tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51896075284348589332024-03-05T17:16:32.920-05:00follow your dreams no matter how hard it gets.....Life is hard, quit complaining, do what you have to do and all of your dreams will eventually come trueJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853968756310384475noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189607528434858933.post-54525241430318797272010-09-19T05:56:00.000-04:002010-09-19T05:56:50.054-04:00The latest artwork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzGtES5qNop9nHFNrs232lMl0Sp6lY7W_OvbI-9ON7j7ozQoyxG8gpE5L9S0KnotXb-GGNyJ2bBghgUlScDltV0JS7hQHhI1eJom4qghP3zGJV3Z7aC5xQvbI4gmIvDGYKFeqZIW2XlVH/s1600/P1190199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzGtES5qNop9nHFNrs232lMl0Sp6lY7W_OvbI-9ON7j7ozQoyxG8gpE5L9S0KnotXb-GGNyJ2bBghgUlScDltV0JS7hQHhI1eJom4qghP3zGJV3Z7aC5xQvbI4gmIvDGYKFeqZIW2XlVH/s640/P1190199.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygLVxWu6Jcj2F89_2v1lJQv8jv0B-4xsSoipt9l42iELQgg_uyw8zKulRj0Vvbll5PoXqIUI5wAO7dbApLGZaiuw4oeFW5G-_sC06lxwaHMUIJvraGvcLEsyYu4NGc0RZx20XfKPxiuXo/s1600/P1190198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygLVxWu6Jcj2F89_2v1lJQv8jv0B-4xsSoipt9l42iELQgg_uyw8zKulRj0Vvbll5PoXqIUI5wAO7dbApLGZaiuw4oeFW5G-_sC06lxwaHMUIJvraGvcLEsyYu4NGc0RZx20XfKPxiuXo/s640/P1190198.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><b>Recently I have been moving into a more abstract expression of the landscape. Instead of copying nature I think that this is more of an emulation of nature. Click on any one of them to see the full image.</b><br />
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It looks like a beautiful city that everyone just kind of up and left one day. The Crown (their money) is not worth anything. Therefore, when you eat a nice dinner with wine and desserts it costs about 1000 crowns which only comes out to about $40 USD for 3 people. I couldnt believe how little everything costs there. Next time I will plan to stay in the Czech Republic longer. The city itself was very dirty but still extremely nice and the people were the most friendly of the entire trip (thanks Paul and George). Well except for maybe Ireland. Prague also has a very nice art collection. I cant wait to get home and back into the studio as I am filled with all kinds of ideas. After Prague it was time for some good 'ol fashioned relaxation. Off to Berchtesgaden<br />
or as I like to refer to it as, Bush Gardens. This is the place where Hitlers Eagles Nest still stands. It is a place of pure beauty and it is amazing to think that so much evil could have resided in a place with this much beauty. I am no history buff and this section of the trip was good for me as I was able to learn many things about European and American history. After the trip to the top of the mountain to see the Eagle's Nest it was time for a nice relaxing swim in one of the most beautiful mountain lakes that I have ever seen. The air was clean and perfect and the water was nice and cold. It was a beautiful day to be alive. After “Bush Gardens” and Salzburg it was time to really get out into the wilderness and head off to <br />
Werfen, Austria<br />
Werfen is a place of pure peace and beauty. This is a place where I would love to reside for a few years during my life. It is a small town of 3000 people right in the middle of snow capped mountains. The valley consists of a raging river that is a light sky milky blue. The rivers here turn a strange milky blue from, what I devise, the sandstone that they are running along. This color ads a strange feeling to the landscape. A kind of cross between poison and purity. It is hard to tell if the water is extra clean or might hurt you when you enter it. Either way it is amazing. While in Werfen be sure to visit the worlds largest ice caves. You will have to ascent to the top of a mountain in the blazing heat but when you arrive in the ice caves it is a wonderful 30 degrees Fahrenheit. The beauty within these caves makes you feel as though you are no longer on the planet earth. I love this feeling. After the trip to the ice caves spending a night in town relaxing and watching the final match of the world cup is just what was needed. The next morning a trip to that castle on top of the hill was in order. Hiking up to the castle was again a bit of work but of course it was worth every second. You could almost feel as one of the nights standing guard. I cannot see how anyone ever could have made it past this castle. Not only did they have weapons but the birds were also on their side. While at the castle there was a show with eagles and hawks that were used for tracking and hunting. It is amazing the size of these birds that they are able to tame. One more night in Werfen then it is off to See Matthew Barney. In <br />
Basel, Switzerland<br />
