One of the great luxuries of living where I do is that I'm about three block from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). I try to make it there once a week and spend an hour or so poking around. On Monday I found a whole bunch of great black & white images. Here are my five favorite photos from that excursion.
Matisse is truly the master of communicating so much with so few lines.
The sheer scale of contemporary art always takes my breath away. I'm not entirely sure you can tell from this photo, but that canvas must be twelve feet tall.
This was a Keith Haring piece that wrapped around three sides of a room. Totally amazing to be surrounded by — almost immersed in — such intense art.
This is a detail of a much larger woodcut print. (The piece was taller than I am.) I like to carve stamps, but the mastery in shading and texturizing this piece just blows me away.
Makes me think of an art journal page or maybe slap a photo on there and call it a scrapbook page. Love the use of white space!
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LOVE Keith Haring…and the rest. A great excursion for you.
LOVE Keith Haring…and the rest. A great excursion for you.
LOVE Keith Haring…and the rest. A great excursion for you.
LOVE Keith Haring…and the rest. A great excursion for you.
LOVE Keith Haring…and the rest. A great excursion for you.
I was at MoMA last year and was amazed by it and the fact that they let you take photos of the art work. (I took 100’s!) Could have stayed there a week and not seen everything as well as I would have liked to. Lucky you to live so close! Thanks for sharing. Matisse is one of my favorites.
I was at MoMA last year and was amazed by it and the fact that they let you take photos of the art work. (I took 100’s!) Could have stayed there a week and not seen everything as well as I would have liked to. Lucky you to live so close! Thanks for sharing. Matisse is one of my favorites.
I was at MoMA last year and was amazed by it and the fact that they let you take photos of the art work. (I took 100’s!) Could have stayed there a week and not seen everything as well as I would have liked to. Lucky you to live so close! Thanks for sharing. Matisse is one of my favorites.
I was at MoMA last year and was amazed by it and the fact that they let you take photos of the art work. (I took 100’s!) Could have stayed there a week and not seen everything as well as I would have liked to. Lucky you to live so close! Thanks for sharing. Matisse is one of my favorites.
I was at MoMA last year and was amazed by it and the fact that they let you take photos of the art work. (I took 100’s!) Could have stayed there a week and not seen everything as well as I would have liked to. Lucky you to live so close! Thanks for sharing. Matisse is one of my favorites.
I miss having an art museum to visit! I grew up with the Denver museum, but out where I am now? Just nature. 🙂
I miss having an art museum to visit! I grew up with the Denver museum, but out where I am now? Just nature. 🙂
I miss having an art museum to visit! I grew up with the Denver museum, but out where I am now? Just nature. 🙂
I miss having an art museum to visit! I grew up with the Denver museum, but out where I am now? Just nature. 🙂
I miss having an art museum to visit! I grew up with the Denver museum, but out where I am now? Just nature. 🙂
That Matisse piece is so wonderful and simple. And I get to picture her face anyway I like.
That Matisse piece is so wonderful and simple. And I get to picture her face anyway I like.
That Matisse piece is so wonderful and simple. And I get to picture her face anyway I like.
That Matisse piece is so wonderful and simple. And I get to picture her face anyway I like.
That Matisse piece is so wonderful and simple. And I get to picture her face anyway I like.
The one that wraps around 3 walls reminds me of your doodles. I think he stole them from you!! Now you know what your next project could be!!!
The one that wraps around 3 walls reminds me of your doodles. I think he stole them from you!! Now you know what your next project could be!!!
The one that wraps around 3 walls reminds me of your doodles. I think he stole them from you!! Now you know what your next project could be!!!
The one that wraps around 3 walls reminds me of your doodles. I think he stole them from you!! Now you know what your next project could be!!!
The one that wraps around 3 walls reminds me of your doodles. I think he stole them from you!! Now you know what your next project could be!!!
Fabulous and inspiring pictures. Keith Haring is one of my favorites with all those lines and size of that drawing, wow! That carved print makes me want to whip out all my carving tools! Thank you for all your hard work on your blog.
Fabulous and inspiring pictures. Keith Haring is one of my favorites with all those lines and size of that drawing, wow! That carved print makes me want to whip out all my carving tools! Thank you for all your hard work on your blog.
Fabulous and inspiring pictures. Keith Haring is one of my favorites with all those lines and size of that drawing, wow! That carved print makes me want to whip out all my carving tools! Thank you for all your hard work on your blog.
Fabulous and inspiring pictures. Keith Haring is one of my favorites with all those lines and size of that drawing, wow! That carved print makes me want to whip out all my carving tools! Thank you for all your hard work on your blog.
Fabulous and inspiring pictures. Keith Haring is one of my favorites with all those lines and size of that drawing, wow! That carved print makes me want to whip out all my carving tools! Thank you for all your hard work on your blog.
Thanks for “taking us along” to the museum!!! Love museums.
Thanks for “taking us along” to the museum!!! Love museums.
Thanks for “taking us along” to the museum!!! Love museums.
Thanks for “taking us along” to the museum!!! Love museums.
Thanks for “taking us along” to the museum!!! Love museums.
Years ago, I got to attend a session at MoMA in making art accessible to the blind and visually impaired. Yes, we got to fondle art that is generally hands-off – what an amazing thing that was.
Thank you for the museum trip and the time travel for me.
Years ago, I got to attend a session at MoMA in making art accessible to the blind and visually impaired. Yes, we got to fondle art that is generally hands-off – what an amazing thing that was.
Thank you for the museum trip and the time travel for me.
Years ago, I got to attend a session at MoMA in making art accessible to the blind and visually impaired. Yes, we got to fondle art that is generally hands-off – what an amazing thing that was.
Thank you for the museum trip and the time travel for me.
Years ago, I got to attend a session at MoMA in making art accessible to the blind and visually impaired. Yes, we got to fondle art that is generally hands-off – what an amazing thing that was.
Thank you for the museum trip and the time travel for me.
Years ago, I got to attend a session at MoMA in making art accessible to the blind and visually impaired. Yes, we got to fondle art that is generally hands-off – what an amazing thing that was.
Thank you for the museum trip and the time travel for me.