Event Blog 1

For my first event blog, I chose to visit the Getty Museum's "Cut! Paper Play in Contemporary Photography" exhibit. This exhibit perfectly embodies week 2 themes of mathematics and art. In this exhibit, the artists used paper "in unique and innovative ways" by cutting, layering, folding and so on (J. Paul Getty).

Picture of me with "Midnight Reykjavik #5"

Parking ticket 

As with MC Escher's tessellations, the “Potatoes and Leeks” piece has patterns that repeat themselves (Smith). This repetition is a very mathematical notion. It is also very visually appealing and adds another depth to the piece by making the potatoes and leeks stand out more. It also adds a stable element to the bright and eclectic objects in the foreground of the piece. 

A piece titled "Potatoes and Leeks" by Daniel Gordon

 My favorite piece from the exhibit was the “Midnight Reykjavik #5” by Soo Kim. It is essentially a picture of the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik, with many of the geometric shapes cut out. This piece illuminates the ever-presence of the mathematical subject of Geometry in our world (Geometry and Art). Without the presence of math and art our world would be as empty as the houses look in “Midnight Reykjavik #5.” 

A piece titled "Midnight Reykjavik #5" by Soo Kim

“Modell Konstruck 87” by  Christiane Feser immediately reminded me of a military airplane, F117. The piece is mainly composed of triangles and their shadows. I got this sense of impending doom, perhaps because I associated it with a military airplane. To me “Potatoes and Leeks” represents quirkiness, “Midnight Reykjavik #5” represents alternate normalcy,  and “Modell Konstruck 87” represents darkness.

Lockheed Martin military jet, the F-117.

A piece titled "Modell Konstruck 87" by Christiane Feser

Bibliography

Bernstein, Rachel. Geometry and Art. Evenings for Educators. Los Angeles: LACMA, 2011. Web.

J. Paul Getty Museum. Photography, Cut! Paper Play in Contemporary. n.d. Web. 21 April 2018.

Smith, B. Sidney. Platonic Realms. 13 March 2014. Website. 15 April 2018.

Images:

F-117. SUWALLS. n.d. Web. 20 April 2018.