Today our project group went to the High together (except Drew -- I hope you did well on your test, Drew!) and we went to the Titian exhibit, and also toured around the Dali exhibit as well as the permanent 20th century collection. I wanted to post my favorite picture from the exhibit here.. Venus Rising from the Sea... I'm basically obsessed with the ocean (and mermaids), so seeing the original at the High today was really a treat for me.
I thought the way that they painted all the walls in the exhibit red was really interesting, and a really effective choice. I noticed on several of the paintings, there were a lot of dark tones, light tones (like on skin), and then a bright red shirt. The contrast of the red walls to the painting and (mostly) gilded frames was really nice.
I also noticed that they were getting some of the Persistence of Memory pieces for the Dali exhibit beginning on the 12th! I hope that I have some time to go back and see those pieces again! They are definitely my favorite.
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Today was fun :) On your comment about seeing the original at the High... I forgot the fact that people have traveled to Scotland just to see these paintings in it's original form and here it is, after a 10 minute drive from campus, I'm standing in front of a "masterpiece" admiring the colors... haha But I'm glad you appreciated the painting for what it's worth haha
-michelle
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