Category: Abstract

Rebirth

Rebirth by Kang Muxiang

“In Rebirth, artist Kang Muxiang combines traditional craftsmanship with contemporary artistic elements, transforming discarded steel elevator cables into natural, embryonic forms symbolizing the beauty of coexistence between mankind and the earth,” according to a sign posted near these sculptures.

36th St and Broadway, New York

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Chihuly IV (final)

And after the greenhouse you emerge into the gardens where further works of glass art are integrated into the gardens. It’s all quite remarkable. After the gardens, of course, you can’t exit without passing through the gift shop where you can buy an amazing array of Chihuly “merch” as it’s been abbreviated these days, ranging to thousands of dollars for actual glass.

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Chihuly I

Dale Chihuly

Born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly was introduced to glass while studying interior design at the University of Washington. After graduating in 1965, Chihuly enrolled in the first glass program in the country, at the University of Wisconsin. He continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he later established the glass program and taught for more than a decade… more

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Impressionist Portrait

New York

Hopefully the last of these archival ramblings. Image taken through a mottled shower door of one of my sons with, evidently, lots of color noise and other types of artifacting from poor photoshopping of the original jpeg. Back in New York and hoping to find I’ve got a few decent new images from the past week.