He Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, 

me and my group ( Bishal and Lingo) the ukrainian modern art institute at ukrainian village. I was surprised with the size of the museum since I always can not explore the whole museum at the first time I visit, but this institute was very small. There were two small halls, which one was permanent for Chicago's artists and the other one specified for different exhibitions.

This room that Bishal is exploring is the Chicago's artists room, and it's permanent. the size is almost the same as you see in the picture since I was in front of the door. most of the artists actually donated their arts as a gift to museum since the entire organization is based on volunteer works. This room was my favorite at that day because it was really colorful, and it was really difficult for me to pick one piece as my favorite. However, I decided to pick a favorite and here is a picture.

And then here is my new favorite.

well, as I said I have couple more favorites! 

Second room was specified to an exhibition called "Respond to Genocide" which was related to Holodomor. The Holomodor was a man made famine in Ukraine that killed millions of Ukrainians because of hunger. Such a sad story in the history, and obviously the art works wouldn't be colorful and happy. What artists were trying to express in that gallery was their hate and their lost. 

The room had such a low energy, and I did really feel bad for all those poor people. We accidentally met one of the artists in the gallery and talked to him. Her art piece was a small sculpture of innocent  little boy with a poem to express his feeling. 

We also interviewed one and the only person who was working at that day. She was really nice and here is her interview to listen.
http://screencast.com/t/awmUzFLh3J

You guys can keep in touch with the gallery  through their website and check to see if they have an exhibition that you would like to visit. It is as easy as checking their website and leaving your email for them to receive emails.  The museum is open to public and there is no charge for entering. I believe with joining them and visiting the museum you are supporting the artists and the facilities.
Thanks!

MCA

Hello dear artists!
I know it is sort of late to blog for MCA museum, but it is never late to rethink and remember the excellent experience that we had as a team!

anyway, I love that we all go  and explore the art instead of seating on our class and not remember much after the semester!
My favorite part of the museum and the part that represent the contemporary art the most for me was the two man who were braiding the long pink thing, and I really loved the idea of them being couple, and creating such an art. in my opinion, while the braid is getting longer and longer their bond as a couple gets stronger and stronger. they spend more time together, they share, they talk, they get to know each other more and more, yet they have to sit in a farther distance in order to continue. Pink, is the other element which makes it more interesting. A color knows as a feminine color, but is using with two artists who are man.

It is sometimes difficult to completely understand the meaning of a contemporary art since there might be totally personal thoughts and reasons behind each part of the art piece, but with a little bit help from our lovely teacher, and studying the extra information, I enjoyed my new kind of experience.

 the other interesting art that was really took my attention was the little statues covered with persian newspaper, and i liked it because I could read them. It was related to me. even though the artist was not persian but I enjoyed reading them. I also realized I would never think of this pieces as art if they wouldn't place in the museum! I am thinking maybe I should start doing something similar! it is the right time for it.

thank you!
Hasti

Valentine Liberace an American pianist and vocalist. he was world famous during 1950s to 1970s. behind the candelabra is the name of the movie I watched about him. this movie shows the last ten years of his life. Liberace was a well paid pianist who was living a luxury life. his house and cars are all the best kind of the time. He was famous for the way that he appeared in his concerts since he loved to wear unusual and fancy clothes with all kind of shine and he believed that black tuxedo is not how people want to see a pianist next to the black and white piano.
                                     

his personal life is the most interesting part in the movie; he is interested to the same sex, and he has his own way of choosing his lover. in this movie he fall in love with a 17 years old animal trainer Scott and asks him to move in with him. Scott who is not really attracted to same sex in the beginning after tasting the liberace's life decides to accept that lifestyle.  

it becomes clear after a while that liberace is trying to make the Scott a young version of his self, and he makes Scott to get as much as cosmetic surgeries as possible to look like him! the sad part is after all the challenges they face to, and when Scott starts to love him, he starts to lose his intreats to Scott, and look for the next person to bring in his life.  

liberace who wanted to adopt his lover, now finds a new young boy, and Scott who had a rough time is abusing the drugs, and had to move out from his house. 

the movie is ending very sad, and obviously true ending, which is the death of liberace because of AIDS. Scott at the end visits his ex-lover suffering from deseas and the movie ends with one of liberace's songs. 

you need to watch the movie if you haven't yet. it totally worth the time you spend. it truely made me think about his life. 

thank you!

