Event 1- LACMA

Today my friend Jordyn and I visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Wilshire Boulevard ("Los Angeles County Museum of Art").  LACMA was absolutely beautiful on the outside and was full of unique art pieces. The day we went was free admission which made it very crowded. They were celebrating their 50 year anniversary! ("50th Anniversary Free Community Day").

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The museum consists of indoor and outdoor art, restaurants, cafes, and shops. I posted a picture out front of the museum with the infamous light posts. Each floor in the museum buildings had a theme. The one that stood out to me most was the German Art area which incorporated art and technology like we have been studying ("Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s").The image to the right is called "M" and the author is unknown. It is the face of this exhibit. The exhibit is called Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920's, which is named after Lotte Eisner, a German film historian who wrote Haunted Screen.  There were black and white photographs, animated posters, and film throughout. The lighting was dark and the walls were all white. It caught my eye because I have learned so much about the German regime and the fact that it was real photos and events being displayed made me appreciate it more.

I am no artist and its hard for me to truly appreciate modern and foreign artwork but I enjoyed the vibe at LACMA and it was a perfect afternoon. Art can be defined and expressed in so many forms. "The definition of art is controversial in contemporary philosophy. Whether art can be defined has also been a matter of controversy" (Adajian, Thomas). I saw sculptures, pottery, canvas, painting, colored pencil, furniture, plants, film, photography, shapes, lines, and statues. There are absolutely no boundaries to what defines art and ultimately, the audience can interpret it in any way they want. Artist come from all over the world and from all types of cultures to produce a universally appreciated work. The LACMA represents the melting pot we live in called Los Angeles and all the diversity which comes with it ("Overview").

References 

Adajian, Thomas. "The Definition of Art." Stanford University. Stanford University, 23 Oct. 2007. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/art-definition/. 

"Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s." Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/haunted-screens-german-cinema-1920s. 

"Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Los Angeles County Museum of Art. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. http://www.lacma.org. 

"Overview." Overview. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Apr. 2015. http://www.lacma.org/overview. 

"50th Anniversary Free Community Day." 50th Anniversary Free Community Day. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015. http://www.lacma.org/event/community-free-day.