MoMA July 20
Went to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) on Wednesday July 20. Spent a lot of time there, there were a ton of interesting exhibits. Highly recommended for anyone who visits NYC.
The special exhibit was on paintings by Paul Cezanne and Camille Pisarro. They were french painters who worked closely with each other in art in the late 1800's. Their paintings were of similar subjects, mainly french countrysides, and their styles were similar but subtly different. In many cases they painted the exact same thing, and the nice thing about the exhibit was that both artists' paintings of the same scene were placed next to each other to offer an easy point to compare and contrast their styles. After staring at many paintings i was finally able to discern the differences between the artists.
Based on my viewpoint, I would classify Cezanne's paintings as more left-brained and Pisarro's as more right-brained. Cezanne's paintings focused more on individual objects and shapes. If I could see a painted line/brushstroke demarking a rooftop or tree edge i knew it was a Cezanne. Pisarro's paintings were more subtle. To fully appreciate his paintings one needs to take a few steps back and enjoy the entire painting (thus the right-brainedness).
The other special exhibit was about the many photographs of Lee Friedlander. there were over 500 pictures in the exhibit. Many interesting pictures in different locations, of different subjects.
There were so many other interesting exhibits at the museum, and i cant really write about all of them. Go for yourself, you'll enjoy it. I posted some pictures from the visit to my flicker site as a preview.
In the evening I returned to MoMA to watch the NYC pre-theater screening of Portland's very own Gus Van Sant's Last Days, a movie about the final days of a grunge rock star (influenced highly by Kurt Cobain). I was bored out of my mind, i wished the main character would just commit suicide so the movie could end and i could go home. However some movie critics like this movie, example: NY Times, and i'm not sure why. This one, the hollywood reporter, is more like what i thought.
The special exhibit was on paintings by Paul Cezanne and Camille Pisarro. They were french painters who worked closely with each other in art in the late 1800's. Their paintings were of similar subjects, mainly french countrysides, and their styles were similar but subtly different. In many cases they painted the exact same thing, and the nice thing about the exhibit was that both artists' paintings of the same scene were placed next to each other to offer an easy point to compare and contrast their styles. After staring at many paintings i was finally able to discern the differences between the artists.
Based on my viewpoint, I would classify Cezanne's paintings as more left-brained and Pisarro's as more right-brained. Cezanne's paintings focused more on individual objects and shapes. If I could see a painted line/brushstroke demarking a rooftop or tree edge i knew it was a Cezanne. Pisarro's paintings were more subtle. To fully appreciate his paintings one needs to take a few steps back and enjoy the entire painting (thus the right-brainedness).
The other special exhibit was about the many photographs of Lee Friedlander. there were over 500 pictures in the exhibit. Many interesting pictures in different locations, of different subjects.
There were so many other interesting exhibits at the museum, and i cant really write about all of them. Go for yourself, you'll enjoy it. I posted some pictures from the visit to my flicker site as a preview.
In the evening I returned to MoMA to watch the NYC pre-theater screening of Portland's very own Gus Van Sant's Last Days, a movie about the final days of a grunge rock star (influenced highly by Kurt Cobain). I was bored out of my mind, i wished the main character would just commit suicide so the movie could end and i could go home. However some movie critics like this movie, example: NY Times, and i'm not sure why. This one, the hollywood reporter, is more like what i thought.
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