Saturday, April 30, 2016

Event 1: A trip to LACMA

While LACMA is not a particular "event" that is recommended, the museum itself is quite worthy of a visit. As most student and LA residents would attest, the Urban Light exhibit is the most iconic feature at LACMA. Since the Urban Light exhibit is out in the open, no tickets or admission fees were needed to access this exhibit, making sure that the public could freely enjoying this artistic masterpiece.

When I first visited LACMA to experience the Urban Light, I attempted to see the lights during the evening. After all, the piece is titled "Urban Light", thus observing the light produced from this lighting array at night would seem like the most logical way to fully experience the vibe. However, the Urban Light array was undergoing maintenance at the time and thus the lights were off during the evening. On my consequent visit, I decided to grab a snapshot of the array anyways.

As seen above, the Urban Array does not seem incredibly special or noticeable since it is in broad daylight. However, as other photographers would show, the Urban Lights are truly magnificent in the evening.
The purpose of visting LACMA was to understand and grasp the concept of mathematics and art. Sure, in the lectures, Dr. Vesna mentioned points such as the golden ratio, but I felt like I had to see something more concrete. In this case, the Urban Lights showed an understanding of geometry, symmetry, and even concepts in physics to create such an artistic masterpiece. Not only were the poles perfectly aligned, but the wavelength of the light used and the different pole heights created an unique lighting effect that made the Urban Lights an iconic LA tourist attraction. 
The cascade of pole heights produces an unique "layered" effect in the evening
Thus, for those of you who haven't yet visited LACMA, I highly encourage you to check out the Urban Lights! Aside from amazing Instagram photos, students can also enjoy/appreciate the utilization of mathematics to create such a perfect artistic piece. 



Bibliography:
http://collections.lacma.org/node/214966
http://la.curbed.com/2008/2/5/10578480/lacmas-light-sh

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