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An Art Piece at Home

im.mattlaw — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:37:49 +0000

SNAPSHOT @ Macaulay

im.mattlaw — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:32:42 +0000

Although many people didn’t like the Snapshot day at the Macaulay Honors building, I personally enjoyed it. I had the chance to meet and bond with the initial friends I made in the three orientation days from the different campuses earlier in the year. I do have to agree that the assignment was vague and unclear for some parts; however, it made it more challenging in the sense that we had to use our creativity even more so. We talked for a long time about how everyone was and went straight to work.

The Metropolitan Opera: House of The Dead

im.mattlaw — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:49:07 +0000

Before entering the Metropolitan Theatre, I was excited because this was my first opera as to the many first time events I have been to in our IDC class. I loved the atmosphere from the outside being very grand to inside being cozy as well as luxurious. The theatre was packed and our seats were considerably nice. The opera began instantaneously; it took me by surprise even when I was looking at the stage the whole time. The curtains went up immediately and it began with a very gray and dark stage, where I only saw the glimpse of a few prisoners for the first few moments.

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou

im.mattlaw — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:44:59 +0000

Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?

Les Demoiselle D'Avignon: The First and Second Observation

im.mattlaw — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:47:15 +0000

My Third MOMA Experience

im.mattlaw — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:43:18 +0000

Individual Event #3: Museum of Arts and Design

im.mattlaw — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:17:42 +0000

Alex by Oliver Herring

Individual Event #2: Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA)

im.mattlaw — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:12:55 +0000

Individual Event #1: Cultural Shock @ Columbia University

im.mattlaw — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:07:56 +0000

On November 21, 2009, I attended a event in one of the auditoriums of Columbia University. Firstly, the campus was very grand and beautifully made. It’s a realm of nature with large green fields within the concrete urban surrounding it.  

Architectural Structures

im.mattlaw — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:18:05 +0000

The Windsor Castle