4/17/2018 0 Comments NCMA field trip reflectionThis week, we were given the opportunity to take a trip to the North Carolina Museum of Art. I have really looked forward to this trip, and it was really a treat to tour the museum with Mrs. Whitney. It was a great time to just experience the exhibit with my friends and discuss the things we saw there. Our class was able to visit a special exhibit called You Are Here: Light, Color, and Sound Experiences. This exhibit was full of pieces playing dramatically with light, color, sound, and technology. I was incredibly surprised and pleased with my experience and I really learned a lot about how artists today are pushing the boundaries of art and manipulating the dynamics of light and technology to make an impact.
After that piece, we were able to see several other amazing pieces before we went into what was called the Sound Room. This room was filled with a circle of large speakers, each one making the sound of an individual person singing. There were men and women, young and old, and as you stood in the center of the room and listened, they all made up one beautiful song. This touched me deeply because as you walked up to each individual speaker, you could hear their contribution to the song. But you couldn't see the person and you couldn't tell what they looked like, what their skin color was, what their individual beliefs and convictions were, or what they had experienced in life. But they were still a person whose existence and input into the song made it that much better. This really spoke to me the truth of how each person is uniquely created and valued by God, and that we each have individual talents and abilities that make us who we are. Regardless of race, ethnicity, background, gender, or any other determining factor, each person has a purpose and their contribution to the song. Above is Divinity, another one of my favorite pieces from Wednesday's trip. The piece is chalk, so it is temporary. It basically encompasses the meaning of life and how each of us fit together as one big picture. This piece reminded me of the Sound Room and I was very encouraged by the message of both of these pieces.
The following pictures are a collection of the photos of various art pieces that we saw during our visit. Many of them were very dynamic and colorful and I truly enjoyed the experience.
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