Extra Credit Event 1 - LACMA

I visited LACMA this Saturday for the second time! 

"Silkworm Book" by Xu Bing

The first thing that caught my attention was the exhibits at “The Language of Xu Bing”. Xu Bing is a highly influential Chinese artist who is trained in the art of printmaking. One of his amazing artworks is the “Silkworm Book”. Xu Bing combined nature with art by raising live silkworms and making them spin silk over books instead of into cocoons to show the cultural significance of silk in China. This shows a close relationship between art and biology, that is talked about in our lectures. 

"Five Plates, Two Poles" by Richard Serra

There is a collection of exhibits - “Art and Technology at LACMA, 1967,1971”. Under the leadership of curator Maurice Tuchman, artists are paired up with scientific industries such as aerospace, scientific research to produce art using cutting-edge materials and technologies. One of such displays is “Five Plates, Two Poles” by Richard Serra. He made numerous sculptures by stacking and balancing steel plates; he utilised principles of weight and counterbalance to produce such large-scale sculptures.

Tony Smith's "Installation for Art and Technology"

Another art piece that combines art and science is Tony Smith’s “Installation for Art and Technology”. He used his knowledge of geometry and balance to build huge sculptures by gluing together hand-folded paper tetrahedrons and octahedrons, producing a cave-like structure through which people could walk. 

Me with Andy Warhol's "Daisy Waterfall" print at LACMA! :)

I would highly recommend this museum to anyone who is especially interested in a huge variety of art forms. LACMA had art from so many different countries; therefore, it displays the close relationship between art and science interpreted by artists from around the world. 

Source:
"Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 24 May 2015.