Extra Credit Blog: Getty Museum

After visiting the J. Paul Getty Museum, I now know why it is one of the most visited museums in the United States each year. My experience there was a good one and the scenery and views the museum displays grabs your attention right away.

Probably my favorite part of the museum was visiting the Central Garden that was created by Robert Irwin.  The big thing that attracted me to the garden was that it wasn’t just a garden; it was a sculpture of art in the form of a garden. The formation of the garden was so precise that this relates to our class in the sense that art is all around us. An example of why this garden is a form of art and how it is so precise is the fact that they are about 500 different varieties of plants used in the garden. The selection of plant material is never the same twice.

There were 2 paintings that intrigued me at the museum the first was Vincent Van Gogh’s Irises from 1889. This painting caught my eye because Van Gogh made it when he was in a mental war. This painting shows the feelings of Van Gogh while he was in the ward and he was lonely and isolated. The other painting that caught my eye was James Ensor’s Christ’s Entry into Brussels from 1889. This painting was about Christ when Ensor was an atheist and he used Christ to show his disgust with humanity. Both of these paintings had there unique ways of showing their feelings, one showing a depressing painting that showed his isolation and loneliness, while the other showed his problem with humanity by using bright colors to get the viewers attention.

Event 3: Marconi Automotive Museum

 The Marconi Automotive Museum is located in Tustin, CA and shows exotic cars while also helping children by raising money. I haven’t been to the museum since my high school prom, but now going back I have been able to see the beauty in both the technology and the art that the museum portrays. The things that I have learned in this class have given me a new perspective on the cars at the museum. I really enjoyed my visit because I am a big sports car fan and seeing these unique forms of art gave me a new outlook.

The museum holds the 1929 Ford Model “A”, which is the car that followed the Model T that was the first car invented. The model “A” was more powerful than the “T” and also had double the horsepower. The affect that technology had on society was instrumental in the development of life and with this new car model, this helped improve the quality of life for people.

When at the1929 car model it doesn’t look quite appealing today, but at that time it was a “breathe of fresh air” compared to the model “T”. The 1995 Ferrari F50 is one of the most appealing cars in the world and it can be seen by the stylistic structure that the inventor created. This inventor made such a unique touch on this car that only 349 of them were made. The inventor can be considered an “artist” himself because he carefully designed each and every one of these cars to his own unique specifications.