tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post8848008682790305866..comments2024-03-28T03:06:56.796-07:00Comments on Prairiebreak: The Chihuly effect--this time in Atlanta!Panayoti Kelaidishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-16899296546834103432016-11-30T15:06:23.366-08:002016-11-30T15:06:23.366-08:00I didn't think I would like the Chihuly exhibi...I didn't think I would like the Chihuly exhibit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, but I did. It seemed to me that the glass sculptures enhanced many parts of the garden, and drew my attention to areas I might otherwise have missed. Anonymous comes across as someone trying too hard to have better taste than mere plebs. Silly. Just enjoy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-23421640721970545372016-11-30T13:40:01.317-08:002016-11-30T13:40:01.317-08:00You are far from being the only nay-sayer! And you...You are far from being the only nay-sayer! And your opinion and passion are welcome. But can I help it if some of us commoners are dazzled by bright and shiny objects? I imagine the Parthenon marbles were pretty garish in their fresh state--and many prefer the mellowed patina of decay. I, for one, would love to see what the Venus de Milo was really holding! The prospect of exposing large new sections of the public to horticulture (which they might not have seen otherwise) merits the fuss and bother when it's done (within limits, I agree) in MY opinion. I underscore that at Atlanta and in Denver too, the sculptures were present in only a fraction of the spaces: there was lots untouched. I shall squirm the next time I haunt the back room of a second hand store (and hope I happen on a Chihuly while I'm squirming!).Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-35197469426177582392016-11-30T11:16:06.418-08:002016-11-30T11:16:06.418-08:00One word: What Chihuly does is the worst kind of k...One word: What Chihuly does is the worst kind of kitsch, cheap vulgarization which I don't find the least bit attractive. Eye-catching ("Gee Whiz") yes, beautiful? Hardly. But the plebs loves it. That stuff does not belong in botanic gardens, it should be in the back rooms of second hand stores!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com