{"id":5607,"date":"2020-01-24T10:24:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T13:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2025-07-10T16:44:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:44:22","slug":"masp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=5607","title":{"rendered":"MASP"},"content":{"rendered":"

MASP<\/strong> stand for M<\/strong>useum of A<\/strong>rt – S<\/strong>ao P<\/strong>aulo.\u00a0 … or at least I think is does.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his post has a lot of pictures, so I hope you don’t get bored.<\/p>\n

In her endeavor to keep me healthy, Dani has decided we will do more walking.\u00a0 So, last Saturday we walked to Paulista Avenue to the MASP.<\/p>\n

The ticket price to get in, is Br$40, which amounts to about $10 US.\u00a0 Since I am an old fart (60 or older),\u00a0 I get in half price.\u00a0 So .. $5 for me.<\/p>\n

We go into the museum and I see all sorts of wire sculptures.\u00a0 A few interesting, but none worth paying $5 to see.\u00a0 Below is what I took pictures of, with some additional commentary.\"\"<\/a>Here is some “artwork” that looks like I got angry while wiring a piece of equipment, and decided to rip it all out and wad it up.\"\"<\/a>And here are two exceptionally worthless … uh, things.\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>And here is one that must have taken a great deal of time and forethought.\u00a0 It is a little out of focus, but I don’t think it makes any difference:\"\"<\/a>It was at this time I thought seriously about going back out and getting my 5 dollars back, then Dani told me there were more upstairs and sure enough, she was right.<\/p>\n

What we came across first, was not unlike what we saw downstairs.\u00a0 Here is a stunning piece that must have shook the earth.\u00a0 A picture of a picture.\"\"<\/a>And some bright artist evidently came across this in a salvage yard and yelled out, “Eureka!” and proceeded to display it.\"\"<\/a>For those of you who don’t know what this is, I will tell you it is an old light fixture, probably from a stadium or maybe a parking lot.\u00a0 Ingenious!\u00a0 And then, I saw this:\"\"<\/a>What I erroneously thought is a broken piece of glass, is not.\u00a0 I noticed the description of the “work” and realized to my horror, that it is supposed to be … art.\u00a0 I did not fully read the complete description because I lost interest immediately.<\/p>\n

Right next to it, but no picture to show you was a blank white canvas.\u00a0 My first thought, it was a picture of a polar bear in a snowstorm, but then I looked on the backside and saw the painting was there.\u00a0 It was some sort of riot scene.\u00a0 So, I guess it was supposed to be a political statement, so I walked away to this amazing thing below:\"\"<\/a>This wonderful piece looks like handbags hemorrhaging out of the glass.\u00a0 No sense of art.\u00a0 Not even on a kindergarten level.<\/p>\n

The “artwork” below is total chaos to me.\u00a0 If any of you see anything in it, please let me know.\u00a0 I assure you, it is not upside down.\"\"<\/a>This is a concrete wall that I never understood what was going on.\u00a0 Something about people are suppose to use some of the material located nearby and add to its beauty.\u00a0 All I saw, was just a stack of paper.\u00a0 That’s it.\"\"<\/a>So, to keep with the total nonsense being passed off as art, I decided to add this picture to the gallery.\"\"<\/a>Makes about as much sense.\u00a0 To be truthful, I saw nothing more than that which falls out of the north-end of a southbound cow.\u00a0 But, then the further I walked toward the back of the museum, I began to see real art.\u00a0 Here are several pieces that I actually sensed had something to say.\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>The tiny green dots you see are reflections of the lighting in the ceiling. \"\"<\/a>Here are some interesting sculptures:\u00a0 This first one probably is supposed to have some racial statement.\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>And now we come to some work that is true art.\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>I first saw the beauty in Holy Icons when we lived in Russia.\u00a0 Here are a couple: \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>I was surprised to come across 4 pieces of Vincent Van Gogh’s work. –\u00a0 1853-1890\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>These next two are phenomenal!\u00a0 They are the amazing work of Andries van der Horn, 1638.\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>But then I saw one that shocked me, one that brought me to tears.\u00a0 Literally.\u00a0 When I first saw it, I knew it had to be one of the many self-portraits of Rembrandt.\u00a0 I was not wrong.\"\"<\/a>I stood stunned, looking at this work of the Genius just inches from my face.\u00a0 I could have reach out and touched it, but did not.\u00a0 It was not just a copy of the original, but was<\/em> the original!\u00a0 The only other Rembrandt that I have seen in person, was his “The Descent from the Cross<\/strong>” <\/i><\/a>which is hanging in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia.\u00a0 This is the one that made the $5 entrance fee worth $50.\u00a0 I will<\/em> go back and view it again.\u00a0 Most likely at a time when I am in need of a creative spark.<\/p>\n

And … perhaps see what else passes as art on the lower level.<\/p>\n

Until we talk again, wrap your arms around any adventure that comes your way, and kick butt!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D.<\/p>\n

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MASP stand for Museum of Art – Sao Paulo.\u00a0 … or at least I think is does. This post has …<\/p>\n

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