Tuesday, August 23, 2011

art appreciation




My mom, sister and I spent Sunday afternoon checking out the new collections at the Phoenix Art Museum. I absolutely loved the Modern Mexican Painting exhibit and Peter Wegner's incredible Guillotine of Sunlight and Guillotine of Shade. The installation is made up of 1.4 million pieces of recycled paper! Totally amazing. I forgot how inspiring it is to just meander through the different galleries, taking it all in.

*Where do you go when you need a little inspiration?


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13 comments:

  1. GentriAugust 23, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    Beautiful!! I go for a walk. :)

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  2. ShannonAugust 23, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    I really need to get to a gallery again soon. I'm ashamed to admit the last time I was at one was when I was in college...and that was *$#@#(# years ago. :(

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  3. Tiffany KadaniAugust 23, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    Oh goodness, when I went to the Tate museum I was so blown away. It amazed me how inspired I was... completely unexpected.

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  4. UnknownAugust 23, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    I haven't been to an art museum in awhile, but that should change. I need to explore my new city some more - we have great museums here!

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  5. A Crimson KissAugust 23, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    How incredible-I love SF's museums for a bit of inspiration, although I feel like the work is much darker than the pieces in Phoenix!

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  6. NadiaAugust 23, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    Art museums and bookstores.. :)

    Ps. That instillation is incredible!

    xo Nadia

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  7. AbigailAugust 24, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    i love the tones in that last piece- absolutely beautiful!

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  8. Lily RianiAugust 24, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    the 2nd painting is marvelous.

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  9. sohirachAugust 24, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    absolutely beautiful! love the blog, great style - great taste. :)

    love, rach
    www.so--hi.blogspot.com

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  10. iheartkiwiAugust 24, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    @Nadia- I love bookstores too... especially used bookstores!

    @Lily- Isn't that painting amazing? It's by Willem de Kooning.

    @Abby- The last photo is of my little sister standing in front of the Guillotine of Shade. So beautiful!

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  11. chanelAugust 24, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    i LOVE the 3rd picture! i wanna be standing there. places filled with art win for inspiration in my book, as do places with/of nature. the getty museum in LA is the best of all worlds of inspiration: books, art, huge garden, amazing views, in the city but above it. i think i need to plan a day there soon just thinking about it.

    http://bywayofney.blogspot.com/

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  12. AnonymousAugust 25, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    hmmm, lately I've probably been a little too reliant on blogs and websites for inspiration - I think I absolutely need to get out to a gallery, stat!

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  13. Punctuation MarkAugust 26, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    great collection!!! i love museums!!! have a great weekend!

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