Sunday – August 12, 2012
The weather is still warm. The New York Times is predicting that this will be the hottest year on record. Today is not as humid today as it has been all week, however our thermometer reached over 90 degrees this afternoon.
Garden at The KMA – Can you find two Tree Sculptures?
We decided to visit The Katonah Museum of Art this afternoon to see the exhibit of Contemporary Chinese Photography. I thought the photos were very interesting and expressed the current angst of a country growing and developing at breath-taking speed.
Looking at Art
In another gallery there was also an exhibit by Xu Bing of his “Square Word Calligraphy”. The artist has devised a way to write English words which resemble Chinese calligraphy. At first glance the viewer thinks she is looking at Chinese characters, but they are all English letters. Clever! Lastly there was a small display of The Art of Grace Lin who is a children’s picture book illustrator. These paintings had wonderful bright colors and drawings.
Another Tree Figure
Outside, in the lovely garden, there were several giant tree sculptures which were created by the artist Joseph Wheelwright. The tree figures fit in perfectly with the old spruce trees growing in the garden. The Katonah Museum of Art presented several exceptional exhibits. For more specific information see their website: www.katonahmuseum.org
(Note: No photography allowed in the Museum – these photos were taken with my iPhone)