Friday, June 6, 2014
Today I went to the V&A Museum of Design and1984. The museum was a nice change from other museums, in the regard of being more centered on design. And the play adaptation of the novel 1984, was, well… mind-blowing.
The Victoria and Albert Museum of Design is probably my favorite museum thus far. I liked how the design of each piece was highlighted, rather than simply categorizing and displaying. There were several artists sketching throughout the museum, and even I wanted to take out my sketch book and put pen/pencil to work.
A few of my favorites from the museum: the chandelier in the entrance grand foyer, the Great Bed of Ware, The Fallen Angel by Augustine Rodin, suite of amethyst (jewelry), and the entire theatre section. The chandelier had so much movement and life, an excellent way to greet any of the museum’s many guests. The Great Bed of Ware was an interesting historical piece, a bed from an inn of Shakespeare’s time, it was big and elaborate. The statue, The Fallen Angel, was such a combination of stillness and movement within one piece, so much, it held an element of mystery. The suite of amethyst was a set of jewelry that was not only gorgeous, but seemed to have a story behind it (I’m still researching…). And, lastly, the theatre section brought me to tears, it reminded me: I’m an artist. This is what I live for. This is how I have chosen to tell my story. This is my passion.
I took it easy for the rest of the day until I made my way to Embankment for 1984 at The Playhouse theatre. I arrived a bit early, got my tickets, and ate dinner at Costa (a fruit smoothy and a chicken toastie, delicious). I also walked across the bridge (Jubilee, if my memory serves me correctly) and got some new pics of Big Ben and such. Enjoying the good weather and the river until the show.
1984, truly a strong piece, left me wondering if there wasn’t anywhere theatre can't go. Multi-media use added to a strong and compelling production. The story alone, left me grappling with my inner-self and question the fundamentals of society, awesome! I admit I have heard of the novel, have been told to read it multiple times, but never took advantage of the opportunity to do so. Now, however, it is on my “must read” list prior to the start of fall semester (how do I even mention such a thing now). Anyway, I can see why this production received critical acclaim and had a great deal of talk around it.
Once finished, I met up with my roommate, Christian, and the pub crawl party he was having for his birthday. We went to three pubs in the area, a good way to end the day. Pubs are all pretty similar, but I find it interesting the differences that they do have. Clientele, is obviously one, even though I have no idea as to why each pub has such different clientele. Wood panelling is never missing, but it doesn’t seem tacky, and there is always some particular theme for each one (at least seems that way). It was a fun time to celebrate a great guy.
The Victoria and Albert Museum of Design is probably my favorite museum thus far. I liked how the design of each piece was highlighted, rather than simply categorizing and displaying. There were several artists sketching throughout the museum, and even I wanted to take out my sketch book and put pen/pencil to work.
A few of my favorites from the museum: the chandelier in the entrance grand foyer, the Great Bed of Ware, The Fallen Angel by Augustine Rodin, suite of amethyst (jewelry), and the entire theatre section. The chandelier had so much movement and life, an excellent way to greet any of the museum’s many guests. The Great Bed of Ware was an interesting historical piece, a bed from an inn of Shakespeare’s time, it was big and elaborate. The statue, The Fallen Angel, was such a combination of stillness and movement within one piece, so much, it held an element of mystery. The suite of amethyst was a set of jewelry that was not only gorgeous, but seemed to have a story behind it (I’m still researching…). And, lastly, the theatre section brought me to tears, it reminded me: I’m an artist. This is what I live for. This is how I have chosen to tell my story. This is my passion.
I took it easy for the rest of the day until I made my way to Embankment for 1984 at The Playhouse theatre. I arrived a bit early, got my tickets, and ate dinner at Costa (a fruit smoothy and a chicken toastie, delicious). I also walked across the bridge (Jubilee, if my memory serves me correctly) and got some new pics of Big Ben and such. Enjoying the good weather and the river until the show.
1984, truly a strong piece, left me wondering if there wasn’t anywhere theatre can't go. Multi-media use added to a strong and compelling production. The story alone, left me grappling with my inner-self and question the fundamentals of society, awesome! I admit I have heard of the novel, have been told to read it multiple times, but never took advantage of the opportunity to do so. Now, however, it is on my “must read” list prior to the start of fall semester (how do I even mention such a thing now). Anyway, I can see why this production received critical acclaim and had a great deal of talk around it.
Once finished, I met up with my roommate, Christian, and the pub crawl party he was having for his birthday. We went to three pubs in the area, a good way to end the day. Pubs are all pretty similar, but I find it interesting the differences that they do have. Clientele, is obviously one, even though I have no idea as to why each pub has such different clientele. Wood panelling is never missing, but it doesn’t seem tacky, and there is always some particular theme for each one (at least seems that way). It was a fun time to celebrate a great guy.