I need to update on last weekend before I experience a whole other weekend of activities! Last Friday I went to the MOMA (museum of modern art) on Friday after 4pm to get in free for Target sponsor night (apparently Targé supports the arts?). I didn’t know this on my last visit to NYC, but I found out a few months after… my favorite painting ever is located here! Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” I’m not sure if it’s the way the painting was done, or if it’s very old, but the colors of the original are a little off from the reproductions. The yellow has a little greenish tint to it, that you usually see as bright yellows and orange in your everyday posters. It was still beautiful to see. I fell in love with Van Gogh’s work back in college when I visited Atlanta’s High Museum that was hosting a Van Gogh traveling show. “Le café de nuit” was hard to turn away from because of the thousands of brush strokes and the thickness of the paint that marks Van Gogh’s style. His artwork is breathtaking for me. I’ve seen so much of Van Gogh’s work now, particularly because I was able to convince people to go to Van Gogh’s living quarters in Arles, France with me on study abroad. The Van Gogh Museum is also in Amsterdam, which was another favorite spot.
Picasso is also highly stocked at the MOMA. Picasso always interests me, but I seem to only like half of his stuff. I went to the Pablo Picasso museum in Paris and it was full of his Spanish style bull fighting sketches which I was not fond of. The MOMA has a huge display of his guitar paintings and sculptures which I did like alot. The painting below caught my eye. I am also posting one of Dali’s famous paintings which I’m sure you’ll recognize.
and another Van Gogh!
The MOMA also features alot of very interesting modern art that I do not pretend to understand. I’m sure there are several of you that would find it fascinating. I loved the architecture floor in the MOMA, and I even found a sketch of a concert hall in Dresden, Germany!
For more Van Gogh: check out Arles, France and see the sights of Van Gogh’s lifetime! (This is where most of his famous paintings were completed, he also was in the asylum there) also Museé d’Orsay in Paris has a few. The best Van Gogh museum is in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Fore more Picasso: Check out the Picasso museum in Paris or Barcelona.
For more Salvador Dali: Check out the Dali museum in Tampa, Florida! (Acoustic consultant on the new museum building this year was my UF advisor!)
I’ve explored several parts of Central Park so far. It’s amazing to me that NYC has been able to preserve so much prime real estate so that its residents will have a place to picnic, enjoy strolls, and have concerts. It’s like a break from the city, and a green space to replace the endless streets of buildings. I also love how amazing musicians perform for fun and a few $’s. I have an awesome video of a jazz band in the park, but I haven’t quite figured out how to upload media yet! To be determined!
