Quarter2-Places

1. As was posted on the Integrated Art blog, Hannah and I would absolutely LOVE to visit the Portland Art Museum.
On the website it says that School group tours are free---so that might be a very good idea, we'd just have to reserve a spot in time.

GENERAL ADMISSION

Adults	$12.00
Seniors 55 – up	$9.00
College Students 18 – up, with Student ID	$9.00
Annual College Student Pass§ 18 – up, with Student ID	$10.00
Adult Group Tours± 12 or more	$8.00
Museum Members	FREE
Children‡ 17 – younger	FREE
School Group Tours By reservation	FREE  Reserve Now

I believe that Hannah posted the hours that we'll be able to visit.
At the moment, there isn't a specific exhibit I would REALLY like to see, although the "Riches of a City: Portland Collects" would be interesting.

2. Although I do like museums, I don't feel that in order to see or feel art, we need to visit a museum. Art is around us, especially in the buildings and nature. I'd love to go downtown on a nice day, and maybe we could all take pictures, or paint in a park..I think it would be an interesting experience to paint "en plein air". I've read a lot of different articles about artists who do this, and I think it would be really cool to try it out. I don't know where there are festivals or such as...
but it would most definitely be interesting if we could do this on our own? I know that there are a lot of cool parks downtown Portland, and buildings too, so it's really such a waste & shame not to put our beautiful city to use, through art.

3. This is also about the Portland Art Museum, but I think it would be interesting to also be able to look at Native American art. I mean, this was THEIR land, and it'd be right for us to learn about their art, the stuff that was here before us! I think that there would be a lot of diversity, and a TON of things to learn.
 here's the link:
http://portlandartmuseum.org/collections/permanent/Native-American-Art

4.
I'm not COMPLETELy sure exactly what this is...but it's called ACE, Artist Created Experiences....this would be interesting..!! The shape of sound looks particularly interesting!
here's the link:
http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/AboutSAM/ace.asp

Art:21

The Artists:

Bruce Nauman: I honestly found his art kind of strange, and he himself just seemed like a very reserved person. I'm not sure whether I was enraptured by his work, or just terrified. 

Kerry James Marshall: The way he portrays African Americans, it's very different than you'd see anywhere else. Also, his work has sort of a pop art feel to it. 

Maya Lin: I thought the way she mixed up art and architecture. It was really fresh and I just wish that you would see buildings or parks around here, or just in more places, that are more artistic, and not just designed to be functional only. Things need to be pretty too. :)

Louise Bourgeois: I believe she is French, which is pretty cool! Her hand sculptures are extremely graceful, and VERy expressive. The black color really stands out, it's just gorgeous. 

Also, her history is very interesting, the way her mother didn't want her to touch a needle, instead she encouraged her to pursue her art, so have a career. So I find that very inspirational. 

The way that we perceive ourselves and others around us is influenced by so many things. Different experiences will affect the way that you see yourself, the way that I see myself. But a lot of times, I think that the way we actually see ourselves, is not what we give others the impression of. Deep down, probably in your subconscious you see yourself in a different light, than what you are consciously aware of. 

I'm not sure if that makes sense...

IF I were to draw my self portrait once again, it wouldn't be just the contour of my cheeks, or eyes. It wouldn't be just a straight line, or a curved one. Every shadow, every dip and rise would be filled with...a different meaning. The style would vary, skin wouldn't be the same color, eyes wouldn't be the same shapes, a mouth could both be smiling and grimacing all at the same time. That's how I would represent myself, me. And no longer would I be staring out blankly, I'd try and draw all the unspoken words and hidden thoughts. I'd try to get you to understand ME.