Chihuly: Works From Texas Collections at the Tyler Museum Of Art

TYLER MUSEUM OF ART

TYLER MUSEUM OF ART

TYLER MUSEUM OF ART

The Travelling Toe and 2 dear friends traveled a few miles east to Tyler,Texas this week to see an exhibit at the Tyler Museum of Art.  The exhibit was of Dale Chihuly pieces that are in private or public collections in Texas.  The exhibit was not large but absolutely stunning.  Photographs were not allowed so there are none to share. However there are a few out on the internet that will stand in and represent the ones we saw and enjoyed.

Dale Chihuly

there were several on display in this same shape

there was one very similar to this vase in the collection

several of these "nesting" pieces were on display

paper with acrylic paint

There were several of Mr. Chihuly paintings on display.  None of us had ever since any of his paintings before.  So beautiful!  The one above is from the internet and not one we saw. He paints on paper with acrylic paint. He often paints his ideas and uses them during his creative phase with the glass.

The exhibit as described on the Tyler Museum of Art's web site:

CHIHULY: WORKS FROM TEXAS COLLECTIONS

Organized by the Tyler Museum of Art, this unique exhibition showcases the diversity of Dale Chihuly’s creative vision by highlighting pieces from over a thirty-year span. Drawn exclusively from public and private collections across the state,Chihuly: Works from Texas Collections features glass sculptures and works on paper from his Cylinder, Basket, Soft Cylinder, Seaform, Putti, Venetian, Fiori, Macchia, Persian and Chandelier series.

AdmissionTMA Members: Free
Adults: $5
Seniors: $3
Children: Free

It was a bit of a drive to us to get there but we three amigos thought that the exhibit was worth the effort.  Each of us selected our own personal favorite from the collection to discuss on the trip back home. Here are our favorites:

Macchia Seaform Group - 1982

Transparent May Green Basket Set With Red Lip Wraps - 1992

Violet Persian Pair - 2012

But honestly, we loved them all.  What a fun day for the Day Trip Divas!

anything purple is always pretty