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September 28, 2005
MY NOGUCI MUSEUM TRIP
Although I don't think of myself a newcomer into the city of NY, I do have to admit that taking the train out of Manhattan was something that I had only experienced a couple of times in my life and the trip to the museum was only about the third time I did it, which made it still very interesting. I also have to admit that I do not know how to ride a bicycle, therefore the instructions Jean Marc gave us to go to the museum via bicycle roads, was a bit irrelevant to me although I may contemplate jogging the trail in the near future.
Even though I was not able to visit the additional stops Professor Jean Marc recommended us along the way to Queens, I did enjoy very much the 10 block walk from the train station to the museum and the sculpture park adjacent to it. The sculpture park was a great experience, it gave me a very comforting feeling as I walked around the sculptures and also seeing how little kids, as well as adults interacted with them. Some of the sculptures entered peoples' spaces inadvertedly, either through sounds, or by someone accidentally stepping on them. After I walked around the park, I appreciated the roughness of its terrain, it made the sculptures play well with this background, I specially liked the depiction of Robin and the other characters right at the entrance of the park, almost in a "welcoming" position, and the soft sounds of the metal/rubber wind chimes, and the way they looked against the Manhattan skyline.
My next visit was the Noguchi museum, right down the road from the sculpture park, the second I entered this blocky building, I felt cold, and it was weird, specially since it was a very hot afternoon, but I believe this cold was not only provoked due to the air conditioning in the building, but by the massive stone sculptures located right at the entrance and the darkness of the room compared to the sunny outdoors. As I walked to the other rooms, this feeling changed for an admiration to the purity of his forms, the cleanliness of the lines and the softness of his textures, the way the light stroked the sculptures. I also liked the way he mixed other media with the stone, the use of old thick pieces of wood as stands, and in some occasions also as part of the sculptures. It gave them a sort of warmth that contrasted very well with the cold feeling you get when you touch a stone.
Posted by Espinosa, Carmen at September 28, 2005 12:52 PM