I was so excited I could barely contain myself.
Vivi and Jake came over, I finished my coffee and we were on our way!
Jake mistaked the Scottsdale Art Museum for the Phoenix Art Museum but we eventually got there.
Here are some of my favorite things I saw.
(the pictures are off the original site because we weren’t allowed to take pictures in most of the exhibits.)

“Upside Down, Inside Out” By Anish Kapoor 2003

This was in the Contemporary Arts section as we walked in. Of course this was my favorite section in the Museum considering my love for Modern & Abstract Arts.

“Mass Colder Darker Matter” by Cornelia Parker 1997

This was also an interesting piece in the Contemporary Arts section, it’s made out of pieces of burnt wood from a church that was struck by lightning. I found the concept and the story behind it really interesting.

“Gretchen” by Robert Lango 1985

The last piece in the Contemporary Arts that I found really intriguing was this one by Robert Lango . For some reason I really liked it and will probably use it as a source of inspiration for my next painting.

“You Who are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies” by Yayoi Kusama

After the Contemporary Arts we went to the Firefly Exhibit and Vivi had to hold my hand as I walked in because my glasses made it very difficult to see the limits of floor and walls. It is a room filled with led lights and mirrors all around, and of course the clumsy me I am, I ended up walking into a wall because I thought I saw Vivi coming towards me when actually I was walking towards her reflection. It was quite funny. I took off my glasses after and realized that the magnification of my glasses was making the room seem three times bigger than it actually was. That explained a lot.

“Pollice Verso” by Jean Leon Gerome 1872

We continued over to the European Arts and I really enjoyed that too. Sadly I couldn’t find many pictures of the paintings we saw because they are very rare and are not allowed to be photgraphed. There were several pieces from the 15th and 16th century that were truly impressive. The softness with which the artists painted back then is impossible to recreate. There were many mythological refference paintings and also 17th and 18th century style paintings that were so realistic it was intimidating.

We also saw this 9th Century Sitting Buddha Statue in the Asian Arts. The detail they used on many of the pottery pieces that were there was amazing, the sheer dedication they must have had to do all that just boggles ones mind.

There were many pieces I would have loved to put on here, especially the famous Ansel Adams photography exhibit we were lucky to see while we were there but unfortunately all I can suggest is a visit of your own, guys! It was lovely and a nice touch to my busy weekend.

After the museum Jake was a cutie and took us out to eat and we met up with a bunch of friends Vivi knew when she lived in Phoenix that she’s gotten in touch with again since she’s moving back soon. (which I must say I’m extra excited about since she won’t be nearly as far now) But overall it was a great Saturday.

 - Till next time, dearies.