Day at the Met

Two days ago I went to the Met to see the 'MODEL AS MUSE' exhibit. Perhaps due to all the buildup of excitement from magazines, newspapers...quotes from designers and blogs saying how beautiful and spectacular it was...I came out a little disappointed.

The first thing that shocked me were the clothes chosen for display. I was excited to hear the designs ranged from Donna Karan to Yves Saint Laurent, but most of the pieces shown were not even near the designers' best works. Many were not timeless or beautiful in any way, and two dresses erased my anger for the 'no photography' rule. With that said, there were a few breathtaking, and interesting dresses, but just not enough to make up for the other disasters.

Then there were the walls....In one room, the iconic names; ' Naomi, Verushka, Linda, Natalia, Kate..etc' were spray painted in consistently messy graffiti - overwhelming every square inch of the dimly lit space. Seeming to attempt/re-invent the Steven Sprouse for Louis Vuitton print, it just didn't seem to go well with the classy, historical Vogue covers that were framed throughout.

The one photo that stood out to me the most was a b&w of Linda Evangelista.

Le diable au corps" - Vogue Paris August 1989 - Steven Meisel. The dark furrowed brows, odd pose, masculine/slick hair, ultra sexy...This shot, even the entire editorial done twenty years ago could be in a magazine today, and not look out of place.

All of the other work at the Met has been incredible! Even though we spent over three hours there, we barely covered a quarter of the museum. With sculptures from ancient Egypt and Greece, to paintings by Chuck Close and Van Gogh, I think its safe to say the Met is a minimal 5 day trip to soak in all it has to offer.

I was really drawn to this painting...really beautiful( The Vistula 1977-78, Die Weichsel)

For those Andy Warhol lovers...(General Mao)

PLUS. admission is by donation! I'm a total cheapskate, but paid the recommended $10 and still felt I got a deal.

Love

-G

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Hi

It had been a while since our last post, but as I began writing this one, it turned into critic review for the met's 'model as muse' exhibit. I thought it would be best to seperate a show review from a journal entry.

The days, of course, have been racing past me. I feel as if I've been here forever as I go about my day-to-day routines, but, with the amount of work I need to finish here, its as if I've just arrived. With only a week left of my stay, I have still yet to accomplish a few peatree projects and hopefully fill up on 'pink berry' frozen yogurt so I don't crave it every hour when i get back home.

I made a trip to andrew's studio the other day and got a sneak peak at a current project hes working on. He had only begun it that day, it already looked and felt both psychotic and beautiful...which made me not able to stop looking about it for a while.

I'm SO eager to see the T-shirts...and even more excited to bring them to the valley! They will be a very limited specialty item with only 10 available (from S-XL) through Peatree Bob Apparel for purchase. Check out Andrew Birk's Paintings at http://www.andrewbirk.com/

some of my favorites of his work...

Coming this summer, even bigger and better, PEATREE BOB SAMPLE SALE PT. 2 this round including menswear and kidswear...and FEATURING New York artist Andrew Birk switching to a wearable canvas for an exclusive Peatree Bob collection of painted Tee's.

Love

-G