A new way to see

What: Art
Who: Willard Hirsch and the Sound of vision
When: Wednesday December 28, 2012
Where: Gibbs Museum of Art
Price: $9

http://www.gibbesmuseum.org/explore/cur_exhibit2.php?id=92


With in the museum there are two exhibits the sounds of vision and the sculptures from Willard Hirsch. With the Sounds of Vision it was more of a rock and role exhibit of many popular artist. From Elvis to the Beatles and even new generation music Madonna and a well know artist Michael This exhibit explores the life of art but also in a famous way. The Sculptures from Willard Hirsch are sculptures based on the 20th century. Hirsch works with Wood, Terricata, Metal, plaster, and many other substances as his base. Also some of Hirsch art is on display in Charleston.

Through my experience at the Gibbs museum my favorite part was looking at the rock and role photos. The black and white one of Elivs was my absolute favorite for the reason the angle was perfect and he was just so deep in thought. Also knowing that the sculputre at the battery was made from a famos artist but also one that is really famos in town is pretty cool. One thing I would like to know is how do some of these sculpture pop up in ones head to make it.

The Seasonal Changes of Clothing

What: Winter Seasonal Fashion

Where: Charleston Museum

When: December 1- January 6, 2013

Clothing changes with the Seasons every year. Especially in Winter time. Women with their big coats and hats. The men with their jackets, gloves, and pants. This exhibit focused on styles from the 19th Century.  The women wore their bright colored dresses.  The men wore their wide range of coats and jackets. Some men wore Scottish quilts.


This exhibit was quite interesting to see the tastes of style from over a 100 years ago and what some of us would wear during that time.  Thankfully, we do not wear some of this outfits. As it would be a little outdated.
 

A historical Life

What: Movie
Who: About Lincoln
When:Wednesday December 5, 2012
Where: 1956 Maybank Highway, Charleston, SC
Price: approximately $7

http://thelincolnmovie.com/?cmp=wdsmp_lincoln_4d_google_src

          Abraham Lincoln is the 16th President who was born February 12, 1809, in Kentucky. The movie was about Lincolns time in office around the final months of his life. During the movie it is in time of war and Lincoln designs a plan in order to end it. While ending the war he plans to eliminate slavery and reunite the country as one. The beginning of the movie he is trying to add the 13 amendment which is to abolish slavery. He was scared that since the civil war was bout to be done that the courts would not accept his emancipation proclamation.  The rest of the movie was based upon whether or not the amendment would be passed or not. With the amendment the movie fasts fowards a few months to the night when lincoln was shot.

Through my experience of watching the movie it was really interesting to me for the reason in 11th grade US history I wrote my 10 pg. paper on Abraham Lincoln. Writting this paper had me really interested the whole entire time for the reason I could actually picture and see what it could have been like if i was there watching him during his term. Although it made me wonder why did the producers not want to do a whole presentation on Lincoln and his whole life.

Brilliant biopic about King George VI

What: The King's Speech
Who: FBSstudent
When: Nov.5th
Where: First Baptist School
Price: Free

The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
This is a powerful, hilarious and deeply moving story, told against the backdrop of a critical juncture in modern history, of the emergence of a deep friendship out of a professional relationship between two men who would otherwise never have socially interacted.

A Pro-Life Story: October Baby

What:October Baby
Who: FBS student
When:Nov.12th
Where:First Baptist School
Price:free

October Baby is a 2011 American Christian-themed dramatic film directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin and starring Rachel Hendrix in her film debut. It is the story of a young woman named Hannah, who learns that she was almost aborted as a baby in the womb. She then embarks upon a road trip to understand the circumstances of her birth.
This is a powerful movie that shows how God can bring beauty from our most painful experiences. I was concerned how the film would portray this difficult, sensitive and polarizing issue, but it was well-balanced and exhibited compassion for every character. I found myself completely caught up in the story and never got the feeling that the movie was dragging.

Mytical and wonderful : nevermore

What:drama
Who:my family and I
When:Oct.27th
Price:$25.00

Nevermore is Written by Charleston Stage Founder and Producing Director Julian Wiles.From the master of the macabre comes the haunting tale of Edgar Allan Poe's own mysterious death and disappearance. With scenes from such tantalizing Poe tales as The Pit and the Pendulum and The Masque of the Red Death, Nevermore takes us to 1827 Sullivans Island, where young Edgar Allan Poe served in the army at Ft. Moultrie and penned such classics as The Gold Bug.

Inside the historical and magnificent building, This is the first time I see the American drama, it deeply strikes me. I feel the richness of local culture.

