Tate Modern

I loved the Tate Modern Museum I went to by myself on Monday. I went by myself: 1) because it is nice to have just “my time” living with so many and 2) looking at modern art pieces I kind of like just finding meaning behind it on my own. For those who don’t know, the Tate Modern is a gallery of amazing modern and contemporary art pieces. It is the most visited modern art gallery with around 4.7 million visitors each year! Yes it is different, but I loved the creativity and stories behind the pieces. Maybe it is coming from San Fran where the MOMA is or growing up in a household with a lot of modern art pieces, but I really have come to love modern art even with all its uniqueness.

The picture of me below is in front of Henri Matisse’s “The Snail” that we actually have a copy of in our house. I love it because it is one of Matisse’s last pieces in his series of works called the “cut-outs.” Matisse was confined to his bed through illness but had his assistants cut out sheets of paper in gouache, which he then cut out (talk about dedication). I love the vibrant colors yet the simplicity in this painting. It dominated the room it was in at the Tate Modern and really drew me in. So overall a great little adventure at the Tate Modern for my last museum of my Fine Arts class!