I am on the train writing this now on my way to Basel but for those of you who don't know who he is I will include a link to his video later. Barney is a video artist that myself and many of my friends have come to love. I saw one of his videos in Toronto many years ago and it has always had a place in my mind. Don't watch this clip with any children around as it can be a litte strange and may confuse them. As a matter of fact if you are not an art person it may do the same ffor you. Just try to experience it for its visual beauty if nothing else. Don't try to read to much into it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SnGhxFXi8g<br />
Well some time has passed since the last time I wrote.... I was on a train and well we missed our stop and ended up in a small town with a nice lake right by the train station where we were stuck for 2 hours. Sometimes there are happy accidents. It is very hot these days and the lake was a welcome addition to the trip. Swimming out from the shore I think was probably the best thing that could have happened . The Barney video was everything that I had hoped and more. His videos are filled with video and audio stimulus that entice the senses. <br />
Innsbruck. <br />
One of the beautiful cities thus far. We spent most of our time here simply walking around enjoying the mountains. Unfortunately my camera was dead for most of this part of the trip. Imagine a valley surrounded by beautiful snow capped mountains and in this valley is a quaint little city that still holds onto its traditions. We met some great friends here from Australia and spent the day taking a tram to a mountain lake. This like this lake here are not like they would be in the United States. There was a high dive and people drinking and the occasional pair of boobies.... all good things... there was, however no lifeguard in sight. In the US we must follow all of these rules out of fear of being sued if someone gets hurt. The laid back attitude is a welcome relief. <br />
After Innsbruck we headed straight to Venice on quite possibly the hottest train in the world. This is no exaggeration. I think I lost about 5 pounds on this ride... 5 hours in the devils crotch. When we arrived in Venice it was time to find our hostel and try to cool down. Now, whoever designed Venice was a genius and an evil bastard. There are more dead ends and backwards turns than there are straight roads. It is a labyrinth. I fell like the whole time David Bowie was watching me through his crystal ball. Goblin King, Goblin King...... I took 3 ice cold showers that night and I dont think that I ever did get to cool down. The next day we picked up our packs and headed out on the search for some internet. Now in the age of computers you would think this wouldnt be that hard. To the contrary, I think there are about 3 internet cafes in all of Venice. Lonely Planet says that there are more internet cafes than you could ever need. When did they write this. 1998 or so. Anyway we found some internet eventually and got a hotel at a nice looking bed and breakfast for more money than we were able to spend. So its time to try and find it.... here we go again its now about 110 outside and we are carrying around 50 lbs or so on our backs.... good times.... so as we pass our hotel about 15 times we finally leave sonja with the packs and head out on our own to find the it. It turns out it is one block away and the map might as well have been in Greek but that would have made it easier at the point. Well, the complaining stops here as the fun begins. We all shower cause we fit in perfectly as we smell like a mix between vinegar and dirt. After exploring and getting lost, which is the way Venice should be experienced we end up back right were we started without even trying. The good part of this is that the locals are setting up for a nice little festival with barbecue the usually festivities.... We decide to go back for a well deserved nap and head back out for dinner where the band is setting up and everyone is eating. For 5 euros we get a grilled polenta and some ribs with fries. This reminds me of home.. We were told of a large fireworks show that all of the locals go to on Saturdays at San Marco Square. I like fireworks. Well fireworks is not the word for these. It should have been called WWIII or the apocalypse. It was a straight 45 min show that went non stop with at least 10 cannons firing off a constant stream of fireworks. It was unlike anything that I have ever seen. Bravo Venice. There was a turnout for this show of probably 100,000 this is not an exaggeration. I was happy, soaked to the bone and starting to get a little tipsy. Good times. The next day it was time for Nick to leave us. This makes me sad. We decide that to make up some money we would all sleep at the airport and see nick off at 6 am. It was a nice night hanging out and just relaxing. I didnt sleep more than an hour or so. The next morning I went back to Venice to wait for the night train and sleep out on the steps of the train station with the 50 other people that had the same idea. It was cooler today and was a nice day to just sit around and relax. Around 9pm the night train arrives. It is 2 cars. No beds just seats in with 6 people to a booth. I can not sleep so I do the next best thing, find a friend and have a few beers. Excellent. I will sleep eventually. I arrive in the morning in Vienna sweaty and exhausted, find a hostel and hit the sack for a few hours. <br />
