A MFA-inspired art therapy session

It was free admission at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) on Martin Luther King Jr's day and for the first time, my friends and I managed to walk through the entire museum in midst of the hoards of people crowding each and every exhibit. Of course the crowd density at the MFA does not hold a candle to the crowds at the Shanghai Art Museum or NYC Museum of Modern Art, so I was lucky enough to talk a snap of photos of the artwork without having some random person's limb or puffy parka peeking in the corners.

We went to the MFA with the intention of checking Degas Nude exhibit. I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I confused Degas with Dali - you know, the guy that paints the melting clocks. So I walked into the exhibit, expecting artwork that falls under the same category of Impressionism. Sure enough, that was not case. As the title of the exhibit indicates, it was literally nude women...taking baths and drying themselves with a washcloth, or women being tied up in a war during the 1800's. Not to seem prude, but I was a little overwhelmed by the nudity (mostly because it was so gory) while also underwhelmed by the duplicity of the artwork. There must has been 20 different versions of "Woman taking a bath" and "Woman drying with towel"... I think I got the point, Degas. 

Moving on, I quickly realized that I appreciate Contemporary Art the most. I am most impressed when an artist plays with different materials, combines traditional with modern, and creates puns. Below are some of my favorites. Inspired by the breadth of artwork seen at MFA, we immediately headed over to Nicole's apartment. With a canvas purchased at Blick in tow, we let our creatives juice flowing and it just went on from there! I felt like I was bad in middle school, when I had a short-lived aspiration to become an artist!

MFA Contemporary Art

Art Therapy at Nicole'splace

Top left: My masterpiece (acrylic on cavas), Right: my inspiration - Chilhuly "Lime Green Icicle Tower", Bottom Left: Close up of the "Lime Green Icicle Tower"