The Great Warrior of Montauban--Emile-Antoine Bordelle We were in Washington DC for a wedding and spent some time before and after the wedding sightseeing in the city.
If you haven't seen the Hirschhorn outdoor sculpture garden let me recommend it.
Like most art it is one thing to see pictures of artwork on the web, in magazines or books and quite another to experience it first hand.
Having said that here are some pictures of the art we viewed this weekend.
Crouching Woman-- August Rodin
On our first day we viewed the Garden area and saw traditional sculpture as well as more abstract forms by artist ranging from Rodin, David Smith, Alberto Giocometti, Judith Shea to DeKooning and Yoko Ono.
On a subsequent day, we went back and viewed the exhibits inside the Museum.
One of the pieces I particularly liked was an installation by Doug Wheeler. This is one of those pieces that needs to be experienced. The closest thing in nature that describes the experience is the visual experience of being caught in a white-out while skiing.
The installation is a large room with ceiling, floor and walls all painted white. As viewed in the picture at the far end of the room is florescent lighting which creates a hazy, glowing light that is reflected off all the surfaces. As one enters the room the glow surrounds you and the senses are overwhelmed or deprived I'm not sure which by the total immersion of white light.
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