The Art Institute of Chicago(AIC) was art heaven to me! We did
not go until the second day of the trip and I have
to admit that I was thinking about going
the entire first day. I have been to the
Metropolitan in New York but the AIC is the
second largest art museum in the U.S , known for its impressionist, and post-impressionist
art, with a collection second only to the Louve in Paris! I could not wait to see my favorite artist’s works
up close but as Little Golden Books recommends I had to “be discriminating” so I
could see the most art in the time that I
had. That morning I went on line and had
a plan of attack!
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| A Sunday on LaGrande Jatte by Seurat. Took over 2 years to finish. (1884) |
Reflection
My head swiveling like a bobble head doll as I walked to the
back of the first room trying to catch up to a tour. I wanted to stop to explore
everything. Four (4) hours later I still
had more to see but my back, my cracked left rib (a result of a fall when ice
skating which is embellished in the next blog) and my friend, had had enough. I got to see my favorite artist, Matisse and my friend learned that he
liked Camille Pissarro whose work appeals more to me than Monet.
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| Woman Before a Fish Bowel- Matisse(1922) Became one with art- making fish face :) |
In Day 14, I went to
the Frick Museum of Art in Pittsburgh to see the
Degas exhibit but today I saw several of his famous ballerina paintings. I learned that a
major expansion of the art was done by a James
N. Wood who created exhibitions of
works by Paul Gauguin, Claude
Monet and Vincent van Gogh . There was just so much to see!
I say go to an art museum . Find one in your city (art museums ranked )
because you just might be surprised to find treasures
that appeal to you.
Spiritual Reflection
Intelligent people are
always open to new ideas. In fact they look for them (Proverbs 18:15)
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| Bedroom in Arles VanGough (1888) |
Other Sources
Art Institute of
Chicago http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Chicago
Pissarro http://www.camille-pissarro.org/
Matisse http://www.henri-matisse.net/
Day 14 Degas http://cindymarie-emptynest-challenge.blogspot.com/2014/07/day-14-absorb-art-degas.html
Art Museums Ranked in US http://www.ranker.com/list/best-art-museums-in-the-united-states/admiralcrunch
