Delight.THE LANDSCAPE AND GLASSHOUSES OF KEW GARDENS Kew Gardens (ky  ), Kew, Surrey, S England, on the Thames just W of London; Royal Botanic Gardens is the official name. ARE TRANSFORMED BY DALE CHIHULY'S SITE-SPECIFIC SCULPTURES. For the next few months, the exotic flora in Kew Gardens, west London West London is the area of Greater London to the west of Central London. Although it is only ambiguously defined, it is one of the most economically active areas of London outside of the centre, containing significant amounts of office space along with Heathrow Airport and many of , has some very stiff competition in the form of American artist Dale Chihuly's installation of 25 vividly-coloured, spectacular glass sculptures Glass sculpture is a form of sculpture in the medium of glass. Glass Sculptors USA
n. 1. A clustered mass; a lump: clumps of soil. 2. A thick grouping, as of trees or bushes. 3. A heavy dull sound; a thud. v. of fantastic green grass have sprouted as if after a storm in the desert. And among giant waterlily pads, the tall blue and white necks of some strange water creatures gently arc and swirl above the pink blooms. Brightly coloured floats bob on the surface of the Palm House lake, although resident ducks seem unperturbed by the invasion. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But not all of Chihuly's pieces look quite so passive and comfortable among their neighbours at Kew: a giant Sun comprising 1000 spiralling tentacles towers over you like a huge Medusa's head Noun 1. medusa's head - African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches Euphorbia caput-medusae, Euphorbia medusae Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having , writhing chandeliers hang from the ceilings of the hot houses, a string of huge balloons tumbles towards you in the Temperate House, and a small boat explodes with baubles and streamers Streamers is a play by David Rabe. The last in his Vietnam War trilogy that began with The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and Sticks and Bones . Gardens of Glass: Chihuly at Kew until 15 January 2006: www.kew.org/chihuly |
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