Aura of Art: spirital trip at SCAD

What:painting,photography,fashion,drama

Who:SCAD stuff First Baptist student Palmetto student

When:Nov.5th

Where:601 Turner Blvd.Savannah, GA

Price:Free

The SCAD Museum of Art is a contemporary art and design museum conceived and designed expressly to enrich the educational milieu of SCAD students and professors.The musuem is including painting, photography,fashion and historical drama costumes.
It is my pleasure that I had chance to be one of the visitor in SCAD trip, the equisite artwork
astonish me that the professional it is. The classic black little dress display in a row conveys the impression of elegance. The costumes of the 16th century Britain makes me immerse in the strong culture atmosphere.

The Gibbes Experience


Who: Rock and Roll Photography
What: Pictures of music artist
Where: The Gibbes Museum
When: December 4
Price: 5$

      I explored the monumental Rock and Roll Photography exhibit at the Gibbes Museum. It didn't only consist of rock and roll but a small amount of country, reggae, and hip-hop music artist. The people was Elvis Presley to Madonna. The Exhibit was very interesting and one of my favorite events that I attended.
      This exhibit had many different singers, from all different time frames. The pictures didn't only consists of them on stage, but also their personal life and when they weren't expecting it. These are very famous pictures of these people, and very well known pictures that will stay in history forever.
                                                                         -Austin

The History of Charleston


Who: Charleston
What: The Museum of Charleston
When: October 12
Price: 10$

      The Charleston Museum is full of history. But it's not only the history of Charleston, but also the history of many different things. One of my favorite exhibits is the Armory or Becoming an American. But theres also many different exhibits to go throw and to look at. Most of the exhibits are permanent exhibits but they also have temporary exhibits.
       I have been to the Charleston Museum many times, but it was when I was little and it was a different experience going now that I am older, and it was very interesting. Even though I live here, there are many things that I did not know as i was touring that museum.
                                                                        -Austin


     

Spray painting everything

What: Art Gallery
Who: Benjamin Hollingsworth (artist)
When: Tuesday December  4, 2012
Where: City Gallery at Water Front Park
34 Prioleau St., Unit A, Charleston, SC 29401
Price: FREE

http://citygalleryatwaterfrontpark.com/benjamin-hollingsworth-grace/

          Benjamin Hollingsworth was born in Concord, North Carolina in 1982. He grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, where he earned his BA from CofC. He later moved to New York where he stubble upon some books in the library about art and art history. Where shortly after he decided to create art. In the Exhibit of the GRACE he had a bunch of abstract art. With in the art gallery some of the art consisted of a bunch of spray painted items. Some of the spray paint items were basketball shoes, wood boards with nails, items inside other paintings and etc. One strange piece of art was a mattress that was folded with a brick inside of it. Hollingsworth is mostly interested in how histories are built and how the new generations perceive of it.

http://www.benjaminhollingsworthart.com/blog/

Through out my experience in this art gallery I found that the spray painted basketball shoes were the most interesting items, because basketball is my life so I found it really cool to look at. Also while there I found many of the piece to be seen regularly in everyday life and found it to quite odd. Although some of these items were odd it made me curious on why he would want to spray paint these items and create this peculiar objects.

Art at the College Of Charleston

Who: Mid-Career Artist
What: Post Dome Project
Where: The Haulsey
When: December 3
Price: Free

      I went to the Post Dome Project at the Haulsey. It consisted of 3-D models, Drawings, and Paintings by Don Zanfagna. The exhibit is open from October 19 to December 8. Most of the drawings and paintings are futuristic. His idea for the exhibit was "Growing your own house".
      The paintings and drawings were very strange, but also very intriguing. I have never seen  paintings like this in person, but it was a good first exsperience. I learned that anyone can draw whatever they want if they just put their mind to it and let their imagination go wherever it wants to go.
                                                          -Austin

The Art of Charleston!

What: Art of Charleston
Who: Many different Artist
When: November 10-11
Where: Town Center, Mount Pleasant
Price: Free

     This art show was mainly artist of Charleston with drawings and paintings of people, animals, and buildings in the Low Country. Pictures were not only of the low country, there were also abstract, sculptures, and drawings of different figures. The pictures consisted of birds in the marsh, animals, and famous buildings in the south.
      I learned that most of the pictures were taken by camera and then a print was made and then multiple drawings and paintings were produced with that one print. I never knew that our surroundings look so good. All the drawings and pantings pulled all the vibrant colors out and all the forage and waters, and what we look at everyday.
                                                                                      -Austin