Vienna turns out to be a beautiful city. I have only this one night here and meet up with some new friends and head out on the town. I have finished with art galleries for the remainder of my trip. It is time for a solid vacation or holiday as they say in europe. After a little research I find a nice little place in Czech Republic called Tabor where 2000 crowns equals $50 and you can get a 5 course meal with drinks for about $1500 crowns.... I am in.... I am now sitting in my private room in a hostel with a swimming pool situated near a lake and beautiful river for $12 usd a night. Czech Republic, you are my friend. I am here for 8 days having a nice rest before I head off to Zurich to stay for 3 days at a nice hotel before heading home. I am going to enjoy every minute of my stay here. Well I am coming to the end of my trip. What will I write about next. Time to get back to work, but not before heading up to Buffalo and the Adirondaks for a week kayaking. Its a tough life I have.<br />
Well In about a month I start work on my graduate thesis and graduate show. I think I have enough inspiration and thoughts to write about now. Mission accomplished. I will keep this blog going with thoughts on my thesis and life. I could use some feedback anyway. Thank you to everyone for all of your support in my travels, it has been a life experience I will never forget. Till next time<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw my first jellyfish in nature on this trip... i think im in love</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stop looking at me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hey.... who's there</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">peeeeeuuuu you guys stink</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nick was in love</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what are you staring at</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">are they going to kiss?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">walk like and egyptian</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">to good new friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">when rivers converge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beautiful..... see that mountain lake down there</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is that mountain lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s2B9hCuGbiQXoNkxc6FIT5EEREDjYe5ABbQ10ryCMOj9RmO28eBjuN9DV08BSbtqpZsAdZHrfb-E8_dnDNPgThC8jJcVOgoAi3IhuFzG7sZT67h7Q0K7qXON0gW1ZYLHgEUsyz57lEhB/s1600/P1170741+Stitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2s2B9hCuGbiQXoNkxc6FIT5EEREDjYe5ABbQ10ryCMOj9RmO28eBjuN9DV08BSbtqpZsAdZHrfb-E8_dnDNPgThC8jJcVOgoAi3IhuFzG7sZT67h7Q0K7qXON0gW1ZYLHgEUsyz57lEhB/s320/P1170741+Stitch.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from the top of the castle bell tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the ice caves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dont look down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just pure beauty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">more</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and some more</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and some more</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nick on the train</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">castle in Werfen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ice caves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">i could live in here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">near the entrance of the ice caves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is the guy that came during christmas. not for the good boys and girls but for the bad ones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the castle at night</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">America F*#K YEAH</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the mountains</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">great bird show.... this is one I caught taking flight</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They threw him a chicken</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The town where we stayed in Werfen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">venice canal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High tide in venice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">good times</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ooooooooooooooooooooo</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ooooooooooooooooooo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ooooooooooooooooooo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oooooooooooooo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">aoooooooooooooo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a bridge in the park in Berlin</td></tr>
