Glass sculptures invite reflection at Kew Gardens

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Visitors to Kew Gardens this spring will see a different kind of flowering, courtesy of celebrated US artist Dale Chihuly.

今年春天，Kew Gardens的参观者将看到一种与美国着名艺术家Dale Chihuly不同的开花。

Fourteen years on from his last exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens, the Seattle-based sculptor has returned with another display of his luminous, arresting artworks.

在他最后一次在皇家植物园举办的展览会结束14年后，这位总部位于西雅图的雕塑家再次展示了他那些发光的，令人瞩目的艺术品。

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The Reflections on Nature exhibition includes such works as Sapphire Star, first composed in 2010 and now taking pride of place beside the gardens' Victoria Gate.

“自然的反思”展览包括蓝宝石之星等作品，首次于2010年创作，现在以花园的维多利亚为荣门。

Made up of individually blown forms assembled to resemble a translucent orb, it is one of 32 separate installations situated across the west London landmark.

由单独吹制的表格组成，类似于半透明的球体，它是位于伦敦西部地标的32个独立装置之一。

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Others include this Scarlet and Yellow Icicle Tower, an imposing structure made up of 1,882 separate elements.

其他包括这个Scarlet和Yellow Icicle Tower，一个由1,882个独立元素组成的宏伟结构。

According to Chihuly, who was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1941, there is “very little breakage” moving his pieces from place to place.

根据出生于塔科马的Chihuly，洗涤在1941年，“非常少的破损”将他的作品从一个地方搬到另一个地方。

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The gardens' Temperate House, which reopened last year after a five-year restoration, plays host to a new artwork specially designed for the world's largest Victorian glasshouse.

The Gardens'Temperate House经过五年的修复后，去年重新开放，为世界上最大的维多利亚温室设计了一个新的艺术品。

Suspended 19 metres (62 feet) above the ground, the Temperate House Persians offer a spectacular counterpoint to the 10,000 plants beneath it.

悬浮在地面以上19米（62英尺）处，温和的波斯人房子与其下面的10,000棵植物形成鲜明的对比。

There are artworks at ground level too, among them these Turquoise Marlins and Floats from 2015.

地面有艺术品其中，其中包括2015年的Turquoise Marlins和Floats。

“How can you not love Kew？” Chihuly told BBC London this week, praising its “extraordinary” glasshouses and “magnificent” landscapes.

“你怎么能不爱Kew？”Chihuly本周告诉BBC伦敦，赞扬其“非凡”的温室和“壮观” “风景。”{/ p>

Moving outside again, the Japanese Garden beside Kew's famous Great Pagoda provides a home for Dale Chihuly's Niijima Floats.

再往外走，在Kew着名的大宝塔旁边的日本花园为Dale Chihuly的Niijima Floats提供了一个家。

Named after a volcanic island in Tokyo Bay, the exhibit is made up of brightly coloured glass spheres, some of which weigh up to 60 pounds (27 kilograms).

该展览以东京湾的火山岛命名，由明亮的建筑组成有色玻璃球体，其中一些称重o 60磅（27公斤）。

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Summer Sun, a piece made up of 1,483 separate elements, is one of a series of sun sculptures that date back to 1998.

Summer Sun，一个由1,483个独立元素组成的作品，是一个一系列的太阳雕塑可以追溯到1998年。

The Opal and Amber Tower to the right, meanwhile, grew out of Chihuly's fascination with chandeliers like the one he created for the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2001.

与此同时，右边的蛋白石和琥珀塔是由Chihuly对他为维多利亚创造的枝形吊灯的迷恋而产生的。阿尔伯特博物馆在2001年

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Media captionDale Chihuly's glass sculptures spring up at Kew Gardens

媒体captionDale胡利的玻璃雕塑在丘园

Chihuly, now 77, has said that he wants his work “to appear like it came from nature, so that if someone found it on a beach or in the forest, they might think it belonged there.”

现年77岁的Chihuly说他希望他的作品“看起来像是来自大自然，所以如果有人在海滩上或森林里发现它，他们可能会认为属于那里。”

Chihuly: Reflections on Nature is on show at Kew Gardens from 13 April to 27 October.

Chihuly：4月13日至10月27日，Kew Gardens将展示自然的思考。