Finally I am ready to do my first post. And it’s dedicated to one of the most impressive events of this year- a tour to de Young museum to see the Birth of Impressionism. I would like to thank Philip Bewley at Therein & Co for inviting me!
Well, 1.5 weeks later I still can’t stop thinking about it.
The curator of the exhibition was telling us about every artist and every painting with a personal input.
I couldn’t believe that I was standing next to some of the most famous paintings in the world. It brought my memories back to being a student at art school when I was about 12. We were studying impressionists, and I was looking at paintings in art books and thinking that I might never see them (I grew up in Soviet Union, and traveling abroad was rare). So here I was at the de Young, trying not to step over a guide line painted on the floor craning my neck and bringing my face as close to the surface of the painting as possible without being busted my museum workers.
Just a few of my observations:
Manet- I could not help but go from The Fifer to Asparagus to Flowers in Crystal Vase again and again. How different his style was from one painting to another!
Caillebotte- The Floor Scrapes- I have no idea why but I just love this painting as long as I remember.
Monet- The Magpie- Living in Bay Area for the past 14 yards, I already forgot that show casts blue and violet shadows. Beautiful!
Renoir- Algerian Landscape- It mesmerized me! I kept going back to it no less than 6 times.
Whistler’s Mother- Sorry I can’t be serious when I see it: Mr.Bean’s face blocks the view!
