Los Angeles Art Museum

LACMA has expanded in the last few years and was so happy to visit again. My favorite piece of the day was by James Turrell, which is extremely difficult to describe and capture in photography. The viewer must wear booties and enter the oddly-colored room. The end of the room has all corners removed so depth perception is compromised. The experiential installation was phenomenal.

Ginny Bishton
Walking 1, 2004
Photo collage on paper

During daily hikes, Ginny Bishton–who began her Walking series in 1998–used a 35mm camera to document local vegetation, focusing on color and tone. After printing the photographs she organized them into piles based on color, then out of hundreds of small circles several millimeters in diameter. Bishton subsequently glued these minuscule dots onto sheets of paper in color-directed patters, resulting in labor-intensive, vibrant photo collage derived from the artist's observations of her surroundings.

Giuseppe Antonio Gianotti
Presentation Frame, c. 1785

This work was completely inspiring and I would love to create frames with black mirrors.

Jusepe de Ribera
Spain, 1591-1652

A Philosopher,1637
Oil on canvas

I haven't seen work by this artist, who I now love. His work reminds me of the style of Rembrandt. 

Detail of a Spanish painting of Jesus.

Melchoir Lorch
The Pope as Wild Man, after 1545
Etching

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Matthias Grünewald
c. 1475-80 to 1528

Head of a Crying Child, c. 1515-20

James Turrell
Breathing Light