This day was alright. However, the time we spent at each place was very disproportionate. The Met was by far more interesting than the show at the Jewish museum. And at the Met there was a lot to see. So many artifacts and sections from different time zones and countries. Ancient Greece, Egypt, France, etc. So to end so quickly was truly doing every artwork in there a disservice in my opinion. Everything at the Jewish museum was alright. In all honesty I don’t really have a lot to say about it. Not because the work was “bad” I just didn’t find it all too particularly interesting. With exception to the 2 special rooms. One of which was a room filled with moving colors and a song that was pretty relaxing to listen to. The other room was a red room with a brass knuckle that had an entire castle on top. Going back to the historical importance of the Met; I again would have a lot more to say about it if we actually spent more time there. For example in the egyptian section there is so much attention to detail in capturing the accuracy of the culture and architecture of ancient egyptian structures around the already imported egyptian architecture. So the old architecture is captured, preserved, and put in a space that tries to capture what the ancient surroundings would’ve been like with a modern twist such as an Egyptian pool room. However the more I write on it I somewhat understand why we spent more time in the Jewish museum as opposed to the Met. That’s because the Met focuses on ancient art. But the class is focused on contemporary art. Which the definition of contemporary means that it occurs in the present time. While the Met does use contemporary techniques to build around an ancient art piece which in and of itself is a little bit of a contemporary art piece, the ultimate focus is on contemporary art pieces in and of themselves. And if it involves an ancient art piece it’s not fully contemporary. One piece in the Jewish museum did really capture my attention. That being the illuminated room where an assortment of colors and sounds are projected in a singular room. I unfortunately do not know the context that surrounds that art piece. What I do know is what I took away from that art piece. I do not have a notion of any bigger meaning that the art piece was trying to convey nor what the piece’s message was on. The techniques used in that art piece was enough for me to remember it. The way it used chaos in a harmonious way was so encapsulating. Different colors and tunes that somehow clashed while existing at the same time was very memorable. Perhaps the deeper meaning is that chaos and order can exist in the same way that freedom and harmony can exist. But anything past what it is is speculation without context.
