Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum
Hello everyone!
I had an eventful day yesterday. I couldn't have planned my day any better than it turned out. I visited the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and the Metropolitan Museum. It seems that most of my class members took the train there but I decided to drive.
My first visit to MOMA was exciting. What was even more exciting is that my boyfriend wanted to go along for the ride. I guess he wanted to see something different other than the pictures of the dogs playing pool in the pool hall. MOMA's building structure seems as if it were made out of glass. There were so many people and exhibits it was kind of difficult to maintain focus on the sculptures and pictures. I saw exhibits by Georges- Pierre Seurat, Isamu Noguchi, and Marc Chagall's Homage to Gogol. I spent at least close to 2 hours viewing and sharing opinions with others on many different artists. I felt almost like I was a collector of some sort. After leaving MOMA I then made my venture to the Metropolitan. I never knew that so many people enjoy art. I was amazed. I spent clost to an hour in there before heading out to do a little shopping. On my way to the east side, I noticed an art gallery called Sulane Studios. I popped my head inside really quick just to see what kind of art they displayed. All the artisits were unknown and this place sold paintings to private collectors. I saw a portrait of an African woman in traditional clothing and the backround was done in fruits which blended perfectly with the woman. The going price for that picture.....$12,000.00. My loan from financial aid didn't even accumulate to that much.
Well, I must say this virtual art class has been an enlightening experience. One things for sure, I really need to invest in a digital camera because I felt like I could of expressed the details of what I saw in more depth.
I had an eventful day yesterday. I couldn't have planned my day any better than it turned out. I visited the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and the Metropolitan Museum. It seems that most of my class members took the train there but I decided to drive.
My first visit to MOMA was exciting. What was even more exciting is that my boyfriend wanted to go along for the ride. I guess he wanted to see something different other than the pictures of the dogs playing pool in the pool hall. MOMA's building structure seems as if it were made out of glass. There were so many people and exhibits it was kind of difficult to maintain focus on the sculptures and pictures. I saw exhibits by Georges- Pierre Seurat, Isamu Noguchi, and Marc Chagall's Homage to Gogol. I spent at least close to 2 hours viewing and sharing opinions with others on many different artists. I felt almost like I was a collector of some sort. After leaving MOMA I then made my venture to the Metropolitan. I never knew that so many people enjoy art. I was amazed. I spent clost to an hour in there before heading out to do a little shopping. On my way to the east side, I noticed an art gallery called Sulane Studios. I popped my head inside really quick just to see what kind of art they displayed. All the artisits were unknown and this place sold paintings to private collectors. I saw a portrait of an African woman in traditional clothing and the backround was done in fruits which blended perfectly with the woman. The going price for that picture.....$12,000.00. My loan from financial aid didn't even accumulate to that much.
Well, I must say this virtual art class has been an enlightening experience. One things for sure, I really need to invest in a digital camera because I felt like I could of expressed the details of what I saw in more depth.
posted by shauna clarke | 3:14 PM
2 Comments:
Shanuna I like your statement, "I never knew that so many people enjoy art. I was amazed."
That is a huge part of the point of this class... getting you out to museums, to see the crowds and the amazing interest so many people have in going to the big museums in NYC will have a much bigger impression on you than showing you slides of artwork in a classroom.
Shauna,
Interesting post!
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