Event 3: The Broad

This past weekend I had the opportunity to go to The Broad, a contemporary art museum in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. The experience was amazing, as there were various types of art forms that demonstrate the topics that we've learned in this class. For example, one piece of art was actually the blueprint of an architecture, but was painted over to create abstract art. The mathematically accurate architectural drawing contrasted with the free-spirited paint strokes that characterize abstract art creates a fascinating piece together. The very foundation of architecture is based upon not only principles of geometry and math, but artistic value as well.
Cairo by Mehretu
Furthermore, The Broad itself is a work of architecture, as the building is asymmetric but displays fascinating textures and geometric shapes.
Picture of The Broad found on Google
Another art piece I saw was also an illustration of math and geometry in art. This piece utilizes two vibrant colors with black lines to create this piece that is somewhat abstract. The circles and lines create the shape of two human silhouette with big bellies. The fact that this picture combines such simple lines that result in an art piece with a meaningful story is amazing.
Untitled by Keith Haring
Lastly, I appreciated this piece that demonstrates the vanishing point from the week 2 lecture. This painting is of a hallway that leads up to a single doorway. It is a perfect example of how perspective can be utilized to create three dimensional art on a two dimensional canvas. When looking at it, you really do feel like you can walk into the painting and be immersed in it.
Selfie with Deutschlands Geisteshelden by Anselm Kiefer
I would highly recommend my classmates to visit The Broad, as the variety of paintings and artworks here has something for everyone. While I focused on math and art in this blogpost, there were definitely other pieces that illustrate topics in the intersection of technology and art. I learned a lot from reading the descriptions of different pieces and trying to understanding artists' perspectives in creating their art.

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