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Event 3:

For my third event I decided to go to the In Focus exhibit at the Getty Museum. This was my very first time at the Getty Museum, and I loved it. It was very beautiful and peaceful. There were tons of different artwork that I was able to look at and multiple exhibits that I went inside and learned about. Unfortunately I was unable to take photos of the exhibit because it was prohibited, however, I can pull up a few photos online that I saw in the exhibit. The first thing I noticed when I walked into the exhibit besides all the photos where the categories. There was electrical experimentation, hardwire, Lightbulb moments, Darkness made light, and a few more.

The first category I went to was the electrical experimentation and that one focused on the 1840's and how electrical tests were conducted by researchers engaged in photographic investigations. The use of flash photography was used to capture instantaneous actions. Artist would use electricity as both  force of empowerment and annihilation. Then I moved towards Hardwire, which talked about how wiring needed to maintain the flow of current. The exhibit talked about environmental concerns and longer working hours for people. This was all interesting because the art that encompassed these ideas where perfectly matched and told a story. 

Then I moved on towards the Lightbulb moments. This section talked about how lightbulbs often emblematic of innovation, Two artists, Vaclav Chochola and Jaroslav Rossler, made images of lamps that played a crucial role in both of their professions. The last section I visited was Darkness made light, which used light pollution in landscape. I found this exhibit interesting because like mentioned in the exhibit, "people often take electricity for granted until we are temporarily without it". I would recommend this exhibit because I was a great self learning experiment as well as a very detailed and well put together exhibit.

Cite of photos

http://www.usnewsexpress.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gm_35300001_2000x2000.jpg

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