Today is Saturday 2nd of may 2015, I wen to explore Nasher museum in Dallas down town.
This museum has a nice collections of sculptures. Although I am not used to this kind of art but it was a nice experience to have a look at their collection, I don't know when this kind of arts started or when, Metal is solid and cold, and I believe it is hard for any artist to use the metal to express her/his feelings or visions where there are no colors or flexibility like what you have in other kinds of art.
It is hard to tell what the artist wants when you stand in front of her/his work, the title of the work might give a start point or indication but still I was not able to feel it, anyway it is my first experience and I cannot give a final impression about what I have seen.
The upper sculptures were made by Melvin Edward, as per the museum he began living part-time in Dakar, Senegal fulfilling a long-held dream to live in Africa with his wife ( Poet Jayne Cortez) who died in 2012.
Ed made some discs in 1960's in which he welded steel forms to the convex service of discs of disc harrow blades. A practice he has resumed in Dakar where such items are readily available was called " Benfane" which means "new begging " in Sengal language.
Some bright morning
Cotton Hangup
"Edward ongoing interest in principles of suspension"
Henrie Matisse sculptures based on photographs, This work derives from a picture of two
African women published in ethnographic magazine.
"The Kiss" by Costantin Brancasi
if you look at this sculpture from the front side you will see how this kiss
is deep, it united their lips, eyes and foreheads.
It is the first kiss, or may be the last kiss before you leave to long trip overseas.
It is a try to become two in one, if you look at the sculpture from the back you will recognize the hands, how strong they are holding each others, there is no gap for anything to enter between both of them...
Radio No.1
By Jean Tinguely
Nasher museum has a nice area outside where you can walk between trees and grass to enjoy the watching the collection outside.
On the other side of the street there was an event of Asian dances from different countries.
Cambodian dancers
Vietnamese dancers
Broken bridge from war time
The 2 groups of ladies represent the both sides of the bridge, It can be north and south.
or real bridge that was broken between two places and hold people away from each others.
Hawaiian Dance
Turkish Sofi dancer
Turkish dance
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