The Vast Spectrum

Oh my goodness, I am so tired. so very tired my knees seem to be wobbling.

My journey is mostly made up of walking and swirling my head in all different directions.

I do have this greed inside of me to explore every bit of New York city, street to street

building to building, museum to museum...

however time is constantly ticking, a little too fast for my liking.

CENTRAL PARK

all the colourful leaves are falling, leaving the branches bare

my lunch, it tastes a lot better than it looks. hehe

dedicating a bench for adrienne kessler, she seems like an interesting person

let's walk to the end. central park is so serene and peaceful. quite a contrast to

the bustling city that surrounds it...but i think if i were to compare the sydney botanical gardens and central park, sbg is more beautiful. hehe

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM of NY

the epitome of art nouveau, also embedded into furniture.  this is handcrafted ever so delicately, depicting the

natural symbols. this was before the modern movement, when everything started to take on the form of minimalism (box like shapes) wowwww I only studied about this stuff at school and uni, but to see this

in real life is just. too good to be true....

let my chronicles of narnia begin. hehe

drip painting, .............................. by morris

MARK ROTHKOS PAINTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  agh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot believe I am actually standing in front of Mark Rothko's paintint, the painting that HE painted, the painting that HE actually designed, touched and made with HIS hands... WOW, my goodness, I only saw his paintings in textbooks, and the internet but this is IT!  THIS is the REAL THING!  Although the painting does appear rather dull and seems like an artwork that a 5 year old would make... this is modern art. modern art focused on the process of how a painting was made and what the painter was aiming to portray-- rather than the accuracy of what it looks like in the physical world, it was an accuracy aimed to precisely represent the notions that

were inside the artists brain. Mark Rothko was a great artist who passed away tragically by committing suicide, however his theories and seeking to find conclusions were astounding... maybe I would've been his friend if he were alive now..

THIS is crazy, a real column from one of the greek temples.  See how huge that is!!?!?!? The middle section is broken off, but I can only imagine how tall the actual column would look like. If ONE column was this tall and wide, I'm thinking the actual building would be monumental. incomprehensible. wow. and all handmade by the people of the time... it's really beautiful...

hehe, wow, compare my body to that column!!!!!!!! omnipotent-- the greek classical style architecture is so grand. I wish we could make more of them nowadays.  but i guess the labor and the money and materials.. economy have all changed now...

okay one last photo- this room mimicks the pantheon in greece.

These statues were adorned around the bath houses and various places

in a building. the details are amazing and just. mind blowing....

ahhhh I have so many photos...

but just this for nowwww...

This time last year I was heading for a completely different country,

different clothes, different weather, different architecture, different mission

and with a team.  But it's just me now, in a developed world (almost too developed!) .. I guess

it just reminds me of the vast spectrum of this world.

One extreme to the other, and for me to pinpoint myself on that spectrum is

just crazy... hmm what is my purpose? I need details...