In May I visited back home, New Orleans. Except this time, I really tried to see home through a tourist's eyes. I made a list of places I wanted to see, and on the top of the list was the New Orleans Museum of Art, NOMA.
When we walked closer to the museum, I was pleasantly surprised to see this enormous Roy Lichtenstein sculpture right out front. I have always really enjoyed his work, both his comic book scenes as well as his later brush stroke works. This work in particular is titled "Five Brushstrokes" and was installed in 2013.
As what usually happens when I go to a museum with someone who knows me: "Hey Barrett! I see a mobile!", me: "Really?! Let's go stare at it for 20 min!". In this case my little sister spotted it first. Now usually I do my homework before I visit a museum to check out if they do indeed have any mobiles, however in this instance I didn't, as this was a sisterly trip to the museum on a whim.
Not only was my breath taken away by encountering a Calder mobile, but I was also impressed by the entire setting of the room. As seen above, I feel like the curators were really able to do these pieces justice as they seem to live harmoniously next to one another. Then again, that is there job, but nevertheless. What did I learn from this encounter? That I need a better camera! All in due time I suppose.
Below are several more pieces that really stood out to me:
Notes: I think the colors of this pieces really spoke to me. It's someone I would definitely hang on my wall.
(Top) Giovanni Boldini, Woman in Red, 1885
(Bottom) James Jacques Joseph Tissot, The Terrace at Trafalgar Tavern, 1878
Notes: I liked how these three pieces were grouped to form a coherent unit, even as each individual piece is interesting and unique.
Notes: This entire piece is made entirely out of tiny glass beads! That's extraordinary in itself, not to mention the dynamic colours and woven pattern.
I feel like this is a game.. I'm playing 'find the Calder sculptures' in the world..