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">So, now back to the beginning. Before heading to Barcelona there was a small snag with the trains and we ended up having to spend an extra night in Nice which was not such a bad thing..... IT happened that there was several art galleries to be seen there. The contemporary gallery was small and the work was mostly pop art which I am not the hugest fan of these days. The (http://nicefrance.ca/attractions/museedartmoderne.html) was a beautiful collection of mostly French impressionist, however it was not their usual work. It was hardly recognizable as them. This is always a good time for any artist that admires someone. You start to see that every artist has a bad day or even a bad year or century. It is easy to look at this amount of work and to see that the human body and spirit is capable of things that we don't always think that can be done by us. These people that are admired are no better than any one of us. We are all capable of anything that we truly want to accomplish.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Barcelona, I don't have too much to say about Barcelona; My Spanish is better than I thought, the all talk with a lisp ( gracias is grathias in Spain, not as we learn in Spanish classes, it should maybe be called Mexican class in America) …......oh, yeah..... it rains, don't jump in the puddles or you will end up with a beautiful rash all over your legs. Also, consequently if you are going to slide down a huge metal slide/sculpture do it when it is not raining or you will walk around all day with a wet ass. Actually, fuck the rules and do it; that is how you learn and come out with a great experience. Sorry about the “F” word there parents, sometimes they just fit.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Bilboa. Let us talk about art for a min as Bilbao Guggenheim is a place every person that has a hard time understanding modern art. GO THERE. The Guggenheim there is filled with sculptures that will entice the senses of even the biggest of skeptics. The work of Anish Kapoor is a sculptor's way of painting or a painter's way of sculpting. He plays with the visual capacity of every viewer. It is hard as a viewer to not want to touch everything to see if it really exists. A painting rich in color becomes a hole in the wall transformed with every step you make. If you have ever been to Chicago, the giant “bean” made of metal, the work of Kapoor. The other sculpture is that of Richard Serra. Serra has a piece in the Albright Knox (for all of you Buffalonians) Serra's pieces are large metal rectangular almost tabletops and twists them and bends them, turning them into an almost metal rubber. He talks about his work best. Watch this clip (http://video.pbs.org/video/1230660017) This after having going out with bunch of new friends that were studying drink.. I mean Spanish, from America. Needless to say I new more Spanish that any one of them. They were a great group of kids and kept me up till the sun reappeared which I got to watch from the edge of the canal. Ill never forget it.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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I am getting a little burned out on cities. London is small in comparison to Paris. I am not sure that this is completely true. It seem as though there are twice as many people. London has the market cornered when it comes to beautiful old architecture thus far. As for art I have gained an entirely new appreciation for an old favorite. Turner. His work has somehow influenced mine up to this point. I feel a connection with the way that he worked. The Tate Britain was an easy one to stay in for a while and get a little lost. There collection is not completely vast but their curator is doing a wonderful job. The Tate Modern was a nice relief back to the modern. Nothing but modern art, where as you turn a corner you instantly jump from excitement to disgust to a sometimes pure disbelief of the fact of what we sometimes consider as art. We also visited the National Gallery while in London which holds some of the most famous works of art. Their collection is vast but, there are few rooms that kept my interest. I think that my opinion here stands with my friends. Fish and chips are better in Ireland, sorry London but yours just don't do it.