitely make a stop to see the Chihuly at night at Cheekwood. However, hurry because the exhibit is only in town until the end of October! If you are interested in seeing more of my pictures of the Chihuly exhibit at night, check out my gallery!
Behind the Lens 