Event Blog #2

This past weekend, I made a trip back home to see my family.  I live in New Jersey, so my friends and I decided to take a trip into New York City on Monday to explore one of the most renowned museums in the world.  The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) explores the history of art in diverse forms and from various time periods.  The museum has an overwhelming amount of wall art hanging throughout the galleries, but what I found most intriguing was the pieces of sculpture and architecture.

My friends and I on the steps of the Met

 Waiting in line for admissions... she was a badged employee!

My admissions ticket... the focused picture below is better

The sculpture exhibits explore the concept of anatomy and art.  How each piece is constructed in accordance to the human body's most basic depiction baffles me.  Sculptures exemplify beauty by the simplicity of white stone imitating a position of a human, making it appear as if that piece of art is one of the human race.  Below, my friend Jamie poses in front of a piece called "Memory" by a American man named Daniel Chester French.  The piece portrays a woman focusing on handy tasks, as that is what woman of that specific time period did.

Jamie stands here replicating this famous statue.

Architecture throughout history has proven to change overtime with new advancements in art and technology.  The earliest buildings were simple huts made of dirt and straw, while now steel skyscrapers tower together to form cities.  Some of my favorite architecture was inspired by the Greeks and the Romans in the 13th century. 

This shows the idea of four columns holding up a roof.  Before columns, people would just rely on the whole foundation of the house to hold up the top of the house or building.  Because of this innovative discovery, people began to gear architecture more towards art, as technology advanced with it.

This column is meant to support a building, but the beautiful artwork in the details cannot be overlooked.  The edges hold beautiful carving details that could only be done by some of the finest artists in the day.  This new take on art within architecture highlights the importance of art in the midst of technological advancements.

In totality, it was an amazing experience spending a few hours in the Met exploring some of the most riveting galleries offered to the public.  We cherished the time we got to spend with these pieces, and we even escaped the afternoon rain for a little too!