I really love a good a̶r̶t̶ museum. The best is a vacant art museum, preferably on a weekday from the hours of 1:00pm-3:00pm. The best case was not in effect when I attended the Art Institute of Chicago, but I still got to see plenty of beautiful pieces of art. One of these beautiful works was Composition in Blue, a very nice modern art piece from the 20s. I researched the piece a little bit and there are lots of interpretations, the most prominent of which being that the piece contains a woman facing left. I don't see the woman, maybe you do, but I think it's still a pretty nice painting. I don't feel that there always needs to be intention by artists to create meaningful art, as it is really the interpretation that creates meaning. Sort of like the Bible or any other holy text. If I was the guy who wrote the Bible I might just have been writing down some cool stories I heard from my friends in a format that would preserve those stories for another couple friends. I think about that a lot when I write or take photos. In a few thousand years someone might see or read something I produced, and it may be the only link to our civilization they have. Does my work represent humanity? I would give a resounding NO! Interpretation is one of my biggest pet peeves in conversation. I know that it is the basis of our understandings of each other, but I also speak in a very frank, blunt manner. I am not hiding a lot in my words, they mean what I mean them to mean and not much more. So, when people interpret my opinions or preferences based off of implicit evidence it bothers me. Anyway, back to the art. I think it's a submarine. It looks like a submarine with the little fins on the bottom left. The lines are very pleasing, and the use of negative space is wonderful. It really is a collection of abstract shapes and lines that form a confusing image. I like that sort of thing. I like shapes, lines, right angles, obtuse angles, the whole nine yards. There were too many people at that art museum. I'm not sure how I would solve that problem other than going at a different time, bu there were so many people everwhere. Luckily, they all gather at the Van Goughs and that one with the park and all the tiny little dots. Overall, good museum, good paintings, too many tourists (including me).
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