</div><div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">What can we say about Amsterdam? A few days there is sure to have an influence on anybody. Amsterdam is surrounded by a canal system which makes for a beautiful layout to an old city with that holds on tight to its heritage. Everything is spotless and the canals look to be cleaner than most that I have ever seen. As we all know there are some “sinful” things to see and do in Amsterdam. One of these things is the Red Light District. This is a place that makes some of the things that we read and hear come to life. There are women in windows as if you were shopping for a new pair of shoes. It is very strange. I have seen plenty of hookers in my life in American cities but this is a completely different experience. In addition to this there are also live sex shows and all sorts of museums dedicated to the body. We walked the canal a few times and decided that we would stick to the art and food as usual. Speaking of art, Vincent Van Gogh was without any doubt one of the greatest painters of all time. His use of color and his ability to depict images with unsurpassed clarity is astonishing. I learned that he also studied the work of Millet which, now that I know this, is very evident. Millet is one of my new favorite artists along with Turner. I have been able to see a lot of work of both of theirs which I have never had the opportunity to in the past.</div><div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br />
</div><div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;">Well, It has taken me a few days to update so there are a few more days to talk about. After spending a few weeks in the city we decided to pick a random place on the map and head for the coast. This turned out to be a great idea. We started in a small town called Kalundborg in Denmark where we stayed in a very nice hostel called “place for walkers” this is the literal translation. The day was spent grilling on the beach and sitting in the shade doing some drawing. After one day of relaxation we decided to take a chance and take the bus out to the end of the peninsula and see if we could find a secluded little spot to sleep out under the stars. Well that is exactly what we found. We spent the night swimming in the ocean, watching jellyfish swim by, cooking out on the beach, and just soaking up some pure relaxation. It is exactly what I needed.</div><div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;"><br />
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Beach in Roscoff, small coastal town where we caught the ferry to Ireland from France....<br />
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The castle we stayed in..... yup spoiled rotten and Bono and Van Morrison lived just around the corner<br />
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Amsterdam had a beautiful port... reminded me of Buffalo actually<br />
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The Beautiful coast where we spent the night under the stars in Denmark<br />
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I wish that I could post all of my pictures but I have honestly taken just over 10,000. This is no joke. There is too much to see in just one lifetime. The primary goal of this trip is Art and it has been filled with it to this point. The art galleries in Italy are plentiful and each one is as beautiful as the next. As time passes by I begin to realize that I have evolved to a more modern form of art. I always thought the the painters of the Renaissance were the best but have learned that they were masters of technique and not of much more than that. Just a few days ago I visited the Sistene Chapel and what I thought would be the one of the greatest things I have ever seen was a bit of a disappointment. The only thing that amazed me about the Chapel was the way that he distorted perspective to make such a curved ceiling look flat. That and the amount of work that one person was able to do in just 4 years. The actual painting was not what I had expected. It looked more of a mechanical drawing of human bodies. It lacked expression. With the visit to the Vatican gallery which hoses the Sistene Chapel) there was a small section of artists from 1800-1950 which was much more impressive. The worst part and the best part about this was that the hordes of people were passing right by all of this wonderful work in order to see a fresco that they didnt even understand why they liked it. I feel it was because they are told of its greatness. Raphael's <i>School of Athens </i>was by far much more impressive ; the quality of the paint, the colors within the figures, the expression of the form. All better than <i>The Sistene Chapel. </i>Back to the art from the 1900's. There was a sense of freedom involved. Not a labored depiction of another persons ideas. <br />
