I have taken some really cool classes here at BYU that have helped expand my 'Bougie' attitude to being more cultured. Last year I took Humanities and also French and Italian Cinema and it helped me fall in love with art, music and film.
But as poor college students, it can be hard to get cultural experiences!..... but guess what, it's actually a lot cheaper than you think.
Tuesday Dan and I sat down and had a nice evening together watching this AWESOME documentary called 'Wasteland'. It was about a Brazilian artist named Vik Muniz who wanted to give back to his community through art. He took two years out of his life to go to Brazil and study the people that dig through the landfills to find materials that can be recycled. He took pictures of them and then recreated them using the garbage they dig through everyday and sold them at an art auction in London. I love documentaries, and this one ranks pretty high on my list. (Plus it is currently live stream on Netflix)
Today (Thursday) a group of us took advantage of the art museum here on campus at the MOA. Entrance is free and they had two really cool exhibits. The first one we went to was war art propaganda. There was some really cool prints. I love studying and looking at propaganda. In my film class we talked a lot about how the cinema and art was an excellent tool in persuading people how to think.
The other exhibit that was amazing was Carl Bloch. What a cool experience that was to see his art up close. Amazing pictures. So beautiful. He was an artist known for his Christian art in the late 1800s. His paintings of the Savoir are absolutely astonishing. You would be amazed at the number of Church publications that use his paintings. My favorite painting they had displayed was 'Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda'.
Such a beautiful picture with a lot of symbolism behind it. One thing that I read at the exhibit is that lots of Church members are familiar with his work but until they see these paintings in real life, they do not realize their amazing size and detail. This picture above is HUGE. Experiencing his art (or any art for that matter) in real life makes for such a cool experience.
For dessert I made cherry dump cake. Cherry pie filling, sprinkle yellow cake mix on top and some thinly sliced butter. Cook at 350 degrees for an hour.
Tomorrow we are going to the International Cinema here on campus. The movie they are playing is called Mutum and the director is going to be there and available for questions before and after the film! I love watching foreign films... maybe it's the subtitles, maybe it is the different flow of events they present.... but there is something them that mesmerizes me. Price for such an event? Free.
Lastly, we got tickets to Mozart Symphony No. 40 played by the Utah Symphony next Friday. We got some awesome second tier seats ($60 a pop) for only $10 because we are students! I'm sure I will blog all about it next week.
So in conclusion to this very long blog post.... (I think im just making up for being such a slacker the last few weeks) go out and explore. Don't be afraid to mix up your life a little bit. Sitting around and watching TV every night is fun (kinda) but there are so many other things out there that can help educate you, make you more cultured, more bougie, more interesting! and it doesn't have to cost you a lot.
**thanks Michelle for proof reading my post.
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