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e pictures were not of the low country and they were just drawings and paintings and there was also sculptures that theThis art show was mainly pictures of the Low Country. That includes pictures of marsh birds, people of the low country, and buildings and places. Also some pictures were not of the low show was mainly pictures of the Low Country. That includes pictures of marsh birds, people of the low country, and buildings and places. Also some pictures were not of the low country and they were just drawings and paintings and there was also sculptures that the people mad

Its a purple color

Movie: The Color purple
When: during the time period of 1900's
Where:

• watched at the First Baptist Gym
• taken place in the south of the US

Price: FREE

         The Color Purple was taken place in the 1900's in the south of the United States. Its about the life of Celie Harris, a african american woman who at a young age had been sexually abused by her father and had two kids which her father took of them away from her by the time she was 14. Celie was then  forced the marry a wealthy man. Celies husband as she refears to as "Mister" abuses her to intimidate her so she wont control him. Celies sister later comes and visits but then later was kicked out. When Nettie was kicked out she promised Celie that she would always write her. Celie through time never recieved the letters and was depressed for a long time. Later on Shug Avery a Jazz Singer, who Albert or as known as Mister from Celie was overlly obsessed with her. She came and stayied with Celie and her family. Shug was sick and demented, and when she first arrived the first thing she said to Celie "Your Ugly!" Celie and Shug later became great friends and actually had an affair. Alberts son Harpo then married Sofia who also had an abusive family but it was her own and not Harpo. Sofia was a strong young woman andd refused to tolerate any abuse from men. Sofia's loud mouth later gets her in trouble for talking back and hitting the mayor (who is caucasian). Later on Shugs came back to Celie and Ablert but she brought back her husband too. This put both of them in shock. Celie and Shugs then found the old letters that Celie's sister sent her but Albert kept it a secret from her. Celie began to read the letters to find her sister had went to Africa to be a missionary. While finding all this information about Nettie, Celie and a group were at dinner and Shug and her new husband were bout to leave when Celie stood up for her self and left Albert. The last thing she said to him was "You kept Nettie away from me because she was the only one that loved me... and until you do the right thing everything you do will go wrong." Celie was then on her own setting up her own new life. She then began to sell "one size fits all" pants. She opened up a shop after the death of her step-father and also inherited a shop and house from her biological father. Albert after Celie left became an Achoholic and could barely take care of himself. Albert finally decided to do something good for once and brought back Celie sister, son, and daughter. Celie was over joyed when she saw them and when Nettie introduced her son and daughter. At the end Albert is looking from a far with a smile upon his face while Shug smiles. As the sun setted Nettie and Celie played their child hood clapping game.

My overall experience from watching the movie was that I learned more about what some African American women had to face while in the 1900's but also with in their own families. It showed me that it wasnt a nice place in the world to live in. Although through out the movie it made me wonder how did some of these African americans have all this money to have alot of land, big houses, and expensive things. For the reason it was after slavery and still some slavery was occuring. My rating of the movie would be a seven because it something that everyone should watch to get the feel at what some African American women had to go through to get where they are today, but not as extreme.

People of the South

What: Art Exhibit 

Who: Mary Whyte

When: October 5, 2012- February 10, 2013

Where: Telfair Art Museum, Savannah 

Price: Free Admission

     Charleston Water Color Artist Mary Whyte painted a group of 30 paintings depicting the people of the Working South. She traveled throughout the South capturing the essence of the workers that she painted. She painted the fisherman, the seamstress, the boat captain, cotton mill worker, the farmer etc... 

Mrs. Whyte wanted to capture and honor the hard work of the blue color workers before they disappeared. The paintings hang in the adjacent 4 rooms of the second floor of the Academy building adjacent to the New Telfair Museum that was built a few years ago.

     I know of Mary Whyte work from her gallery on Church Street in Charleston. These paintings were amazing. The medium of water color is very hard to work in and her ability to capture the tiniest details on her subjects was amazing. For example, if you look at the Ferry Boat Captain, you can see each hair on his arm and she was able to catch each of her subjects expressions. All the paintings were beautiful and I felt that they did show a part of the South that people do not usually see. 

http://telfair.org

Abstractions at the City Gallery

What: Art Museum

Who: Benjamin Hollingsworth Exhibit 

When: December 6, 2012

Where: City of Charleston Art Museum

Price: Free Admissions

     The creative abstract artist is Benjamin Hollingsworth. Every single piece of his work from his sculptures to his colorful paintings, he creates them all to be abstract. Hollingsworth is showing his newest pieces of art this winter, from November 17 - December 30, 2012. What is special about his abstract art is that he takes every day, ordinary things that we would think couldn’t be art, and incorporates it into something unusual. Shown in the sculpture below, he uses chairs and tables. These are everyday objects that are in every house that we wouldn’t take a second look at, but Hollingsworth creates something unthinkable.

