Latest Bellagio Display a Delight For The Senses
David Berman
absolutely wonderful.
The exhibit combines real and artificial butterflies, topiary swans showing
the art of mosaiculture at its finest, the special fountain technique of
laminar flow, and a very special floral tribute to a Monet painting which is
part of the current Monet exhibit at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art.
I hope you will enjoy this photo album compiled on April 16.
http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b377354a84d3
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--Best from David in NV
David Berman
> The spring display at the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden is
> absolutely wonderful.
>
> The exhibit combines real and artificial butterflies, topiary swans
> showing the art of mosaiculture at its finest, the special fountain
> technique of laminar flow, and a very special floral tribute to a
> Monet painting which is part of the current Monet exhibit at the
> Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art.
>
> I hope you will enjoy this photo album compiled on April 16.
>
Here's a new link. I had to correct an error in a photo caption:
http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b37736b5c4b5
Nicholson's
"David Berman" <davi...@cox.net> wrote in message
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Beautiful!!!!!!!! I had not planned on visiting this time around,, but after
seeing the pictures,,, it went back on my "to do" list.
Thank you,
Cheryl ------> 1 week and counting
Hunkaburnin_Love
seeing in most pictures, though I do recognize the bridge concept from
the Japanese garden.
This is a bizarre post-modern take on modernism.
The real problem is it shows us a burlesque of Monet rather than an
impression Givernet, as Monet sought. Monet didn't want you to see it
literally. He wanted you to feel it emotionally. Do you feel that when
looking at what they did in the conservatory? Did you feel the emotion
of the air itself, as Monet attempted to convey?
There are two paintings, side by side, in the art museum that show
clearly how he approached his mission. The facade of Roun Cathedral
painted at different times of day. He wasn't painting the facade. He
was painting the emotion of the light itself as it reflected off the
facade. And he was never satisfied with the result, though he repainted
time and time again. The truth is, he wanted to capture the motion of
the light. But the motion picture camera just barely existed, and it was
not color. Thank God. Or else he might have become a cinematographer,
and we would never have seen or felt his stunning visions of painted
light.
I suggest people spend $20, walk down to the art gallery, and see the
real material. It is stunning. Then go over to the Guggenheim and see
Renoir to Rothko. It takes up where the Monet exhibit leaves off. Then
go over to Steve Wynn's collection and see some other modern and post-
modern works. Sadly, he had to sell off the Rembrant of the soldier.
And you will see Picasso attempting the same image at the Guggenheim and
the Wynn. La Reve... the dream. Only that one at Wynn is racy and
funny. What's she dreaming about?
I know this was off topic, but I was absolutely stunned by these
exhibits. In the last six months I got to see these and part of the
Philips collection, which included Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating
Party". If you've seen that painting, you'll recognize the lady with the
parrot at the Guggenheim.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/renoir/boating.jpg.html
http://www.vincent.nl/?/gallery/renoir5.htm
It's really fun to make these discoveries.
Take care. And enjoy the beautiful work of truly insightful people of
the last 120 years.
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Jim Booth
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visiting this display!
Nice job David!
JIM
J-Man
Conservatory when I'm in Vegas to check out what the designers have come up
with. So far I've seen Easter, Thanksgiving/Harvest, Christmas, Chinese New
Year's, and Spring themes (some of them several times in different years.)
But this is a new one!
"David Berman" <davi...@cox.net> wrote in message
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Blah!
them are big enough to not look overly stretched on a 1024x768 desktop.
Jill in NH
liked the topiary-have never had the pleasure of seeing mosaiculture.
jill in NH
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David Berman
> David, I'd love to use some of these as my desktop picture, but none
> of
> them are big enough to not look overly stretched on a 1024x768
> desktop.
>
If you e-mail me with a list of the ones you want, describing them or using
the photo numbers from the album, I'd be happy to send you the images you
request.
David Berman
> Lovely pictures, David, as usual. Thanks for posting them. I
> especially liked the topiary-have never had the pleasure of seeing
> mosaiculture.
>
> jill in NH
>
Thank you, Jill.
When one has a chance to be around to see each of the Bellagio displays, it
is interesting to see how some of the elements are recycled from time to
time.
The laminar fountains are often seen there in different configurations, and
sometimes they even color the water. In this exhibit, too, the mesh
enclosure with the live buterflies, and I think even the artificial ones,
have been used at least once before.
But the exhibits are never -at least, to date- exact duplicates of prior
exhibits. Rather, specific components are blended into the overall theme to
create a new look.
