Monday, November 7, 2011

Brighton

So somehow, I ended up in Brighton, a town right on the south coast of England. I went there for a Halloween party with Kayleigh, met some cool people and had a great time.

(I thought it was a Clue themed party... but only the owners of the house dressed up like people from clue... so me and this guy were both dressed up as Prof. Plum...


 I didn't even know there was a beach right next to us...



We stayed in Shoreden-by-Sea. This is the view of the river and neighborhood from the window...



Brighton Station.

Heres a lot of Art i've seen!

Been to a lot of galleries over the past couple weeks... gettin cultured n'at.


first up the Tate Modern. (i didnt take this one...)

tate-modern.jpg The museum is a defunct power station that has been turned into a home for modern art. Its right next to the Globe and directly off of the millennium bridge. 


You enter first into the turbine room, which is an immense space. A video instillation on a huge monolith by Tacita Dean was going in there. The pictures didn't turn out great.
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Monet Water Lillies                                                                  One of the many Rothkos






"Waiting", Lucio Fontana
 Do Ho Suh "Staircase III" (Made entirely of fabrick


Next was the Victoria And Albert Museum, Ancient to Classical art in various forms.



Da Vinci's Notebooks

 Original print of a production of the Noh drama "Funa ben Kei", which I researched for my senior synth class.



These are from the national gallery at Trafalger Sq.

Bosch

 "The Ugly Duchess" Massys

Caravaggio  
 Holbein the Younger "The Ambassadors"

Monet of course

Finally the Tate Britain. Sister gallery to Tate Modern, but with exclusively British Artists. 




 Its been a long while since i've taken time in a gallery, and i've never thoughtfully spent time with individual works. I've definitely been better appreciating my own aesthetic and interaction with art in all forms. I've loved the time i've spent quieting myself in these cathedrals imagery.



Monday, October 31, 2011

Couple random ones...

Camden Lock Market



 Westminster Abbey. I attended an amazing service here last Sunday Morning.

 My friend and IUP alum Kayleigh Thadani returned to her hometown here in London. I went to visit her in her South Kent home. This is the view from the roof; thats the top of Parliament and the the Eye way back in the distance.
 She took me to My Old Dutch, and less than ordinary pancake house...
 She got the Hawaiian, I got the Amsterdammer; grilled apples and bacon covered in maple syrup...
 The British Library is just next to Kings Cross St. Pancras and is my new favorite study spot

Protests around town

I've seen two protests... the first was on Westminster Bridge to keep the UK health care system nationalized... (funny, the US is having protests for the exact opposite)...








I also had to go and check out the occupy wallstreet camp. This was a few weeks ago and i just read that they have been given a 48 hour deadline to remove the tents... so i'll have to check back at St. Pauls and see how its turned out.

When I got there, they were having a meeting to discuss whether or not they should allow alcohol to be consumed within the camp. To vote 'yes', show your jazz hands!