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Unwinding Cone Shell by Barbara Blacharczyk

I went to HardRock Cafe with George and Carlos. There were 14 pieces of artwork, but this is my favorite one among them. The artist used drawing techniques and rare materials. Although I do not know what this artist want to show us exactly, I can feel something like beyond expressions.  He shows us how he is creative, so that is why I choose him.

Art film - Frida

As you look at the title, this movie is about Frida Kahlo. When Frida was 18 years old, she had a serious car accident, so she was injured such as broken ribs, perlvis, and legs. She had to saty in her bed, and she could not do anything. Therefore, she began painting. Since then, she had a run of ill luck such as divorce, accident again. In my opinion, since she undergo hardships, and overcome an ordeal, we can feel her feelings in her painting. Many painting was made by her personal experience. For example, when she had heard that she could not get baby, she drew. Also, when she had heard that her back spine was broking by accident, she drew her portrait to focus on her back spine. As painting, she took some time for self-examination. While I was watching this movie, I just occurred to somebody’s quote that “If pain did not exist, there might not have been art.” Her all of pain based on her painting. This is the most impressed her speech that “I drank to drown my pain, but the damned pain learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good behavior.” Her painting style was very unique, so if I watch her painting without her name, I could recognize that this painting is made from Frida. Like this unique really need to artist. 

MCA

   It was my third time to visit Museum of Contemporary art, but I have never seen Alexander Calder's artwork. Therefore, I was excited while I was there. Of course, I focused on his artwork. He is very interesting artist because he use many different and creative materials. Among them, my favorite was his reusing one. Those materials are supposed to be trash, but by his hand, those things are made as a beautiful things. I think that he was very progressive person to consider his time period, so that is why many artists are influenced by Alexander Calder. A bad thing was that I may not take his artwork picture.

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Chicago Artists Month

  I didn't know that Gitte posted on blackboard about this project. One of my friend who is working architecture company suggested to go there, so I went there with 10 friends.  It was really good because I could see many different artists work.  Wine and food were free haha. I could spend time just two and half hour because it was closed at 10, but we were til 10:30, then we hang out.

Shadow Hunting

While I was playing tennis with my friend, another friend took this picture for me.  The weather was so good, so that is why I tried to take picture at my apartment in tennis court.
I wanted to express my activity

Public Art

  It was my second public art trip, but audio tour was my first time. Actually, when I did first public art trip, I had no idea what it was going on even second time before listening audio tour. As I listened audio, I could get many information, so it is really good for tourists.

  I did this project with Akira and George on Saturday, but weather was bad because of raining.  Public art has own advantage. For example, we can get close to watch, and we can touch, so it feel like more comfortable to me. I think that art public is the most accessible form among art. 

One of my interesting one is Jay Pritzker Pavilion by Frank Gehry.  When I took a picture infront of Jay Pritzker Pavilion, one of my friend who is studying architecture said that this artist is really famous because of his individuality such as modernism. He also made Walt Disney Concert Hall as well. Both looks like coming from future. It looks like very fresh to me. 

By the way, it was really good outside activity.  While I was looking around, I though about class what I learned like insider artist because I think that something teacher wants us from this trip. Probably, it worked at least to me. Before I took this class, when I watched some arts, I did not have any thinking, but this time was different.