I have always wanted to take the boat trip, but it has never happened. I am glad that I finally took it, especially since it was so interesting. The weather was awesome as well, so we couldn't get any luckier. I realized there is so many buildings in the neighborhood, those that I pass by every day, and haven't noticed ever! I looked at the buildings in a different way that I was before. They started to have personality, stories, and even name! They are not only a roof on top of people's head anymore! Nowadays I pay more attention to them, and I am fascinated with the details that I am finding even about my own building, where I live!  It's so difficult to pick one building as my favorite out of all of those in the tour, but I am pretty sure that the ‘Lake Point view’ is one of my favorites. 

It’s sitting in the water by itself with a unique shape and that’s what makes it adorable. The great fire in Chicago at 1817 is the main reason that the city took a whole new look and famous architecture such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, Mies van der Rohe, and Holabird & Root helped the process.  

reflection shift

I live with colors! everything around me should be colorful, and I believe colors bring happiness to one's life. I mix and match colors in every way in my life. my favorite color was blue and now with a little bit difference it is dark blue! blue brings peace to my life and the reason I changed it to dark blue is that it's much easier to match other colors with dark blue than blue itself. phycologists have figured out interesting relationships between colors and people's perspective, which I believe they can be true. however, the meaning of a color is not necessarily because of the color itself, it's related to once culture, and how we think of different colors. In Iran like most other countries red is known for love as we know in valentine's day red is the significant color, blue is the calmness, green is recently using for peace especially in politic, black for losing a family and sadness, and so many other meanings. In Iran it is not okay to give your lover yellow flowers. yellow is more likely suitable for a sick grandma in hospital! It's amazing how we create such meanings to colors, and adopt it in our lives. colors are speaking to us with their own language.

it was the first time I actually walked to go to a place to see colors! It was interesting and simple! I was amazed with the calmness of the rooms, and how basic colors that we tend to ignore in daily life is getting so interesting all the sudden! I loved the monitor with color charts and how simple one color was changing to another, without really noticing the change green became yellow and yellow was white the next second, like they meant to be one! I wondered about the truth behind each color and how people can change color as well as the charts without me noticing! My shadow was excited too! It was the first time I was paying attention to it, and she was feeling beautiful and colorful instead of being  black and boring!

Architecture

To be honest I am not really interested in architecture and it doesn't mean I don’t enjoy looking at beautiful or interesting structures because I do.  However, I might not be really into the process and how did it turn the way it is today, or who made it and how! One of my favorite architecture that I grew up with is the Persian architecture, which was an architectural innovation development in 7^th century. I love all the details, and colors. Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque (Farsi: Masjed-e Sheikh Lotf-ollāh) is one of the examples of architectural masterpieces in Isfahan, Iran. It took eighteen years to build this mosque. It was built by the chief architect Shaykh Bahai, during the reign of Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty. A British traveler and writer named Robert Byron about his experience of visiting the mosque: I know of no finer example of the Persian Islamic genius than the interior of the dome:

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The dome is inset with a network of lemon-shaped compartments, which decrease in size as they ascend towards the formalised peacock at the apex... The mihrāb in the west wall is enamelled with tiny flowers on a deep blue meadow. Each part of the design, each plane, each repetition, each separate branch or blossom has its own sombre beauty. But the beauty of the whole comes as you move. Again, the highlights are broken by the play of glazed and unglazed surfaces; so that with every step they rearrange themselves in countless shining patterns... I have never encountered splendour of this kind before.

”

The high domes and beautiful colors invite every visitors to a deep hush, and make them think about the story behind every single tile.

Thank you

Hasti

hello

hello everyone! I missed the last class, but am so excited for next:)
Hasti