Blog 8 Art1B The Museum

This just seemed like an appropriate beginning to the museum/final blog for ol' Art1B. I have really enjoyed the last several months of art history, it has been a real eye opener. The whole flow of the evolution of creativity as expressed through time and cultures is inspiring, it is something that sets us apart, a very unique and important part of our make-up, this creative expression. The increasingly varied ways that humankind find to express themselves and share their thinking in productive ways gives me a sense of hope for the future. The museum of course was an excellent example of the variety available, from the paintings of earlier periods to the dissimilar paintings of today, the creations from found articles, the out of this world glass creations, the ceramic expressions, the metal work and of course the sculpture. The Museum had a unique location and history of its own brought out by the story of the Stanford's and their particular creative genius expressed in the business world of the time. Finally I got to see The Thinker again, he's quite a bit bigger than I remember from 50 years ago and even more interesting.