So it's been a while. So much has been happening in my life. Latest is that I'm in North Carolina for my next chapter in life: grad school. Being back in school again is okay, I'm not so thrilled with living here. I don't have many friends in the surroundings. But I'm making the best of it, and I'm really enjoying interning at the Mint Museum of Art. So far is a lot of time in the library researching, and in the lab or in front of the computer cataloging. But I'm already helping out with research and observing the exhibition design process of the museum's upcoming exhibit The Helga Pictures, that will be showcasing 70 works by world-renowned artist Andrew Wyeth. The curator I'm assisting, Mr. Michael Whittington, also wants me to take the docent training of the museum to learn about the history of the museum and the collections which is also fascinating. Here are some pics of my views around campus and The Mint Museum of Art these days.
Michael C. McMillen is a mixed-media artist based in Santa Monica, California, whose installations and sculptures made out of recyclable materials, or as he calls them "the cast-offs of our material society," play around the themes of time, change, and illusion as a means to create what he refers to as "visual spiritual poetry." It's very interesting work with a magic of its own. The two friends I've brought with me to view his work have referred to his pieces as post-apocalyptic. I see it more as a beautiful display of decay. They had a similar eerie effect on me as when I visited a ghost town of the Gold Rush era, here in California, for the first time. Like a glimpse at the ancient ruins of the future. To fully appreciate his installations you really must experience them. You can view his work in person at an upcoming exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California from April 16, 2011 to August 14, 2011, entitled Train of Thought .