Rome in all was made for the tourist. I have always dreamed of the Colosseum. After visiting Greece I think I was spoiled. There are places in Greece where you can feel the work of the ancient people and even the feel the people that lived in these places. The Colosseum felt more like Disney. A made up place that was made for tourists. Rome has places such as The Pantheon and The Trevi Fountain where you can be trapped within thousands of people but still feel like it has not been changed just to make money on tourists. <br />
Anyhow, I was happy to leave Rome and be on to Florence. Florence had a sort of Buffalo feel to it where the people were friendly and you could sit in the grass and not be bothered my hundreds of tourists hoping that you would take their pictures.If you cant tell I am tired of tourists and even more so, feeling like one. In Florence I was able to experience a more local culture where the art galleries were filled with the high Renaissance and northern Renaissance. These artists were masters of technique. It is amazing to see how much time was spent on one work at a time. We are a much more instant gratification type of society where we dont spend more than a few months on any one piece and it shows.<br />
After Florence I stopped in Piza which was nothing like what I had expected. The leaning tower was HUGE. I expected this little tower that was falling over but it was this enormous structure that was defying gravity. I sat and drew for a few hours under a fountain in the middle of the square. I was happy. After Pisa it was onto Nice, France. The first day was spent at the Aquarium which was inspirational. The colors and textures were limitless. There was a feeling as though the busy mechanical world was left behind. After the Aquarium I found myself searching out a trail that led up to the clouds. This is by far one of my favorite parts of the trip thus far. I sat atop a mountain looking upon the city of Monaco with nothing but clouds surrounds me. There is nothing that can compare to the feeling of having your head in the clouds. After a little meditation and sheer enjoyment I made my way back down and headed back to Nice. The next day I was to head out to Barcelona but alas the train was full and am stuck here one more day. Therefore I spent the day at a few local galleries that housed the work of mostly french artists and the acclaimed <i>The Kiss </i>by Rodin. He was a master of the human figure, showing hands and feet unlike any other. You could feel the flesh laid over the bones and the elasticity of the skin. This out of a large piece of marble. <br />
Well, I am off to Barcelona tomorrow and then the Guggenheim in Bilboa and hopefully, if I can find tickets, a bullfight in Madrid. Well here come the pictures now. Traveling is fun, exciting, heartbreaking and painful all at the same time. Till next time.<br />
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Tourist trap..... but still a marvel of architecture<br />
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Trevi fountain..... I sat here and drew for a few hours.....<br />
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head in the clouds..... it was nice to get out of the city,,,,,Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853968756310384475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189607528434858933.post-4111360962459442842010-05-19T15:05:00.000-04:002010-05-19T15:05:45.229-04:00The Greece saga continues........The past week and a half have been interesting to say the least. I have learned more in one week about Greek Architecture than I have in my entire life. This, to me, is not the most important thing that I have learned. I have learned that being the only male in a group of 10 girls is enough to drive anyone crazy. All of the other students are nice but too much of anything is not necessarily a good thing. I have also learned that when I feel like when I do things to make others lives easier and my life seems to get harder in return I can get bitter and selfish. It is not the best quality and I am working in it. I think next time I will travel alone and see which is better off. <br />
After a few days of acclimating myself to Athens Dr. Arbury and the group arrived. This is when the craziness began. Dr. Arbury likes to cram as much as possible into every waking hour of the day possible. Day Began with the group arriving around 2PM and we were off to the races ( well to the Plaka actually). We ran around the shops and the touristy sights before we took a hike after dark up the small mountain across from the Acropolis stopping in every church along the way.<br />
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This is the view of Athens at night across from the Acropolis.<br />
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The Parthenon at night.<br />
