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Inspiration at The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in NYC

4/4/2011

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I've been going into the city to browse museums since I was a teenager in high school. No matter what my passion of the moment was, there has always been something to inform and inspire me, in the city's great museums.

On Friday, I went in to the city for some shopping.

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Monet's Waterlilies
Afterwards, I took advantage of MOMA's free Friday night admissions (a saving of $20).

There's nothing like seeing great works of art in person. You can fall in love with a work through photographs, in a book or on the internet. But I really don't think you can fully appreciate what makes it a recognized masterpiece, until you see it up close.

For example, can you really get a sense of how large some of Monet's work is, unless you walk in a room full of Waterlilies? Or the size and thickness of Calder's jewelry? Or the beauty of Jackson Pollack's work? Or can you focus on one small section of a canvas, unless you see it up close?


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The moon in Starry Night is my inspiration for the The Metal Sky Collection
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Warhol's soup cans & Jasper John's flag
It's also a place where you get to understand what quality means. Once you see quality, you can recognize it. When I dealt with antiques, I needed to be able to recognize quality when I saw it. No antique price guide is ever going to have every possible antique you will find, even if you were able to look them all up, before deciding on a purchase. What I had to rely on, was knowing how a piece would stand up sitting in a gallery with the best from that era. And I couldn't do that, unless I saw enough of the best.

I didn't see any jewelry at the MOMA on Friday. But I saw quality, I saw passion, I saw boldness and thinking outside the box. Those are all the factors I'd like to show in my own art jewelry creations. So, I am inspired for the new week. I hope you are too!



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Maria Apostolou link
4/4/2011 04:34:39 am

I wish I could be there! Thanks for writing this Mary Lu!

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Mary Lu link
4/5/2011 01:39:17 am

Wish you could be there too, Maria. We WILL meet up some day!

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Nancy link
5/24/2011 03:46:58 pm

How interesting!I really love it!

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