white on white

images megan.christine

celebrated artist dale chihuly, widely known for his brightly colored innovative glass pieces, is showing a new site specific series, "white works," in denver at PISMO's cheery creek north gallery (28 october - 15 january). i recall making note of chihuly's work at the bellagio in las vegas, where the ceiling flowed with clustered brilliant bursts of color.  and then later i easily spotted his glass garden (crystal cranes) at the mandarin oriental in nyc.  i had looked forward to seeing his white on white series at PISMO, as it was a new direction for chihuly, void of color.  similar to his black series (2006) and his silvered series (2009), the works focused primarily on form. but, with the white series, he is also able to explore the use of transparency.  if you get a chance to go by the gallery, it's well worth it.  the pieces are phenomenal!