The Tate Modern Museum

When i found out we were going to the Tate Modern museum I was skeptical at first that it may be just another museum to walk around. I was plesantly surprised however that it was not. Many of the modern paintings and sculptures were so out there and incredible that i found myself immediately fascinated by it all. One painting that caught my eye from the beginning was called "Portrait of a Doctor." I read the caption that said originally the painting was of the man pointing to a skull. It was returned to the painter unsold who then decided to take of the features of the face and then replace them with symbols. It was also surrounded by sex symbols and the painter as a joke had written that 1925 was the year that he had made the painting. Another awesome painting was one called "Portrait of a Young Woman." This painting looked so life like and the cello that she was holding made me want to reach out and touch it. Something interesting that i read on one of the walls in the gallery was that the reason for surrealist themes like Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollack used was because of a feeling of the unfolding horrors of the 20th century that had been shown on the power of the irrational. One painting that I was told to look at that i am extremely happy that i did was one by Salvidor Dali. This painting showed a mysterious dark trench dug out that contained a lake with a huge telephone sitting atop telephone poles with mountains in the background. I was transfixed with this painting because something about it kept my eyes glued to it and i wanted to figure out what was taking place. Another section of the modern museum that was incredible was a piece called 30 pieces of silver. This was 1,000 silver items hanging from ropes that were things that people didnt want that were flattened by a steamroller. The soap and stainless steal piece was incredible too with the many shapes of soap hanging from the ceiling being perfectly balanced. One of my favorite rooms was on the 5th floor which was called No Ghost Just a Shell. It had a bunch of different pieces of art that had been made about this one Japanese manga series. There was a light up head on the wall while another showed a video of the character which was very dark and weird. One crazy thing in this room was a book called how to kill yourself anywhere in the world for under $399. It was written for the main character of the manga series named AnnLee and the guide suggested death may hold freedom from her servitude. One of the most disturbing parts of the museum was the lady who poured blood all over herself who then rolled in feathers. This was supposed to represent the people who have been suffering over in Cuba. She definitely made her point. Overall the Tate Modern museum came as a complete shock to me. I was not prepared for what it was and i am very glad that I have now seen it and had the chance to walk around and learn about as many paintings and sculptures as i could.