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On the walk home our group got a little lost and found ourselves walking down a street back to the hotel littered with prostitutes. This was no big deal to some of us. To others, it was interesting to say the least. We arrived back at the hotel at around midnight and set the alarm for 6AM, and so it begins. The next morning, after enjoying the typical Greek breakfast of hard boiled eggs, cheese sandwiches and yogurt with preserves, we took off walking to the National Archaeology Museum. Every musuem that we visit is just as wonderful as the next. I cant possibly talk about them all. We visit 2-4 EVERY day. Normally when I visit a gallery I will have a hard time making it through the entire thing in 6-8 hours depending on the museum. We are running through them. I have thousands of pictures tha tI will upload to picasa when I am done here. Don't worry old folks, I will supply a link at the end of this blog. Anyway I am exhausted and am going to just go through my favorites. I am sure that these blogs will get shorter as time goes on.<br />
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This one is for Nick..... these were some Sweeeeeeet Scarabs.... there were more than I have ever seen in one place....<br />
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This is Dr. Arbury that we chase all over Greece. <br />
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Parthenon<br />
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Ok, its almost 10pm here and im pooped.... I have just about 5000 Greece pictures..... you must wait to see them.... too bad... so sad..... I am going to throw up a few of my favorite and when I have some some ill do some more...our itinerary until the end of the month is crazy but I guess this is school and should be this way.....<br />
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This is Sparta, actually where they threw their ugly babies.<br />
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Delphi, one of my favorites so far<br />
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The sunrise this morning in Chania after 2 hours sleep on a boat in a storm so not I am falling asleep doing this. Its beditme..... goodnight everyone. After Greece I will try to keep you all more informed but for now this is all you get. As for that link I promised the old folks... not this time. Next time maybe..... goodnight all.... peaceJustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853968756310384475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189607528434858933.post-1449095867137769182010-05-10T12:59:00.000-04:002010-05-10T12:59:37.623-04:00First few days in EuropeWell, I have arrived safe and sound in Greece. The weather here is a constant beautiful 80-90 degrees and sunny as could be. Upon flying over Greece my first conviction when peering out the window was one of sheer awe. The mountains seemed to have erupted out of the azure water. At this point I had not slept in near 24 hours which aggravated the surrealism of the moment.<br />
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This experience is in all honesty one of my favorite so far. His son, whose name escapes me, received his MFA in Painting from Purchase University in NYC and is now back in Greece writing poetry and working as hard as ever. We spoke of Greek, European, and American politics for quite a while.<br />
After leaving "the Poet" shop we headed to find some more delicious Greek food. I have been on a mission to find the most disturbing and delicious foods I can find. Yesterday we had probably the worlds most amazing Gyro Pita (eee-row Pee-tah) from a small shop where ordering from the solo cook that spoke zero English was great. Today I had fried smelt, Greek Salad, and some Greek fried meatballs, all of which could rival some of the best food of my life. I am not sure if it is the experience of the place but I truly think it is the actual food and the quality and freshness of the ingredients. The restaurant that we ate at was in the center of the fish and meat market. When I say "fish and meat market" this is not like what you would probably think. Imagine being in a huge factory lined with individual vendors all yelling in Greek as they are trading stocks in the NY stock exchange. Except they are all wielding enormous knives and covered in all sorts of guts and meat. Stop for a second and think of the smell. As I trudged through the inch of fish gut water on the floor in my new sandals I couldn't help but be excited wishing that I lived nearby so that I could eat all of these wonderful things. The meats were as plentiful as the fast food restaurants in Radford, VA. If you do not know Radford I will tell you, it is a lot. Sonja, my friend that I am here with especially loved the rabbits with the furry feet still on them. It was priceless. Well It is time for me to go and finish my smoked herring, Greek Retsina wine, and Greek salad so that I can go and relax on the hotel roof. <br />
