Hammer Museum

My trip to the Hammer Museum was an experience of much more modern art then what i found at the  Getty.  This museum had more photographs of modern arts and architecture.  I find architecture to be an interesting form of artwork because there are so many different ways things could be.  One of the sections I really liked because it was in the genre of ancient figurine heads they had in a box display.
As I went throughout the museum what still really stuck with me was the different photography arts.  I find this more interesting then paintings mainly for the reason that there are so many different approaches you can take, so many angles.  It seems to be a more technological form of art, and personally I take a strong interest in technology.

 Another part of art I find really interesting is sculpture work, and I really liked this sculpture that was outside of the gift shop.  This piece of artwork I found to be very unique and different then most pieces you find in other exhibits.

Getty Museum

In my recent trip to The Getty Museum, I experienced a high taste in the arts and cultures.  I found the paintings very interesting, especially the European paintings.  I found a lot of similarities in the paintings, where I saw a lot of paintings of Jesus Christ and a lot of baby paintings.  

This first photo is  of Jesus Christ who is wounded in his side.  I find this interesting because this was painted in the 1500's and is so detailed.  One thing I wish I could know is how did the artist know how this happened and what to exactly paint.     

A more interesting part of the museum that I liked was the photography section.  It was something that I could relate to more, and I am more interested in the technology aspect of art.  The introduction of the camera to art, was a major stride in the arts and cultures.  This is a way that technology influenced the art in a positive way.  

 The cool thing about photography is that it is so easy and you can take a picture of anything and make it look really cool.  The picture on the left is titled "Two Forks Underwater" and simply is two forks underwater.  Another good feature of photography is the ability to capture photos in frames.  The picture on the right is the motion of a hammer striking a nail.  I like this picture mainly because it captures something that cannot be seen by the human eye, but only in still frames.

One of my favorite parts of the Museum was of course the view.  The view is a 360 degree view of Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean, which is the most beautiful sight I have seen in LA.

 

Griffith Park Observatory

My trip to the Griffith Park Observatory was one of the best museum/observatories I feel that I have been to.  Science and Space studies is one of my favorite subjects, so this trip was very exciting and interesting to me.  One of the coolest things about the observatory is they have a lot of items there that are not found anywhere else or have a high significance.  Some examples of that are the Zeiss Refracting Telescope holds the record for most people to ever look through it.  Another interesting exhibit was the one that had all of the telescopes from astronomers like Galileo.  I found it amazing the way telescopes were constructed back then and how far along they have come to now.  Something that some people may not know is that a majority of meteorite strikes are found in California...especially in the Mojave Desert.  A lot of the stuff there would not be possible if it wasn't for our start in Space Exploration in the 1950's.  The Soviet Union sparked a competition that lead us to be where we are today, especially putting a man on the moon.  Space Exploration has really become something we take pride in and continue to spend large amounts of money on to continue learning about something that can go on forever.  I really enjoyed my trip as I learned more about the solar system, the way it works, and all of the content involved in making it.