I learned that you can take any ordinary everyday thing and make it a piece of art. I thought his work was very unusual and different. I was puzzled with some of his art work because they were very mixed but I did not find it to be that creative. Abstract art means abstractions and his sculpture using the chairs and table was representational. I think his work was different but, it did not wow me, I felt like I had seen work like his before in Museums by artists that are no longer living. 

Art?

What: Exhibit of Grace

Who: Benjamin Hollingsworth

When: November 17- December 30

Where: The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs

Price: Free

On December 6, I went to the Office of Cultural Affairs, and that is the first thing I walk into:

Chairs, and a broken table. Well, this is art, I think. I do not really understand it. Is there even anything to understand? I do not know. Moving on. I looked at something else, and this is what I found:

Art? Yes, but contemporary art.

Hollingsworth is a contemporary artist. Does the fact that I don't understand his sculptures and paintings make him a good contemporary artist? 

This exhibit really made me think about what art should look like. But there is no "real" art. 

You can not define art. 

So if you like contemporary art, and to think about what the work you are looking at can possibly mean, then I recommend this to you! 

I personally did not really enjoy it, because I am not fan of this kind of art. However, I still thought it was interesting, and surprising. 

The artists' donation

What: Exhibit and auction

Who: CFADA (Charleston Fine Art Dealers Association)

When: November 3rd

Where: Gibbs Museum

Price: Free


The Gibbs exhibited the work of the artists who painted in the park earlier that day. Later, there was an auction, and all the benefits went to the Charleston County High Schools Department.

The paintings, I thought, were stunning. They were very colorful, with a lot of bright colors.
I enjoyed being there, observing the paintings, and my favorite was that one:

West Fraser painted it. He is a famous Southern painter.
I think it is great what the artists did: painted and donated their work to the auction.
It was a great experience, I met a lot of artists, and enjoyed being around them and talking to them.

The Day of Art

 What: Exhibit

Who: CFADA

When: November 3, 2012

Where: Gibbs Museum  

Price: Free Admissions

     After the Painting in the Park, the paintings from that day were taken to the Gibbs Art Museum. The Gibbs, is one of the main and most popular of the museums located in Charleston. It show cases a variety of artist from around the nation. At the Gibbs, the paintings were auction off to the highest bidder. All the processed were given to the Charleston County High Schools Department.

 I began to look around in the museum, I noticed how many people where there. I wondered what kind of people would show up, I didn't know what to expect that day. When I walked around, helping my mom, I really enjoyed looking at the paintings on the walls. Everyone had a different view of what they saw. From this experience, I took away more that I expected. I realized that even though the art may look different, the people who paint it all share a common thing, the love of painting. 

Gibbes Museum of Art:  A Day at the Museum

What: It was a museum with art pictures.
Who: I went with my friends Lonnie, Trent, and Eric.
When: I went on December 4. Right after school was ended.
Where: It is on 135 Meeting Street Charleston, South Carolina.
Price: It cost seven dollar for seniors to come and look around at the Gibbes Museum.

The Gibbs Museum had some really interesting art pictures.  Some were very cool.  Some were a little different and didn't really look like anything.  They had old pictures showing people from a long time ago but they also had pictures of people that are celebrities that we know today, like Jay-Z and the Beatles.  It was a very big museum with three stories and a lot of rooms to walk around and look at the pictures.

I was surprised that I actually liked the museum.  I have never been to an art museum before.  Some of the art I did not like, but some of it was interesting.  My favorite part of the museum was the room that had all of the pictures of the musicians and celebrities.  It is a place that I would maybe go again.    

October Baby:  Finding the Real Mother

What:  October Baby about a girl that was adopted.
Who:  I watched the movie at school with a lot of other students.
When:  The movie was after school one afternoon in November.
Where:  At First Baptist School, 48 Meeting Street.
Price:  Free

The movie was about a girl that was adopted.  She did not find out that she was adopted until she was 18.  She left and went to find her mother.  She found her aunt and then found her mother.  Her mom acted like she didn't know her.  Her mom had given her up for adoption because she could not take care of her.  The daughter left her mom a note later and told her she forgives her.  Then the girl went back to her home.

I thought the movie was something that a girl would like more that a movie that a boy would like.  It was a good movie, but I don't think I would watch it again.  It was a good story and made me think about what it would be like to be adopted.

