Jaume Plensa at Cheekwood

I was recently able to visit Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and was thrilled to see the Jaume Plensa: Human Landscape exhibition.  This is Plensa’s largest exhibition to date in the United States!  I had seen some of his work previously in Chicago at the Millennium Park fountains and loved his creativity and vision.

There are sculptures in the garden and also portraits and installations in the museum.  The one I’m pictured sitting inside is called Silent Music II.  According to Cheekwood’s website, it “unites the human figure with musical notes. Composed of musical notes and symbols, this work recalls the continuing impact of music on the artist, beginning as a child when he experienced a tangible and sensory experience of music. Additionally, Plensa has responded to the diversity of musical history in Nashville.”

My second favorite sculpture was entitled Self Portrait which “represents the artist as a human figure with legs tucked up sitting inside a sphere. Composed with letters from nine alphabets, Self-Portrait asks viewers to engage with language as an artistic medium as well as a form of communication.”

The exhibit runs until November 1, 2015 and I highly recommend taking the time to go.  Cheekwood