June 03: Botanic Gardens: Part 4 (Spirit Guides art installation)

[mistressofmuses]

Part 4 of 4 of the Denver Botanic Gardens!

Each year or so, the gardens do some sort of art installation. Generally it's something sculptural. A few years ago, it was all glass Chihuly sculptures, a couple years after that it was an artist who made driftwood horse sculptures (though I'm not sure they were actually driftwood or pieces cast to look like driftwood...)

This year, the installation is called "Spirit Guides," which are a series of hybrid animal sculptures by Mexican artists Jacobo and María Ángeles.

They were cool!


"Coyote-Fish"
I think this one was my favorite, though I really liked a lot of them.




"Rabbit-Deer"
And of course this one is my other favorite, because it's basically a jackalope. :)






"Armadillo-Insect"




"Jaguar-Eagle"




"Deer-Butterfly"




"Camel-Eagle"




"Monkey-Iguana"




And this one is just "Crane"



So we also got to see An Art! I do love the vibrant colors, and of course think the fantasy animal hybrids are cool as hell.

Comments

[spikedluv]

Wow, those are amazing! I thought your faves would be my faves, too, but I really liked the deer-butterfly and the jaguar-eagle, as well. So talented.

[mistressofmuses]

Aren't they cool! The jaguar-eagle is probably my close third fave. I love the slightly softer colors of the deer-butterfly, as well. But yes! So talented, and such wonderful pieces!

[olivermoss]

Those are cool. I really like the butterfly deer, and of course the rabbit deer!

[mistressofmuses]

They were really neat! The butterfly-deer has such soft colors, it makes it look very ethereal to me. And yes, the jackalope rabbit-deer was great!

[squidgiepdx]

Those are awesome - thanks for sharing!

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you! I'm glad to share them!

[scarlipswolfwife]

I love every single one of those. All of them are stunning and wild and I love them. The coyote-fish is my favorite, though, for obvious reasons.

[mistressofmuses]

Aren't they all wonderful? Thank you! I am not surprised that one is your favorite, haha.
(That one is my favorite, too. I also love it because that's an exact position that Bella does. She very often will stretch her head up to look behind her at one of us, and it's very funny.)

[which_chick]

The jackalope is adorable. I love the intricate detailing on all of them, though. Small repeating patterns make me happy.

[mistressofmuses]

Yes! The tiny detailing of all the interior patterns is fantastic.

[omens]

Oh wow!! Thanks for sharing these! I love them all *__*

[mistressofmuses]

I'm glad you like them! They were all really cool.

[umadoshi]

Those are incredible! I think the deer-butterfly is my favorite.

[mistressofmuses]

Thank you!

The deer-butterfly is lovely. It looks so ethereal and light!