Art institute of Chicago

 The Art Institute of chicago was founded in 1879, now located in the heart of Chicago. Is one of the great buildings in the city, a great proud of all chicagoans.

I had the privilege of be there my first time, on a small field trip of art class, as I first entered I start stering around and it didn't seem like very big building, I kept walking forward and I enter into the first gallery, I was able to appreciate some Van Gogh's and Monet's paintings in reality and the first question I asked my self is " Are this are the original paintings?" I had see this artwork only in books or some others photos, some were really different from what  I was known.

On some others galleries I was able to see some Picasso's, Gauguines's, and others. On each gallery artworks have something in common.
 As I kept walking into others room I realize I had just saw half of the building, never expect to be so great designed , I was just half way and ready to enter to the " new wing". Is another recently addition to the Institute, it is a green building and it contains  the modern european artwork.

On this "new wing" I a lots of art works that I haven't see before and artist never heard of them like Giorgio de Chirico, Arshile Gorky, and others but all of them have a great artwork.

Since I felt I had such a great experience and I was running out of time I hope to be back soon and discover and learn some from the sculpture  gallery. No wonder why is such a proudness for the chicagoans.
                                                                                                                                                                           

Art Institute of Chicago

 Today I was exploring the Art institute of Chicago web page for the first time and to be honest I never thought I could found many interesting thing in this web page. It contains a very complete art gallery, collections, shop, videos, educations, exhibitions, and many more items that can easily caught your eye.

Collections tab has many different art works from all over the world from sculpture to textiles, even is a little slow to reload every time you try to click on a new artwork but is totally worth it.If you are looking to make or try to have your own art collection, you even can do it here at the same tab.

Another really interesting activities I found is the "social tab" it has a facebook page, twitter, youtube, blog, etc. There's a youtube video from Marc Chagall, one of the first person in introducing stained glass to the city of Chicago.

I highly recommended this web page, you will find pretty interesting staff and of course you will always learn something new

Invention and Fantasy

Dalata. 2009. aerosol on wall. Graffity gallery.Brazil.

  This is one of the very unique  art work I have  had seen in a long time comes from a unknown graffiti artist, is located in one the graffiti gallery in Brazil, is been  recently open for artists from all over the world in the 2009.

 This outstanding created animation is made of strange faces, some of these are smiling fishes, and others just very strange that I cannot describe, all the body is full of eyes,their eyes looking at something very specific, like their are  trying to point out something or maybe try to show us a meaning or they are just steering at each other. Some of these faces are smiling creatures gives a live a gigantic dinosaur, by his long tail and front, it looks pretty much like a Apatosaurous.

At the time you are steering this painting your mind starts to explore and starts traveling and you are trying to figure it out why are the smiles for and why their eyes are looking at something, it seems like everything is on perfect harmony and pace-full.

This painting it just one perfect example of Invention and Fantasy, where the art works does not necessary needs to have a meaning or have to be real.

morbid curiosity

                                

For the entire human history, society have always been passion about death, what is beyond life, do people have a "life" after death, have anyone have had cheated it death, all this questions an many more men have always ask himself.

The Richard Harris collection show us how human society makes art out of death and people is been fascinated about this topic. Skulls, war, rituals, paintings, photos, skeletons, and even a human skull can be find in this showroom.

Art from all over the world and some very important artists are also found at the collection.

Its a pretty interesting collection, overrule lots of skulls, all kind of type from paintings, drawings, altars , but it was one that it caught my full attention. Is exposed at the middle of the showroom maybe it weights around 500 lbs. This gigantic chandelier is made of bones, every single of them is been placed in a perfect angle, creating a perfect art work.

                                                            Villa in the presidential chair


Im very passionate about photography, I have a few photos hanging on the walls of my house, one of my favorite one is "Villa in the presidential chair"( right above). These kind of type of art is very hard to find but afortunally I was able to find it at the south side of the city in a "flea market"

These photo was taken around the year 1910 and it show some of the very important historic images of the mexican revolution like Emiliano Zapata and some others