We checked the kids out halfway through the day, drove to Missouri to visit Ches' mom, then on to Kansas City! : ) We are staying in Country Club Plaza, and we couldn't make a left onto the road by our restaurant, so when we went too far...we stumbled on an amazing outdoor sculpture garden (the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and KC Sculpture Park)! I was so excited...I wanted to go right away before I lost any more light, but they were all hungry. Hungry, shmungry. So, we ate, and I drove the kids down there (Ches walked!). Here are some pictures so far:
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| Don't you love the brickwork? How hard would that be (from close-up!) |
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| I loved the architecture all around-from rotundas.. |
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| to towers.. |
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| and..isn't it all so beautiful? |
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| and here's a closeup! (this is above the Cheesecake Factory..which we visited much later in the dark) |
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| This is the beginning of us getting all turned around-isn't he cute?! |
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| We've decided this one looks like: a. tissue, b. whipped cream, c. shell, and d. all of the above! |
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| on the walk to our restaurant! She's so happy to be out on a trip. |
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| And then we went back to the cook sculpture garden we saw before! |
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| Ethan ran right up to it-he wanted his picture with it! |
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| Rodin's The Thinker-so big! |
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| Clay's Thinking about it... |
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| Can you see these really huge badminton birdies? Emphasis on huge-I'll show you later! |
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| On the steps to the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art |
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| Such sweeties : ) |
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| I loved all the quotes inscribed in the tops of the walls. This one says, "The soul has greater need of the ideal than of the real" |
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| This is one of the birdies! |
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| I loved these-we used to set up a badminton net at our house and my grandma's house-good memories. Do you remember how the rubber could turn inside out? |
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| He does scare me up on the ledge-but he's so cute! |
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| Isn't that setting sun gorgeous? |
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| This one says, "It is by the real that we exist - It is by the ideal that we live." |
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| Peace On Earth: I didn't realize that this one didn't come out so well. But read about it below-awesome: "It's an optimistic work expressing the transformation of flesh into spirit." |
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| The Large Bather, 1917 |
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| Return of the Prodigal Son, 1931 |
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| Hyacinths!!! They were all hidden-but we found them : ) |
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| What goes best with pink and flowers? Mary Claire! (oops-her tubing is hanging out!) |
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| You have to read about this one below too: Untitled-but can't you see movement? |
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| Can you see the heart in the drying stone? |
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| We went around the west side to see the totem pole..and discovered there was a North Garden! |
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| "Art still has truth, take refuge there." |
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| "Through art we realize our perfection." I love to see words in print-I'm not sure why. |
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| Standing Figures 1994-98 |
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| He's telling us about them: they are fronts only, and they were cast individually in a burlap-lined body mold. |
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| This is the back-you can see they used lots of strips, and they reinforced the weak areas. There was a tornado watch today (and some touched down north of here), I hope it never takes these works of art! |
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| about the Standing Figures..are they awaiting Final Judgment? Are they war victims? |
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| Beautiful still water feature-reminds me of the indoor pool at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by the Mummy exhibit! So calm, but when the wind blew, it rippled so beautifully. |
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| "True painting is only an image of the perfection of God." |
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| We found another one! There are four in all. Here's the layout of them: |
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| This one is kinda long to write, but it's about art standing through time even though there are changes going on around it. |
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| Art deals with things in capable of definition being built, unbuilt, and rebuilt in our souls. |
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| "Seraphs share with thee knowledge, but art, O man, is thine alone." And we just talked about the hierarchy of angels last week in Bible study! |
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| And then they discovered the reflecting pool! |
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| It's not the best picture, but I wanted a pre-Bosley! ; ) |
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| Could she be any cuter? |
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| This is my favorite. |
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| But we had to refrain from wading. heehee |
2 comments:
Love the art and pics! I have seen Ms. Abakanowicz work in D.C. and Auschwitz, and somewhere else,,,maybe Lisbon? All were Standing Men.
She makes art come to life. Have a fun day!! L & H
Hi, Mom! Thanks-we are having fun! : ) Of course, it's making for L-O-N-G days! hahaha
I know-I love her work too-just awe-inspiring and makes you think. It was very quiet over there.
I'll see you on Friday? : ) love you!
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