Eric and I have visited countless art galleries since we've been here in Europe. Some we've found more interesting than others. (One favourite was the Picasso museum. One least favourite was the Uffizi in Florence.) Mostly, they're not really our thing though. We sometimes enjoy the buildings they're in more than the art on the walls.
Today I was actually inspired by one of the paintings. This one here: Funny right?
This painting is called The Controversy of the Coachmen and it's painted by Johann Michael Neder. It was a really random painting, quite small and seemingly insignificant. What I thought about was the inspiration that Johann would have had for this. I imagined that he actually saw this happen in the street and chuckled to himself and decided to go home and paint it. If I saw something happen like this in the street, I would probably chuckle to myself, take a picture of it, and come home and tell all of you about it.
Back in his day people painted and sculpted and drew the things that inspired them or that they loved or that just entertained them that day. Today there are still people interested in and really good at those arts too, but I am not. I do enjoy taking pictures and I do enjoy writing. This blog is my form of artistic expression. It may never be printed and put in a museum, but it's my way of sharing my experiences and inspirations with those I know and love.
That's all. That was my thought walking though the gallery. I also saw The Kiss by Gustac Klimpt, but this one meant more to me today since I've already seen that one of every mug, tshirt and key chain in the shops of this city, hundreds of times.
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