A French market and Modern Art

This morning we visited a French market and saw all the fresh food it had to offer.  It was unlike the Farmer's Market in that there was more food to choose from and it was more of an open air grocery store.  Next we went to a cafe called Les Deux Magot and had really hot chocolate that was really rich and thick.








Next up was the Baubourg-Pompidou, which is a huge modern art museum.  This was my first time at a modern art museum and it was really cool.  I never realized how interesting some of the things were.  I really liked the optical illusion works of art, though they mess with my head, and it is interesting how creative some people are.  Some art I wondered why I didn't come up with and others I wondered how anyone could think it up. 

Ten Lizes

This piece was made by Andy Warhol of Elizabeth Taylor in 1963 and was the first piece of art I saw at the museum.  Andy Warhol is one of the only modern artist I know of and I have seen similar works done by him with soup cans.  I liked this one because it was made by someone I know of and was a good way to start off the tour.

Agam

This room was made by Irsrali artist Agam for President Georges Pompidou's apartment.  It would probably be hard to be inside for long though because there is so much color and shapes.  This is an abstract geometric work that looks really interesting and seems to change due to the colored glass and wall paint.

Demakersvan-Panneau Lace Fence

This piece of modern art is called Demakersvan and it is a fence that has intricate designs on it.  It was made by three people, Judith de Graauw, Joep and Jeroen Verhoeven.  I like this one because it made me think of how fences usually are for security and not art and it was interesting to see how nice a chain link fence could look.

Living Sculpture-Sofa

This piece was made by Danish artist Verner Panton in 1970-1971 and it reminded me of a jumping castle.  I was surprised to learn that he actually has this in his house because it doesn't seem that pragmatic or functional.  Also it is really big, though I guess an artist would like to keep thier own work.