Jill in NH
I've seen laminar fountains...Epcot comes to mind-it's "broken" and gives
the appearance of dancing. Fun to watch-both the fountain and kids
jumping to catch the water. I think they also use them at Foxwoods in one
of their casinos.
The horticulturalists at Epcot and Bellagio are true artists.
jill
Dcarls1955
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>Date: 4/17/2004 6:40 PM Eastern Standard Time
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Great pictures, David! My wife and I will be in LV for 10 days, starting with
the 24th of this month, and are really looking forward to visiting the Gardens.
Thanks for presenting them,
Don, in PA
Sr.
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Andrew in Alabama
EVERYTHING to your dumn ass???
>The spring display at the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden is
>absolutely wonderful.
Really enjoyed the pictures, David.
I was rather concerned that with MGM taking over operations at
Bellagio, non-revenue producing attractions like the Conservatory
would suffer in quailty. That has not been the case, and I for one am
very happy about this.
I am not what one would call a horticulturalist by any stretch of
one's imagination, but I am always moved by the exhibits in the
Conservatory.
Absolutely wonderful, and your photo taking skills help to bring it
home.
Andrew <-- is it JUNE yet?
"Whatever happens in Unincorporated Clark County stays in
Unincorporated Clark County."
(Steve Harder-Kucera in alt.vacation.las-vegas)
David Berman
>
> Really enjoyed the pictures, David.
Thank you, Andrew (and everyone else).
>
> I was rather concerned that with MGM taking over operations at
> Bellagio, non-revenue producing attractions like the Conservatory
> would suffer in quailty. That has not been the case, and I for one am
> very happy about this.
I think MGM Mirage has done a good job with all its properties. It would not
have been good if they did not preserve the personalities of the individual
resorts.
billb
Why don't you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride
You don't know what we can see
Why don't you tell your dreams to me
Fantasy will set you free
Close your eyes girl
Look inside girl
Let the sound take you away
--
billb
"Jill
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I didn't know you could sing!
billb
And let your poor heart break a little.
That's the story of, that's the glory of love.
--
billb
billb
configurations, and
> sometimes they even color the water. In this exhibit, too, the mesh
> enclosure with the live buterflies, and I think even the artificial
ones,
> have been used at least once before.
>
I've never seen colored water in those fountains, they color them
with light.
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billb
David Berman
Not true, Bill.
For the Christmas/winter show, for instance, the water in the center pool as
you walk in, and in the associated laminar fountains, was colored a rich
blue.
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David Berman
Bill, in order not to get into a spitting contest over the issue of the
colored water, I did what I often do, which is go to the source.
So I just had an interesting phone conversation with Tracy McClendon, who
works in Bellagio's Horticulture Department, and she gave me some background
about how water-coloring is handled.
In most cases, the coloring of the water in the ponds and fountains is done
with pond dye, the same type that is available to homeowners and anyone else
to color the water in their ponds and pools.
What people don't realize -and I certainly didn't- is that the pond water is
ALWAYS colored, but sometimes the coloring is done not for effect, but
because it is necessary to provide camouflage. All the ponds have liners
that would be seen by viewers if the water were not darkened to hide them.
In addition, such as with the mosaiculture swans in the current exhibit,
darkening the water with dye is necessary to conceal the supporting
structures for the swans, which would make the whole setup look ugly if the
public could see them.
Aspects of some displays require special treatment. The recent Chinese New
Year display featured live koi in the pools, so using any type of dye might
have killed the fish. And the replicated Monet scene in the current display
can't use the dye because of the fagility of the water lillies in the pond.
Regarding the laminar technology for the fountains: It is done entirely by
precise adjustments in the pressure through the fountains' nozzles.
As you can see, Tracy McClendon was very forthcoming with information in a
conversation of less than 10 minutes. And the personal bonus for me is that
she told me what I need to know to arrange a personal "backstage" visit and
in-depth interview in the future.
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billb
> Not true, Bill.
>
> For the Christmas/winter show, for instance, the water in the
center pool as
> you walk in, and in the associated laminar fountains, was colored a
rich
> blue.
>
hmm, the still water had dye, but I recall the pumped water was
colored with light. seems to me people were putting their hands in
the water and not getting dyed as a result. I could be wrong. it
happens often.
billb
>
> As you can see, Tracy McClendon was very forthcoming with
information in a
> conversation of less than 10 minutes. And the personal bonus for me
is that
> she told me what I need to know to arrange a personal "backstage"
visit and
> in-depth interview in the future.
>
well make sure i get included for that would ya?
--
billb
Mcas20
fist time this month, can't wait.