City Gallery at Waterfront Park: One Crazy Art Gallery

What:  The City Gallery at Waterfront Park
Who:  I went to the art gallery with Jenny and Bradford.
When:  I went to the gallery on December 5, 2012 during my study hall break.
Where:  The art gallery is in downtown Charleston near the waterfront park.
Price:  Free

The City Gallery at Waterfront Park had some strange pictures.  Most of them were abstract art that had lots of colors and strange objects in the pictures.  There were also art sculptures in the gallery.  There were not any other people in the gallery when we went there.  It was a two story building with a lot of art to look at.

I was surprised that the City Gallery was free.  I really did not like the art that they had because a lot of it was strange.  One strange thing was a clothes line that had clothes hanging on it.  All of the clothes had paint all over them.  I did not understand why it was in an art gallery.  I don't think I would want to go back there again.

The King's Speech:  Working Hard and Believing in Yourself

What:  The King's Speech is a movie about King George VI.
Who:  I watched this movie with other students at the school.
When:  I watched this movie after school one afternoon in October.
Where:  I watched this movie in Ms. Clark's room at First Baptist School, 48 Meeting Street.
Price:  Free

This movie is a true story about King George VI who had a stuttering problem.  He works hard with a speech therapist to learn how to talk without stuttering.  He is very nervous about making the King's Speech that would be on the radio.  Speech therapy helped him.  On the day that he had to make the speech, he was very nervous.  He had his speech therapist come in the room with him and he did the speech very well.  Everyone was very proud of him.

I liked this movie because I really like true stories.  I also liked it because I had to have a speech therapist too for many years to learn how to talk.   I learned that you should always believe in yourself and work hard.    If you work hard and don't give up, you can do many things.  I would watch this movie again.

A lot of Museums...

What: Halsey Exhibit

Who: Don ZanFanga

When: December 5, 2012

Where: The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art

Price: Free


The exhibit that is currently at the Halsey is centered around this "Pulse Dome".  Is artist featured in the exhibit is Don ZanFanga.  His dome is to put in Marion Square over the fountain.  In the exhibit there was a 3D model of the Pulse dome along with some concept art.  All around the walls of the exhibit were filled with different kinds paintings and drawings much like the one down below.

When I was in the Halsey I was not quite sure what the pulse dome was so I had to go home to do a little research.  ZanFanga created the dome which was inspired by insect hives, wombs, and caves.  ZanFanga wanted his architecture to coexist with harmony in a way.  Overall, I enjoyed the Halsey and the exhibit.  The exhibit was unique, I have never seen someone want to integrate nature into architecture which I find to be very interesting.  I can not wait to see the Pulse Dome after it is built.

What: Holocaust Museum

When: November 21, 2012 (I think)

Where: Holocaust Museum in Washington DC

Price: Free (except with a thirty minute wait)

The Holocaust Museum in Washington DC was one of the most informative places about the Holocaust I've ever been to.  The museum had personal belongings of Holocaust victims, such as wooden tooth brushes,  There were dioramas of concentration camps which were very detailed and pointed out places where the victims stayed or where the gas chambers were.

Although the Museum was one of the most interesting places I've every been, I felt sick to my stomach the entire time.  I think the most memorable thing I remember about the museum was this video about experiments performed on the Jews.  The content of the video was so graphic that the museum put the T.V down into a sort of make shift box with a glass covering it, so little kids couldn't see the video.  The video showed Nazi scientists performing gruesome experiments on Jews such as a pressure experiment that would burst the victims internal organs.  Overall I liked the museum, it was informative and showed the truths of the Holocaust the textbooks were not allowed to show.

What: The Charleston Museum

When: Sometime in October...

Where: Charleston Museum

Price: Free

I think every kid that has lived in Charleston has gone to the Charleston Museum.  I have gone to the Charleston Museum more than I can count on my fingers and it has not changed.  Most of the exhibits are the same, the kids section is still even there.  When I went they had told an exhibit had just opened, the Charleston Militia. The exhibit said that the Milita was formed during the Civil War to protect those in Charleston.  The exhibit had clothes the milita wore and some of the weapons they used.

I think the Museum was boring, mostly because I had been there so much.  I do believe the museum is the ideal place for children, but the museum does a bad job of captivating a more mature audience.

What: The Smithsonian Institution

When: November 21, 2012 (I think)

Where: Washington, DC

Price: Free

Little known fact, the Smithsonian is the biggest museum in the world.  There are in total 19 museums in the Smithsonian, wish I had time to see them all but I was only able to visit one.  The museum I went to was the Air and Space museum, the goto place to learn anything about aeronautical engineering  and design.  In the museum was one of the first planes ever created a biplane, along with the UAV (Unmanned Arieal Vehicle).

Overall I really liked the museum, it showed how much technology has improved over the years.  Also there was a dehydrated space monkey, if that isn't reason enough to go to the Smithsonian.