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Tomorrow the rest of the group from my study abroad program will be arriving and we will begin our journey around the ancient part of the Greek mainland and islands. Many stories and pictures will be soon to follow.<br />
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That's the meat and fish market in the background. Nothing like delicious food and the smell of dead animals.<br />
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That is it for now, off to the roof with me.Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853968756310384475noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5189607528434858933.post-5504691628045502382010-03-22T20:47:00.005-04:002010-03-22T21:36:45.104-04:00Just 6 weeks till im off to Europe for the summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPE0JFweSHy1z8kjqf6lQjpqWbMz6BJzsI7kvpScSyOLbXdICbTxzk7kL5nzm0WRiEOm5lbgMx63603IW24Zk4r-H_Q8OejLN7rz2Bd8IDUtZEUHjTHV5VBlb9IeacXxqdEdlwhg40lBJ/s1600-h/26884_578137406275_43407168_33560835_5666892_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPE0JFweSHy1z8kjqf6lQjpqWbMz6BJzsI7kvpScSyOLbXdICbTxzk7kL5nzm0WRiEOm5lbgMx63603IW24Zk4r-H_Q8OejLN7rz2Bd8IDUtZEUHjTHV5VBlb9IeacXxqdEdlwhg40lBJ/s200/26884_578137406275_43407168_33560835_5666892_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2t7kSfZnS6e2axfTi_8FvZrWOm9QeWTWw6MlwT1IfRMEnPG_VeDoX3MroiSljyYL3dWexOC1VGvpwcfdQfOsTnl4J1ei__vfHR4jiGjgaEQQNmhCXhz2wLIuVXg_3ZH5op_yNKvUwpt7/s1600-h/26884_578137451185_43407168_33560842_6467101_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2t7kSfZnS6e2axfTi_8FvZrWOm9QeWTWw6MlwT1IfRMEnPG_VeDoX3MroiSljyYL3dWexOC1VGvpwcfdQfOsTnl4J1ei__vfHR4jiGjgaEQQNmhCXhz2wLIuVXg_3ZH5op_yNKvUwpt7/s200/26884_578137451185_43407168_33560842_6467101_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VHIQzqUk_5CcCLW8YzK02pHjKpvUN8JOQk7ERaOIUjW-oNlzf5YX4agUYaa2jUUH65jeZ8bVQJA2GiDKnUSvM0LFA0ypdxTSjFmSYJTPZ0IkZCbIFT-1ivus-tzag0GPMuJBacZjaTPB/s1600-h/26884_578137441205_43407168_33560840_7556551_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VHIQzqUk_5CcCLW8YzK02pHjKpvUN8JOQk7ERaOIUjW-oNlzf5YX4agUYaa2jUUH65jeZ8bVQJA2GiDKnUSvM0LFA0ypdxTSjFmSYJTPZ0IkZCbIFT-1ivus-tzag0GPMuJBacZjaTPB/s200/26884_578137441205_43407168_33560840_7556551_n.jpg" width="200" /></a>I am setting this up to keep in touch with all of my family and friends while I am over the big pond. I am very excited and anxious about leaving. Right now I am stressed about finishing out my last semester of teaching. I have learned many things about myself and about others through teaching and I now know for sure that I never want to teach art history.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdm2yxcqaZgDdKbtMh3IONOkqHQXgQZV52zayKGALPtVPpHAQ-dqFovPzOQEt8c1VMB5c2_PIMJcMqfD_fm1LcJdxrgjgBhoq5_cPFFtuQxSEnQtdGSj4_qrWf5Qw2uFnI5twuF0zxWm-U/s1600-h/26884_578137446195_43407168_33560841_3252710_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdm2yxcqaZgDdKbtMh3IONOkqHQXgQZV52zayKGALPtVPpHAQ-dqFovPzOQEt8c1VMB5c2_PIMJcMqfD_fm1LcJdxrgjgBhoq5_cPFFtuQxSEnQtdGSj4_qrWf5Qw2uFnI5twuF0zxWm-U/s200/26884_578137446195_43407168_33560841_3252710_n.jpg" width="200" /></a>Anyway, I this is the route I will be taking while I am overseas. First I will be spending just over 3 weeks in Greece with the Radford University study abroad. After that I will enjoy a ferry ride to Italy where I will be stopping in Bari, Naples, Rome, Florence and Piza. Next off to Nice and Avignon, France. Then Barcelona, Badrid, Bilboa, Spain. Bordeaux, Paris(where things get interesting and Nicholas Stewart will be joining us), Reims, Roscoff, France. As if life can't get any harder, I will then hop a cruise to Ireland for a few days where hopefully a few loved ones will be joining the festivities. After Ireland, a day in London, before traveling UNDER the English Channel to Brussels and then Amster Amster dam dam dam....... If I can still remember my name at this point It will be off to Copenhagen and Stockholm, Sweden before going to Oslo and hopping a train to Flam, Norway for the highest elevation train in the world. Then the long trip back to German for a few night stay in Berlin, on to Prague, Wien, and Salzburg, and Innsbruck, Austria. Without further delay it is time for some relaxing in Venice where we bid a fond farewell to Nick, that is if he made it out of Amsterdam alive. Just a few more stops before it is time to head back to the USA. By this time I am sure that I will have either gotten homesick or decided to stay. Just one more stop in Milan and off to Zurich where I will be going skiing in August :) in the ALPS :) fairy tales can come true,,,, it can happen to you.......... hang onto your dreams and work hard, they will someday come true....... next posting will be after May 7th, when I arrive in Europe...... I hope everyone is well, I love you all........ Please, if you have any advice or "must sees" send them :)Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853968756310384475noreply@blogger.com6