Event 2

The Getty

I took a visit to the Getty museum about a year ago before I was enrolled in Desma9. When I went for the second time after learning some new concepts from this class, I had a totally new outlook on the pieces of art. I found that I was able to incorporate what I learned from the lectures with the actual pieces displayed in the museum. For example, I was able to apply the idea of a focal point with linear perspective on some of the oil paintings which has to do with the mathematics and art week. I was also able to see a microscope from 1751 that was shown on display which signified to me the intertwining of art and science. Overall, the visit I had to the Getty the second time had much more of a knowledgeable impact on me than when I first had gone without the knowledge I now know from Dismal.

This picture here to left was taken by myself at the Getty. This is a oil on canvas of the Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flamgini to Campo San Marcuola. The moment I walked up to this painting I noticed the depth perception and I was able to relate it to what we learned in unit 2 regarding math and art. This oil painting showed the idea of Duccio's linear perspective where he would draw lines downward at eye level. Also you can have a focal point where you draw all the lines too which gives the painting a type of depth perspective.

This photo to the right is a Compound Microscope and Case from 1751 which was originally made for wealthy French people who enjoyed studying natural specimens. This microscope shows that something scientific can also be viewed as a piece of art. You can relate this piece to medicine and art because what a microscope is used for. Back then, the study of natural specimens became a new thing and if people were to find medical discovery's though his invention it could benefit the people. This picture at the Getty shows the importance of medicine and it can be showed in an artistic way.

I would say overall my visit to the Getty was much  more enjoyable once I knew the things I know from Desma9. I would definitely recommend this museum to anyone whose visiting the Los Angeles area.