- aimee

Snapshot at Macaulay

aimee_xoxo — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:54:24 +0000

Last week we were asked to attend Snapshot Day at Macaulay Honors College, and to be quite honest I wasn't exactly excited to attend. My scheduled time was at 9 in the morning on a Sunday, which seemed to be unnecessarily early at the time. Well when I arrived, I couldn't remember who my group was during orientation, so I just formed a group with friends instead. We were asked to make a video using pictures from snapshot day, we weren't given much direction so my group and I decided just to make a video about the 5 boroughs.

House of The Dead

aimee_xoxo — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:44:02 +0000

I had never been to an Opera before, so naturally I assumed it would be similar to how it is portrayed in movies and television. I was in for a shock when the Opera actually began. The first thing that caught me off guard was the number of people on stage, it may sound weird to some but I always imagined a scene in an Opera with only one or two people, no more.

Independent Visit #3: American Folk Art Musuem

aimee_xoxo — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:57:43 +0000

Markers Exhibit

aimee_xoxo — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:51:52 +0000

For our IDC presentation, my group and I were assigned the Markers exhibit in Madison Square Park. To be completely honest, I have passed by Madison Square Park tons of times but I had never noticed the exhibit before ! So when I went to view them, I was genuinely surprised by what I saw. The color of each of the sculptures contrast with the greenery around them and at first you don't really know what to make of the sculptures. Weirdly enough I thought of animals, then I thought of shapes, and then I decided just to read the description.

Independent Visit #2: New York Historical Society Abraham Lincoln Exhibit

aimee_xoxo — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:35:50 +0000

This past tuesday I went to the New York Historical Society to view the Abraham Lincoln and John Brown exhibits. Well for starters, the exhibit is super big and if you plan on going, look to spend at least two hours there. I was completely fascinated by the exhibit and I thought it was not only well organized but extremely informative. It goes chronologically so as you walk, the exhibit explains to you what is happening throughout the years.

Independent Visit #1 Museum of Art and Design

aimee_xoxo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:10:32 +0000

Last week I went to the Museum of Art and Design with Jerrica and Laura, and it was FASCINATING ! The exhibit was called Slash and it was different art pieces made completely out of paper. All the artwork was done so meticulously and refined that it was hard to believe it was made solely out of paper. The life-sized man was so weirdly fascinating to me. It was composed of colored paper with the exact parts of the body on the paper, fitting perfectly to form the man's body and looking unbelievably real.

Alexander String Quartet

aimee_xoxo — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:35:57 +0000

The string quartet performance at Baruch was something I personally enjoyed. I played the violin for four years and really enjoyed learning about one of the most difficult instruments to master. So knowing ahead of time that this was a string quartet made me want to attend even more. As others have remarked, I too was shocked at the recital hall that Baruch almost secretly has. Sadly I probably would not have come across it, had it not been for the concert. It was small and the stage was relatively close to the audience, making the concert more in touch with the people attending it.

MoMA:Demoiselles d'Avignon

aimee_xoxo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:49:02 +0000

During this past week, I went to see the painting by Pablo Picasso titled Demoiselles d' Avignon . It is an enormously large oil painting that is of five naked women posing provocatively and sexually. If I had not read the text of the painting I probably would not have grasped the context of the painting or know what to make of it. The women in the painting are supposed to be prostitutes and inside a brothel located on the street of Avignon in Barcelona.

BAM:Quartett play

aimee_xoxo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:10:05 +0000

I'm not even sure what adjectives I should use to describe the the play on Tuesday. It was different and interesting to say the least, and it was hard not to pay attention. I loved how the play was completely in French, even though it was difficult to adjust to reading the subtitles and watching the actors. The way the characters spoke so smoothly and elegantly was mesmerizing, it made me want to learn the language and understand what they were saying as they were saying it. I felt like I would have grasped the emotions of the characters better if I was able to see them as they spoke.

music is great !

aimee_xoxo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:58:07 +0000

On Friday I decided to accompany my friend to watch her favorite musical artist, Ryan Leslie, perform at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square. To be honest, I wasn't exactly excited to go because I hardly listen to his music and I didn't think much of him as a musical artist. I thought he was an excellent musical producer but that was about it. After the concert on Friday, I have to say my whole perception as him as an artist completely changed. He is extremely talented not only did he sing beautifully but he also played multiple instruments such as the piano and guitar really well.