Zoopsia ~ at The Getty

last week i went over to the getty museum to view an exhibit called "zoopsia".

for those not familiar with the getty, it is a huge, white marble structure that sits perched on a hillside beside the famed, constantly congested 405 freeway here in l.a. admission to the getty is free. one only has to pay for parking which currently runs at $8. view the getty website here:

http://www.getty.edu/museum/

i had noticed some banners along several l.a. streets featuring what looked like an octopus' tentacle. it wasn't until a friend mentioned wanting to see the show "zoopsia" that i put 2 and 2 together. (there's probably a joke to be made here at my expense. either of how dense i can be or how i have the deductive skills of a sherlock holmes...i'll leave that up to others :)

though the exhibit is small in size, 4 to 5 items, each piece is fascinating to look at. on the surface, one has an impression of what they are looking at, be it a prehistoric dinosaur skeleton or a flying bat, but if you take a closer look, you'll notice that things aren't what they seem. i won't spill the beans here, except to say that radio shack bags have never been put to better use, but it's certainly a nice little exhibit to look upon.

and wait till you see what the suction cups on the octopus' tentacles are created from...

Comments

[Mark Fearing]

Wish I was still down there to see the exhibit. Sounds cool. There's art up here to. I just don't leave the house any more!
-M