Rubin Museum

by kevin.sanichara

Visiting the Rubin Museum was actually better than I originally anticipated. I thought this was going to be some long and boring, stressful museum like the burchfirld exhibit. However this one was short and peacful. Going through the exhibit, it was very quiet and the statues were quite exotic in their own way. Also lets not forget that staircase, it was pretty unique and I like the crystal apperance it gave off in the dimed light. It was interesting too see the poses the statues made or the facial expressions of the busts and what they each stood for and meant. I felt calm and at peace because the setting  around everything was light on mt eyes, the lights were dim and the statues, though gold, were not very bright and looked ancient. I felt like I was an archeologist exploring an ancient ruin or something; it was that interesting. Also the paintings depecting many different religions i though were great. i showed that the exhibit itself was quite diverse and had a lot to offer me. It triggered a lot of thoughts in my mind. I learned a lot about what the buddhist culture meant, other factors that had a big influence in it, and how it intertwined with other religions or beliefs  all expressed in art. What I learned about myself was that I, being catholic, found it interesting that Christianity was somehow related and had relevance to some ancient Asian culture and Buddhism. Overall it was a great exhibit and I wouldn’t mind going back again one day in the future to visit.