Art for Art's Sake (Part 3 of 3)

 

And, of course, we went to Talesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home for many years. They were also hosting a Chihuly exhibit called "Chihuly in the Desert". I've seen his work many times but these pieces were new to me.

There is a sculpture garden.

Lines of the building mirror the mountains.

Front gate which also mirrors the landscape.

This is a "Theatre Vignette." It's from the Ching Dynasty and apparently all 12 of them were danaged during shipping, so FLW bought all of them! I don't know if I have pictures of the dozen, but I tried.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Office

I liked this horse even if he is ridden by a headless horseman.

I know many of my photos need cropping, but this has already taken a lot of time to assemble.

These glass reeds swayed in the wind which made me think that the placement had to be precise so that it did not become a huge, possibly shattered, wind chime.

This building was plagued with roof leaks so canvas panels were replaced with lucite panels.

I like this shot of the desert.

Frank Lloyd Wright collected local art.

Mrs. Wright wanted something comfortable, unlike this chair. You can see the gold  chairs and ottoman  that she bought in the photo below.

Mrs. Wright said this dragon did not belong on top of a fountain, spitting water. So she had him moved and on special occasions, he spits fire!

Students' work space. The wooden benches looked very hard. FLWright's had a furry cushion.

This fountain made soft gong-like noises when the water hit the metal circle.

The corridor leading to the movie/meeting room. The building and rooms were built by the students who paid $650 to attend (equivalent now to Harvard's tuition) and they worked 10 hours a day building. If there were a dinner with guests at night, the students had to serve the guests.

I especially liked these lights.

We could hear the tour guide in the back even when she whispered.

Some chairs are facing the back to facilitate conversation; they can be turned to face front for a lecture or movie. The tour guide asked us to note the triangular light on the end of the row (set in concrete) because it was one of the first of this type of lighting.

In the gift shop, this was my favorite. Since it was only priced at $10,700 I thought my daughter might buy it for me for Christmas. She declined.

Another favorite.

So ends our tour!