today in the exhibit

i went to the MCA with my art of the 60's class this week. for those of you who have seen Objectified you will know
who i'm talking about, if you haven't seen this movie, you should --- it made me study product design ---
the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago is exhibiting the work of French brothers, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
They are a remarkable industrial design dou.

there are parts of the exhibit you are allowed to interact with, other parts not so much.

As i was walking through the rooms of the MCA i heard a security guard pipe up,

"please don't touch the art" i couldn't help but chuckle a bit,

yes the pieces are on display in an art museum, but i just couldn't hold back my emotion towards the irony.

these objects were designed to be used, interacted with,  they are utilitarian! attractive pieces, inspiring works.

Tuesdays are free at the MCA, so i encourage you all to check out the show, it will be there until Jan 20, 2013 so you have some time.

 

Martin Creed Work No. 1357, MOTHERS

adventures of the dust

these are some more scanned slides

of my amazing parents and some of their

adventures together before they had all of

us crazy kids. they are precious, i get all

emotional thinking about them starting

a life together, they look so happy.

i wonder how they imagined their life

ahead, such goofy wonderlings.

 

i love you guys so much,

i hate leaving, every time is hard,

every time i cry. not out of fear but

out of joy and thankfulness

i am so blessed, you are such blessings.

hay hairs

those humbling moments when you are gently reminded that it's not all about you.

the ends of my hairs felt like hay so i cut them, late one night, the end. i have over a thousand images to go through, their build up is a discomforting pressure.

tomorrow we go home to see my brothers perform, i am so excited. shea and i will only be home for about 24 hrs. as always, i miss my family.