WEEKEND WARRIOR: LACMA

 
While Ryan was off working, I spent a weekend with the brother, roaming around LA and doing what we do best: visiting museums.  LA is so full of art, sometimes I wonder if I'll ever visit each and every museum!  Honestly, there has to be hundreds of museums/galleries to go to, and just think right when you thought you saw everything, the exhibitions change!!

One thing I did get off my "to do list" was to go see Levitated Mass. I've been tracking this big hunk of rock ever since it made its way to LA last year, but evidently with life taking its toll, I couldn't find the right time to visit.  I do have to say I felt very small close to it, the rock itself was breathtaking and the mass of it humbled me because I was afraid that gravity will take control of the rock.

It was a wonderful weekend full of catching up and getting inspired... I do hope that everyone has a wonderful week ahead of them.. I can't believe its really the middle of May?!!

What has inspired you this weekend and what art shows have you seen lately?  Any great ones I just HAVE TO SEE?
until next time, xoxo.

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time -Thomas Merton

GIANT ROBOT BIENNALE 3

   
I can't believe we are already in April!! I think my last post was back in February...how time flies right??

I was going through my camera and I thought I'd start from the beginning and share some of this year's earlier moments with you.  As always, Ryan and I love going around Downtown LA to sight see, especially trying out new restaurants and also checking up on the new and upcoming art scenes.  I think these were taken at the end of January when we headed out to Little Tokyo to check out Giant Robot's exhibition before it ended at MOCA.  

The exhibition itself was fairly small, however the Giant Robot miniature figurines were absolutely amazing to see.  With its hypnotic colors and intricate designs, the figurines themselves had their own unique personalities.  It was an exciting moment to see and experience the growth of how Asian American art grew into such a hip sub culture in Downtown Los Angeles.

In addition to enjoying this art exhibition, I recently discovered Giant Robot's pod casts and I immediately fell in love with their interviews.  I especially enjoyed the interview with Lisa Ling and how she talks about finding her identity and owning to it as an Asian American.

If you're ever in Downtown LA, I highly recommend checking out upcoming art shows. It's an intoxicating cultural experience, especially since we live in such a cultural hub full of different types of people with so many mixed backgrounds.  By seeing and feeling various art forms, I do believe you can understand the worldliness of other cultures and really experience how history has evolved over time.

I do have a lot more pictures I want to share, slowly but surely I'll put them out there.  I hope everyone enjoys their week.  Happy Monday!

xoxo.

GOING GREEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Monday!  As the weather is heating up in CA, I'm trying to travel a lot more and improve on my amateur photo skills.  As the weeks go by, I miss Ryan very much and I'm trying to keep busy by working on "Project Jenny."  Some of the things I'm focusing on: taking pictures of my travels, venturing out into nature to get inspiration, read and draw more, and practice bikram yoga.

Here are some random shots showing you how I've been practicing with my canon.  All these plants were found in my backyard, amazing right?!!! (Fortunately I have a mother that absolutely loves to garden and I get to enjoy the beauty of green everyday).  


To a happy and healthy week!!!

OVO

 

 

 

OVO. Yes words can't even describe this performance. Happy, eclectic, amazing, and wondrous, the performance was unbelievable.  On top of that, it was a such romantic date night with the boyfriend!
If you guys never been to a cirque du soleil performance, I highly recommend it!  It was my very first cirque du soleil but now I'm sucked in!  It inspired me for days and the show itself really brought out my creativity.  To check out a glimpse of their show, youtube it and you'll know what I'm talking about!

LACMA PT2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recapping my recent visit to LACMA.  I saw a lot of art that I really liked, especially Picasso, Andy Warhol and Kandinsky.  Unfortunately, I missed out on Frieda Kahlo's work and I do think I'm going back to see that one in a couple weeks or so.  If any of you get the chance, visit LACMA and check it out (In Wonderland exhibition).  Her work will be show cased until May I believe.

FOR LACK OF INSPIRATION

You only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough.

I've been lacking A LOT inspiration lately- probably due to high levels of stress from work and life in general (entering myself into a new world of study- a field of nutrition).  

Being vegetarian and very self conscious of what I eat, it just made sense to go back to school and learn/study nutrition.   Don't get me wrong, my love for art and fashion will never fade, but I feel like there is something else "missing.... in my life."  My other (one of thousands) lifetime goals I would say is to save the world by teaching people how to be healthy, stay healthy, and eat healthy.   Thus, that is why I believe I am one step closer in fulfilling my goal to "save the world by teaching people how to eat right."  I honestly think this new degree will fulfill one of my goals/purpose for the moment being... 

In light of just reading nutrition book after nutrition book and being obsessed with food documentaries on netflix, I've fallen off the inspiration band wagon.

To get my self back on track however, I went to Blick and bought a pretty red sketch book so I can fill the white pages with inspirational pictures. Some pictures I found from honestlywtf.com to get me started.

OLD TOWN SACRAMENTO

Ryan and I went up north to visit his parents and he surprised me on a cute outing before coming back down to SoCal.

After visiting Old Sacramento, I really thought I belonged and was born to be a norcal person.... We'll see about that.  Enjoy!

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

We are not makers of history.  We are made by history.  Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Ryan and I had an amazing time at San Juan Capistrano!  I mean I learned about this place while growing up: creating missions and reading books about the priests when I was in elementary, but to experience these missions all grown up was quite a beautiful journey.

If you ever stroll down San Juan, its a great place to visit because everything that has been preserved up to now is on display.  From the way the mission stood still to the remnants of old structures, you are able to uncover has time has evolved.