Event  2: Getty Museum

For my second event, I decided to go to the Getty Museum. Even though I have seen the Getty Museum across the 405 Freeway for four years now, I have never had the chance to visit the Museum. I am so glad that this class requires to attend three different events because the Getty Museum is one of the most beautiful museums I have ever attended. My favorite exhibit was the Light and Paper Process- Reinventing Photography exhibit. This exhibit magnified photography and nature through the years and my favorite artists were Matthew Brandt and Lisa Oppenheim. 

 

Matthew Brandt, who is a Bruin Alumni is a experimental phographer who works with different processes and materials to create images that are at once beautiful, yet balanced with his artistic concept. The Getty museum provided us with an introduction film about Brandt that delved into his thought process of how he creates his art. He has been known to use everything from bodily fluids to food to develop photographs. 

 My favorite painting was Brandt's, "Rainbow Lakes" that embodied the essence of nature in the Midwest. However, he uses chromogenic prints while developing the film that gives his photographs an authentic appearance. The chromogenic prints allow for Brandt to soak up various chemicals and liquids to give a beautiful piece of art. Brandt's work allowed us to see his artistic ability and how he also interrelates science through the use of chemicals while developing film. 

Lisa Oppenheim graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor's degree in Modern Culture and Media, Art and Semiotics. Her work plays with the process of creating photographs and film. Her exhibit was beautiful as it showed a series of photos of the moon and elements in outer space. It was truly a narrative of the evolution of space and art, which was not only beautiful, but completely related to our class. I would 100% recommend going to the Getty for not only experience the impeccable beauty of the grounds, but also pertains to our class. The exhibit lasts until September and would recommend everyone going!