I recently took a trip to the Orlando Museum of Art! Something I never really enjoyed while growing up (and well into my late teens) was going to art museums. As a self proclaimed “artist” since a young age, it boggled many people how I didn’t like going places like the Smithsonian, or the Metropolitan. I much preferred the children’s museum or a hands on science exhibit, really anything that involved me interacting with the display. I suppose that’s what it boiled down to for me, if it wasn’t interactive, I didn’t like it. Portraits were portraits, landscapes were landscapes, and yup, there’s another painting of baby Jesus.
Fast forward a couple of years and a few art history classes and my perspective has completely changed. (This is the part where I highly recommend taking at least one art history class in your lifetime. It’ll change your life). Art is a fantastic way to discover yourself through what others have done or portrayed. Suddenly with a little understanding of art history you realize that a landscape was actually a commentary on a political uprising, or that a self portrait of a woman caused complete chaos because “woman aren’t supposed to paint”. Now I can’t get enough of going to art museums, and I love bringing other people with me, especially if they were once like me. Sure anyone can paint a stripe of paint on a piece of canvas, but if you don’t have meaning behind it, is it really art?
What I Wore to the Orlando Museum of Art – An Outfit worthy of Art
When I went to the museum I wanted to be casual but also express my love for art. This is why I chose this shirt because it looks like something Piet Mondrian would paint (see here). And before you go on to say “anyone can do that” be sure to check out these articles on his artwork and why he created it.
Piet Mondrian, Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray, and Blue (1921)
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