Empty Nest -Whimsical Journey to Survive and Self Actualize : Day 86 Treasures/Art Institute of Chicago

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!

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.

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)