A Day of Wishing Part 1
I'm baaaaack!
I have a tall glass of water beside me, and Disney playing in the background. I'm ready to blog.
I have a tall glass of water beside me, and Disney playing in the background. I'm ready to blog.
I got the chance to go to France and visit my family there, as well as do a little sightseeing. We went to the Basque region, as you might have guessed by my post about names earlier, and I also spent three days in Paris. The Basque region in France is quite close to the border of Spain, and so the Fam and I drove to Spain (!!) and went to the Guggenheim Bilbao, a large and famous art museum.
I am a little on-and-off with my opinions about art. Often, (don't tell anyone) I find art museums boring, because I end up walking around looking at art that is profound for reasons that I don't know or understand. However, sometimes I have a run in with art that really speaks to me, like Balthus' art:
or Van Gogh's (obviously):
Going to the Guggenheim Bilbao was an awesome experience because I got to see a new artist that I loved--Yoko Ono. The real reason why I enjoyed it was because she invited the viewers to participate in the art, there were interactive pieces which made viewing/participating in her art 1 million times more enjoyable, powerful and memorable for me. At the beginning of the exhibit there was an olive tree, where people could write their wishes on slips of paper and hang them on a tree. The wishes ranged from wanting to see the world through children's eyes to LOVE -- written in all capitals. I think that wishing is such a profound way to realize what you really want to see happen in the world, and make it happen through actual action.
I am a little on-and-off with my opinions about art. Often, (don't tell anyone) I find art museums boring, because I end up walking around looking at art that is profound for reasons that I don't know or understand. However, sometimes I have a run in with art that really speaks to me, like Balthus' art:
or Van Gogh's (obviously):
Going to the Guggenheim Bilbao was an awesome experience because I got to see a new artist that I loved--Yoko Ono. The real reason why I enjoyed it was because she invited the viewers to participate in the art, there were interactive pieces which made viewing/participating in her art 1 million times more enjoyable, powerful and memorable for me. At the beginning of the exhibit there was an olive tree, where people could write their wishes on slips of paper and hang them on a tree. The wishes ranged from wanting to see the world through children's eyes to LOVE -- written in all capitals. I think that wishing is such a profound way to realize what you really want to see happen in the world, and make it happen through actual action.
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