On Friday we took what I call the artists my dad likes tour. By the end of the tour, though, they were artists that Cindy and I both like, too. The Gemeentemuseum in the Hague had an Alexander Calder exhibit, and the Het Paleis has a permanent M.C. Escher collection, and we decided to see both. I took as many pictures as I could, so that my dad can enjoy the exhibits too. If it weren't for him, I'd probably never have heard of Escher or Calder, and because of him, I got to feel worldly and knowledgeable about art. Thanks, Dad!
The Calder Exhibit focused on his interactions with Mondrian. I didn’t realize I knew Mondrian’s work until I recognized it as something my dad had helped me make into a window hanging. So there’s a third artist whose work I recognize because of my father. Calder was inspired to do more abstract work after visiting Mondrian’s studio in Paris (I’m beginning to see a theme of Parisian artists in this trip).The following two photos are of a model of Mondrian's studio:
The Calder Exhibit focused on his interactions with Mondrian. I didn’t realize I knew Mondrian’s work until I recognized it as something my dad had helped me make into a window hanging. So there’s a third artist whose work I recognize because of my father. Calder was inspired to do more abstract work after visiting Mondrian’s studio in Paris (I’m beginning to see a theme of Parisian artists in this trip).The following two photos are of a model of Mondrian's studio:
Of course in addition to the information about Mondrian, there were a lot of Calder's works in the exhibit:
After the Calder exhibit, we went to the Escher exhibit in Het Paleis, which used to be a Royal Palace. Escher's work was harder to photograph, because of the glare on the glass, but I did my best:
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