the chihuly exhibit at the mfa boston is awesome, especially this ceiling installation. people basically just sit in this room staring at the ceiling, smiling. there is so much to see and it is different from each position you take. i wished it were more acceptable/sanitary to lie down on the museum floor; may go back during a slower time to do so...
it is extremely difficult not to touch anything (so smooth, so shiny).
one room has a boat overflowing with creature-y/plantlike passengers. it floats on a shiny shiny black reflective surface, and makes me think of willy wonka's candyland room with the chocolate river, which makes me think of oompa loompas, which kind of bugs me out, but it's wonderful anyhow.
one room is full of beautiful bong-like sculptures.
another has vessels within vessels within vessels juxtaposed with a wall of woven blankets and another of woven baskets.
the next is like a long patch in a strange glass garden that made me wish i were a soft little bunny so that i could bound through it without destroying things.
in the next room "chandeliers" (though reminiscent of chyrsalises or alien pods) hang from the ceilings cascading with swirls and loops of color.
it didn't feel too short nor too long. and the wall text (i didn't read it all) included very matter-of-fact statements from the artist that didn't try to make more out of the art than it is-- just pretty fucking cool to look at.
it is extremely difficult not to touch anything (so smooth, so shiny).
one room has a boat overflowing with creature-y/plantlike passengers. it floats on a shiny shiny black reflective surface, and makes me think of willy wonka's candyland room with the chocolate river, which makes me think of oompa loompas, which kind of bugs me out, but it's wonderful anyhow.
one room is full of beautiful bong-like sculptures.
another has vessels within vessels within vessels juxtaposed with a wall of woven blankets and another of woven baskets.
the next is like a long patch in a strange glass garden that made me wish i were a soft little bunny so that i could bound through it without destroying things.
in the next room "chandeliers" (though reminiscent of chyrsalises or alien pods) hang from the ceilings cascading with swirls and loops of color.
it didn't feel too short nor too long. and the wall text (i didn't read it all) included very matter-of-fact statements from the artist that didn't try to make more out of the art than it is-- just pretty fucking cool to look at.
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