Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts

Sunday, 7 April 2013

Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France

During the two weeks I took off blogging in March I went to see my family in France. I had a list of museums I wanted to visit during my holidays.
Le musée du quai Branly is very close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. I went there because I wanted to see the museum collection on Mayas and Aztec artefacts. Not too much on this section but lots on African, Asian, Oceanian and North American art. (ceramics, costumes, jewelery, etc.)
From the outside the museum is beautiful with its garden and wallscape façade.




The flowing river of words leading to the entrance of the exhibitions.
That was magical!
"The River" Installation by Charles Sandison

More about the artist and his work at: http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/musee/areas/the-ramp.html


Next post : What inspired me for my own work and for art classes at this museum?

Saturday, 10 March 2012

Tuesday class: Paris

Students continued to draw and paint on their sketchbook



They finished a collage about Paris. The Eiffel tower is an image transfer (using gel medium) from a photograph.