Pretty close, huh? The subject is a portion of the Elgin Marbles, a topic of much discussion for many people. I used the lines and angles of the walls, corners, ceiling, and base to find the best position in which to imitate the original photo. I absolutely love Classical Greek/Roman sculpture. I cannot even begin articulate the excitement I experience when walking through the museum today. I was also taken with much of the Asian art, specifically those pieces depicting the Buddha and bodhisattvas. Here, I am imitating the mudras used by the Buddha to my left:
After touring the museum, we all had high tea at the restaurant in the museum. Tara and I felt so fancy, holding our pinkies high in the air while drinking our tea. I then proceeded to go down to the museum gift shop and buy two lovely books: Symbols and Their Hidden Meanings and London's Strangest Tales: Extraordinary But True Stories. Those will be a couple of good reads for the plane ride home.
cute blog! will post the "fancy" picture on FB shortly. so. tired. must. sleep.
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ReplyDeleteI did not realize that you were so into art and architecture. I know you studied art history and have a minor in it, I just didn't know how excited you got about it. That's great that you are able to appreciate your current surroundings. Enjoy!! Mommy
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