#DOA-LA19: Days 1 and 2 Watts Towers, the Getty Museum, and LACMA by Daniel Roberts, ’20 “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces.… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Watts Towers, the Getty, and LACMA
#DOA-LA19: A History of Film Studios by Bryn Cavin, ’20 Nikki Hevesy is the VP of Media Strategies for Artists for Community Transformation, a nonprofit arts, education, and community development organization which strives to make the arts accessible to people of all economic and social levels. She is also director, producer, and owner of Through… Continue reading DOA-LA19: A History of Film Studios
#DOA-LA19: Day 6 Warner Brothers Studio Tour by Alyssa Meier, ’22 The Warner brothers worked together distributing film entertainment long before they started the multimillion-dollar company they operate today. Albert, Sam, Harry, and Jack traveled around Pennsylvania and Ohio with their entertainment exhibit. They were essentially a traveling movie theater. In 1918, the Warner brothers… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Warner Bros Studio Tour
DOA-LA19: The Norton Simon Museum by Sam Thackston, ’22 One of the most profound means of human communication is the visual arts. By establishing a meaningful dialogue between an artist’s vision of the world and our own perceptions, art can help us to understand ourselves more fully. Moreover, art at its finest gives us a… Continue reading DOA-LA19: The Norton Simon
DOA-LA19: Art on Rodeo Drive by Enoch Tsai, ’22 Fashion lies in a strange grey area in the realm of art. A case can be argued that on the runway, where models pose with avant garde clothing designed to showcase the minds of the fashion world, fashion is an art. But once an article of… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Art on Rodeo Drive
DOA-LA19: Art at the Beach by Gabi Coprivnicar, ’22 “Life’s a beach!” – Anonymous Santa Monica, first established in 1875 [1], has grown into an exciting blend of vibrant colors, unique communities, and diverse cultures. Our day eight adventure, beginning with impressive van maneuvers through a parking garage and ending with a couple of aesthetic… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Art at the Beach
#DOA-LA19: The Huntington by Ethan Paxton, ’22 A massive compound spanning a whopping 207 acres, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is perhaps one of the most overwhelming places I have ever had the pleasure of visiting. Upon my first visit to the Huntington, I was so overwhelmed with the massive scale and… Continue reading DOA-LA19: The Huntington
#DOA-LA19: Death House at the Road Theatre by Annika Bjornson, ’22 “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it…The wound is the place where the light enters you.” -13th-century Persian poet Rumi, as quoted by Jason Karasev in… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Death House at the Road Theatre
#DOA-LA19: Downtown LA Graffiti Arts by Heidi Massey, ’22 Standing in sharp contrast to the pristine Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels our class had visited earlier that day, our January 17th tour of L.A. Graffiti Arts opened my eyes to the intricate world of graffiti. After meeting our tour guide in L.A.’s arts district,… Continue reading DOA-LA19: Downtown LA Graffiti Arts
#DOA-LA19: The Edge of Jazz at Walt Disney Concert Hall by Drew Bair, ’22 Throughout our time in Los Angeles, we have been wrestling with the question, “What is art?” But after we attended the LA Philharmonic’s January 15 performance at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, I found myself discussing a new question with my… Continue reading DOA-LA19: The Edge of Jazz at Walt Disney Concert Hall
