Allison Taylor Design : Chihuly Garden and Glass Seattle Exploration

Myself at the entry to the Chihuly Exhibit

Chihuly Garden and glass is a new art experience that showcases the most significant works of internationally acclaimed artist and glass work pioneer Dale Chihuly. This unique exhibit it located in downtown Seattle in the Seattle Center right at the foot of the Space Needle.
The exhibit is nearly 45,000 square feet was designed by Chihuly himself. "What I wanted to do there was take the very best from all the museum shows I've done over the years and add a couple of new parts to it," he told Seattle Times, "I'm so pleased with the results. It was beyond my expectations, really." This successful structure features Chihuly's work both in the art gallery setting and leads into a glasshouse that visually transitions the viewer to the garden outside.

Track Lighting in every room of the gallery

Under-shelf Lighting

Pedestals

The glass is either suspended from the ceiling by using sturdy steel wiring or put on pedestals and some just slightly separated from the floor by the different displays put on stages. His art is also displayed upon shelving but it is all dependent on what best displays his work. The glass sculptures are illuminated by extensive track lighting that is above each room in the exhibit as well as under shelving lighting to properly showcase the pieces below. The colors of all of the interior walls are a mid-hue charcoal grey which neutralizes the space and makes all of the interior display rooms fluid and transparent. The people experiencing this display of immaculate art can see the art of the next room thru the doorway of the part of the exhibit the viewer drawing them to the next showcase of artwork moving them naturally through the space. This is a very successful and extensive gallery of art work but it is very successful in communicating what the artist wanted the showcase to be.