art appreciation

while hanging out with my grandma this evening, we spent some time talking about how she would like to write more. she used to send letters to her friends and family on a pretty often basis and it's dropped off lately. i remember the fun in recieving letters from her when i was away at school. sometimes they were in english, sometimes in spanish- always in perfect script and fun to recieve and read through.

as we were looking through her box of stationary, i came across a set of notecards with a degas on the front.


i love degas. i've spent hours in various museums just soaking up his stuff. he told stories through his paintings and sculptures.

i think lately, i haven't been giving as much attention to classic works as i have to modern and street art. i havent been to mfa or the met or even san antonio's mcnay in ages. i have been to moma and a slew of art galleries featuring modern pieces and photography pretty often in recent years. and obviously, i spend a bit of time wandering the streets shooting graffiti and other street art. i have not been balanced in my dedication to and appreciation of the arts of late. i've been heavy in recent stuff and lacking in the classics.

ellen and i have a date to visit boston's ICA this coming week. which should be awesome, since i have never been. but also i think i'll need to make some other dates for myself to revisit old favorites. study a little bit. expand my art appreciation scope.

if i really am serious about maybe, possibly, hopefully pursuing some sort of career in the arts arena- i definitely need to study so much more. i'd like to be well rounded, not hyper focused in one area. ha. eventually. maybe this will lead somewhere. i hope.