I got off the 7 train with my friend and we had over to the Queens Museum of Art. We picked this museum to go to because she wanted to grab food in Flushing right after we we’re done looking around. The museum was hard to find as it was in the opposite side of the park from where we entered. The park itself was bigger than we had expected and we were slightly tired by the time we got inside.
We began with the Tiffany Lamp exhibit as it was very bright and colorful. These stain-colored glass lamps were all unique from each other as no two lamps are made to look the same. Individually they are not so appealing but that maybe due to my disinterest in the arts. However, seeing all of them together made them look very harmonious. This represents the population of Baruch to me as every person I met so far has been different; some of whom I enjoy to hang out with after classes.
Next we visited The Wandering Lake by Patty Chang. This gallery struck out to me because there was a large model of the painting right in front of it. It almost bridged the gap between the artist and I. My friend told me that it reminded her of how different Baruch was on paper compared to when she first started. After adjusting to being a student at Baruch, Baruch felt more comfortable to be in, almost as if a second home. I agreed with this because to me, thinking about college was a bit stressful initially. It did not help with the amount of work that was foreshadowed during the first week of classes. As time went by, I found that by reworking my work and free time schedule, the workload was actually reasonable.
