Aug/090
LACMA: Pompeii Exhibit
SWEET BEARDED SCULPTURE @ LACMA
My dad bought us some tickets to go to this temporary exhibit at LACMA. Amazing. I ended up going with my brother and our friend Montell. We ended up having a blast.
http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibpompeii.aspx
It’s seriously amazing to behold these pristine artifacts up close, and in our own back yard! The quality of the marble work and mosaics is staggering… That this stuff has held up through the passage of thousands of years, not only in a physical sense but in an artistic sense as well, is truly incredible. Their sculptors and painters had such a masterful command of lighting and perspective without the convenience of steady, controllable light sources… And the details on miniature ornamental objects… They don’t make this stuff like they used to!
After passing through period artifacts the exhibit culminates in a very cool section of works that were inspired by the explosion of Mt. Vesuvius, and Pompeii in general, including oil paintings, elaborate books, and impressive recreations of period pieces.
I highly recommend this exhibit to students of History, Art, Humanity, and anybody who has eyes and curiosity! The worst that could happen is that you don’t love it and you end up visiting any of the other truly magnificent LACMA exhibits… Picasso, Leger, or Magritte anyone? Eames? You will find something. Go. LACMA is incredible.