Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Guggenheim Museum














Yesterday, my mom and I ventured out of San Sebastian over to Bilbao to witness one of five Guggenheim museums. This museum was designed by Frank Gehry and features many famous artists such as Willim de Kunig, Jackson Pollock, Ellsworth Kelly, and other well known artists. When we entered the vicinity of this architectural wonder, we were greeted by an enourmous statue of a puppy comprised of stainless steel and live flowers. This statue was brought to life by Jeff Koons and is interesting because it has its own interior irrigation system. The museum itself is incredible. The outside is an awe-inspiring titanium structure that twists and turns and contains no right angles whatsoever. The same goes for the inside. Every single surface (other than the floor) in the entire museum is curved which I found extraordinary. There were two exhibits on display, the permanent and temporary. The permanent was my favorite exhibit overall. It was created by Richard Serra and is an astonishing array of gargantuan metal sculptures set upright that curve to and fro and allow you to walk through. The temporary exhibit is comprised of many abstract paintings from the post-war era and features many American artists. My favorite painting from this display was the Ocean Grayness by Jackson Pollock.

Ayer, mi madre y yo fuimos fuera de San Sebastian a Bilbao para ver un de cinco museos de Guggenheim. Este museo que fue disenado de Frank Ghery y que cuenta con muchas artistas famosas tal como John Koon, Jackson Pollock, Ellsworth Kelly y otros nombres bien conocidos. Cuando entramos en la vecinidad,de este maravilla de este arcitectura, nos dio la bienvenida una statua muy grande de un perro de florres. Esta statua fue traido a la vida de John Koon y es muy interesante porque tiene su propia sistema de reigo interior. El museo fue increible. Todas las superficies (no incluido el suelo) en  todo el museo se curva. Fue dos exhibiciones que podemos ver, la exhibicion permanento, y la exhibicione temporal. El permanento fue mi favorito. Fue que se hizo de Richard Serra y es un aombroso varidad de platos metales colocara en posicion vertical que la curva de un lado a otro. La exhibicion temporal se compone de ,uchas pinturas abstractas del "post-guerra" era y que cuenta con muchas artistas de los EEUU. Mi pintura favorita es Ocean Grayness de Jackson Pollock.

2 comments:

  1. landon i've read so much about Gehry's building..someday i hope to visit, too. any pix of the architecture? i really love reading your prose...
    love grandmaLucy

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