【看展吉客】Chihuly 的玻璃藝術讓西雅圖的天空炫麗了

姐對西雅圖的印象主要是來自電影「西雅圖夜未眠」，如幽浮般造型的「Space Needle」是必訪的地標，而在地標旁的「Chihuly Garden and Glass」看了門票稍卻步，但進了展廳後就會覺得值回票價！

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Dale Chihuly 的官方網站對其生平有詳盡介紹（連結）他期待他的藝術能帶給眾人的是：

I want people to be overwhelmed with light and color in some way that they've never experienced.

這也是姐出了展廳後的感想：對玻璃工藝帶給場域的光影和色彩有了震撼式的體驗！

高彩度的亮透玻璃藝術

在陳列展間的大型玻璃工藝讓色彩界的原色大發，高彩度的絕對彩量，讓人沈浸在讚歎中不斷地拿出手機快閃，能存下的是畫面，震撼的瞬間只能買票進場了！

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在玻璃屋的陳列和花園中的裝置，Chihuly 的工藝讓經常陰雨綿綿的西雅圖炫麗了！

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工藝館中也有紀錄片影廳，輪播 Chihuly 近年的創作歷程及和受邀在各地的展覽；花園裡也有定時實作演說「玻璃工藝」，姐在場的當天運氣很好，晴朗的西雅圖天空讓一切都美好地想謝天！

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原住民元素的啟發

姐在看展時，也會很關注策展人的文字解說，在第一展間就瞭解到 Chihuly 對沿太平洋西北岸美洲原住民藝術的啟發，它是這麼寫的：

Like all artists, Chihuly draws inspiration from the world around him. Chihuly was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington and has spent much of his life immersed in the cultures and natural environs of Washington State. Sources of his inspiration include the waters of Puget Sound, his mother's gardens in Tacoma, and the art of dozens of Indigenous tribes, including those who reside along the Pacific Northwest Coast.

並將其個人收藏的原住民被毯織品陳列為主視覺牆面，另有兩大立面牆是各原住民的肖像照；Chihuly 正面發想原住民綺麗色彩的影響，將其揮發成在世界地標空間藝術巡展的作品 - 姐想著：這對有著南島原住民文化的台灣有著激勵及學習方向！

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