Vitality and Verve Exhibit in 3D

♫ Tiger Love- Space in Space ♫ 

I'm naturally an art junkie so you can imagine how excited I was to finally check out the Vitality and Verve 3D exhibit at the Long Beach Museum of Art  ....and it was definitely worth it! Besides just looking at boring old art paintings this exhibit lets you experience and immerse yourself in the art by entering different rooms and experiencing the art on another level. 3D sculptures and installations were seen and music was played in different room exhibits too. It was so hard to choose my favorite installation or art piece but I couldn't stop taking pictures of the beautiful paper cranes hanging from the ceiling...so I guess those were definitely one of my faves along with the other exhibits. If you guys get a chance to stop by the LBMA I highly suggest you check out Vitality and Verve, here are the participating talented artists and the exhibit goes on until October 16th!

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend! :)

x

StephC  

Liquid Shard

♫ Lowell- The Bells ♫

Getting the chance to see Patrick Shearn's"Liquid Shard" iridescent art installation in Pershing Square was so magical and mesmerizing! I was pretty much speechless and in awe the whole time along with the rest of the crowd. This kinetic art installation literally looks like a silver cloud hovered over Pershing Square in downtown LA. It's such a cool yet trippy art piece, especially when the wind blows against it because it resembles a school of fish or a rising and falling wave! The cloud is made up of thousands of holographic mylar strands, crazy cool right?! 

It was such a pleasant art masterpiece to experience, especially on a breezy summer afternoon!

If you guys are in LA this week I HIGHLY suggest checking it out, trust me it's unlike anything you've ever seen before. 

The installation will be up until August 11th in Pershing Square (DTLA). 

Want to know more about Patrick Shearn and the Poetic Kinetics team? check them out here.

Happy Week!

x

StephC

Pow Wow Street Art

♫ We Were Evergreen- Be Like You ♫ 

(Wearing: LC crochet top, ZARA culottes, Madewell sandals)

As you guys know I love playing tourist in my hometown, there's nothing better than exploring new places and new art work in the neighborhood. This time around  Pow Wow art murals are completed in Long Beach and I couldn't help but go for a stroll in the East Arts Village to hunt out these art masterpieces! Pow Wow is a week long art event that started in Hawaii and has expanded into a global network, including in Long Beach. 'Pow' stands for the impact the art has on the viewer and 'Wow' stands for the reaction the art has on the viewer. Pow Wow is also a Native American term describing a celebration of  music, art, and culture. Every year artists from all over the world get together to create beautiful artwork all over cities throughout the nation in the most random places including:  parks, businesses, the side of apartment buildings, and even underneath bridges! I've only seen a couple around LBC but I'm hoping to seek the rest throughout the summer!

The three art murals above are by:

1. Cinta Vidal- "Backstage"

2. Hitotzuki

3. Ernest Zacharevic

Too bad I didn't get the name for the last two art murals :/

x

StephC