Donkeymon

Urawa Art Museum - 埼玉私立近代美術館

21 Nov 2010, 3:55:06PM - Comments [ ]

So we took te 1st graders to the museum of modern art in Kita Urawa the other day for a one day art excursion. We do it every year and it's always a lot of fun, and this year was no exception. But the kids actually enjoyed themselves looking at the art rather than breaking stuff, so it was good. Iwas impressed that they all ignored the big obvious Picasso right in the front and went straight tone of Monet's haystack paintings instead. They were having a special exhibition of Andrew Wyeth stuff; no Helgas but a lot of Olsen farm stuff, including about 20 studies for Christina's World. I thought it would be as boring as hell, especially for the kids, but it was actually a good show. I came away with a newfound appreciation for the darker, morebrooding aspects of Wyeth's work. And the kids liked the way it was both messy and near at the same time. Egg tempera looks really difficult, especially since I can't even watercolor.




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