Let’s talk art

Let’s talk Art. At the MOMA, Museum of Modern Art in New York, one of the first pieces we came to was a collage of food packages that the artist had eaten in one year. It reminded me of our ‘garbage collage’ we had in college. But this guy sure ate a lot of frozen strawberries.

I may not be the best at modern art appreciation. So much of it looks like something a five year old could do if given a large canvas and some paint. But much of it was thought provoking, even beautiful.

I was very pleased to finally come to some famous artists.

There was VanGogh’s “starry Night”, and works by Picasso and Dali and Warhol! So close I could touch them (but I wouldn’t even try, since there was security EVERYWHERE, and they would tell you to step back from the painting if you got to close).
That was amazing. But we could only take so much Modern Art, especially when we had already walked a bunch and been on our feet for hours.

While Ryan looked up directions for the next leg of our adventure, I actually laid back and closed my eyes on a padded bench thingy for just a couple of minutes. It felt like heaven.

I appreciated the art at the Met art museum more. I tend to gravitate toward the beautiful colors, the landscapes, and the flowers.

And there were so many works of art from all over, and from so very long ago.

We could have spent days there. Or weeks, even. It was truly amazing. And I’m glad it was the first museum we went to–before we were “museumed out”. There were tons of school groups there, and I felt a little envious of the New Yorkers who could come and see this amazing museum anytime they wanted. Not that they all do. We tend to not always appreciate the gems in our own backyard. Which reminds me, have you gone to see the Carl Bloch exhibit at the BYU art museum? We are going next week. I’ve heard it’s amazing. And it’s right here local, and it’s free. So we don’t have to travel all the way across the country to experience breathtaking works of art.