Monday, January 23, 2012

Playing with Traffic

Hope everyone had a great weekend and thanks for your good wishes for this week which will definitely will prove challenging as I will be talking to leaders of the hospitality industry who are the ones I'm hoping help me in landing the job I want.


Yesterday, I went to LACMA to check out the current exhibits and got to see the one created by Chris Burden called Metropolis II. This amazing sculpture is a kinetic installation that took the artist 4 years to complete and includes 1200 toy cars {my nephew would love that!} moving through the streets of a city composed of multiple layers.


The project reminded me of a version of those futuristic movies where traffic flows freely all over and cars seem to be flying all over the place. The little cars are brought to the top of the sculpture as if it was a roller coaster and then they start they way down on street like lanes at really fast speeds as you can see them in the pictures {love the contrast of the ones at slow speed against those moving!}.


The installation is noisy and creates a sort of noise that reminds you of the busy highways in places like LA, Miami and New York where the pace of life is so hectic. The city is created by buildings made with different materials like wood, mirror, tile, Lego and even the Charles and Ray Eames cards from the modern design installation on the next room.



The video will give you a better idea of how amazing this large scale sculpture is...

Have a great day and go out to enjoy your surroundings!
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37 comments:

  1. tinajoJanuary 23, 2012 at 3:44 AM

    That is so COOL - love it, thanks for sharing!

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  2. The Dainty Dolls HouseJanuary 23, 2012 at 4:55 AM

    Very cool!! Good luck, you can do it!! x

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  3. IngaJanuary 23, 2012 at 5:50 AM

    wow amazing!

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  4. Elisa @ Crazy, Amazing LifeJanuary 23, 2012 at 7:12 AM

    WOW!! That is awesome. And so detailed! Incredible.

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  5. Camila FariaJanuary 23, 2012 at 8:46 AM

    How cool is this? Love it, super interesting!

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  6. A Very Sweet BlogJanuary 23, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    These pictures and video are AMAZING! How fabulous are those sculptures! Good luck to you girl. I'm praying for you.

    http://averysweetblog.com/

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  7. Diana MieczanJanuary 23, 2012 at 10:10 AM

    WOw..this is totally awesome. I love that! Happy Monday, darling. Have a sunny day:)

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  8. Hilliary MeisnerJanuary 23, 2012 at 10:41 AM

    That is so neat! Thanks for sharing! You see some of the neatest exhibits!

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  9. jeanette from everton terraceJanuary 23, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    That is AMAZING. Oh my husband would love love it. I imagine he could spend hours there examining the entire thing :)

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  10. HOGGER + Co.January 23, 2012 at 11:22 AM

    That is insane!!! So cool; have a great week!

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  11. Tiffany KadaniJanuary 23, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    That is crazy awesome!
    Good luck on the job hunt- you will do AWESOME!

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  12. JohannaJanuary 23, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    Good luck with the job! Fingers crossed! And what a cool exhibit!

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  13. StephanieJanuary 23, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    That is so cool! Best of luck to you!

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  14. ChrystinaJanuary 23, 2012 at 1:10 PM

    This looks like something you would see in Disney World! It's also approximately 10 times bigger than I thought it was - but it now explains the 4 years thing...

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  15. navy and orangeJanuary 23, 2012 at 1:18 PM

    great installation and photos!

    xoxo navy & orange

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  16. Tina L. HookJanuary 23, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    Four years! What an inspiration. This is the kind of stuff that makes me roll up my sleeves and get back to work.

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  17. Tina L. HookJanuary 23, 2012 at 1:31 PM

    PS I tweeted this.

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  18. A Crimson KissJanuary 23, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    WOW-what an amazing exhibit! Looks like you're having a wonderful time, even if you're working hard!

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  19. UnknownJanuary 23, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    I'm so glad you made it to this! I completely forgot that I had requested LACMA tickets so that I could see if you wanted to swing by with me on Saturday. Did I mention I had a fender bender right after leaving you at lunch? Oh well. Fingers are crossed for you, although I know it's going to go well!

    xo Mary Jo

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  20. MollieeJanuary 23, 2012 at 2:56 PM

    so interesting!!!

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  21. NedaJanuary 23, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    What an awesome exhibit! I only live an hour away from LACMA and I didn't even know about this. Thanks for the tip-- I can't wait to take my son! :)

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  22. AlexaJanuary 23, 2012 at 3:29 PM

    Oh wow this is just incredible. So creative!

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  23. Popcorn, Pugs & PeoniesJanuary 23, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    That is truly an awesome exhibit. I would love to see that in person. So much work went into it, and it shows.

    *Erin

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  24. AllisonJanuary 23, 2012 at 4:10 PM

    These are truly amazing. I Can't get over the detail. Thanks for haring something so unique!

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  25. B. in the KnowJanuary 23, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    That looks so fun!!
    Much love,
    B

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  26. Jennifer YoungJanuary 23, 2012 at 6:52 PM

    Oh how awesome! Do you live in LA? I've been wanting to re-visit the LACMA for a while now!
    Hope you had a good weekend!
    j.

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  27. Jennifer YoungJanuary 23, 2012 at 6:53 PM

    ooo...Just saw you live in Miami! Fun!

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  28. Style, She WroteJanuary 23, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    Great post title and images, Elie! Looks like a great exhibition. Hope you are enjoying your conference. xo style, she wrote

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  29. SamJanuary 23, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    Oh wow, these look so complicated, I can imagine the work involved to create them!

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  30. MJanuary 23, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    whoa! COOl!

    So here it is below!! :

    xx.M

    www.bellesandrebelles.blogspot.com

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  31. OneCraftyFoxJanuary 23, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    Oh wow!! This is so cool!

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  32. AmandaJanuary 23, 2012 at 9:16 PM

    What an incredible exhibit! How cool that you got to go see it! I can't imagine how much work went into putting that together!

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  33. Kathy January 23, 2012 at 11:35 PM

    It's almost like an urban planning. Totally awesome! xoxo
    http://www.hellohellofriday.com/

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  34. GloriaJanuary 23, 2012 at 11:37 PM

    Wow, how intricate! I don't think I'd have the guts to drive in this place :-)

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  35. roothJanuary 24, 2012 at 12:36 AM

    That's so cool! Like every little boy's DREAM!

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  36. KezzieJanuary 27, 2012 at 6:53 PM

    Goodness gracious, this is an amazing construction!!!! Thank you for sharing.
    By the way, hello, I hopped over from Claire, Spinning Threads, lured by the daisy picture nad the intriguing name- why Punctuation mark?! Tis a pleasure to 'meet you!'

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  37. The Foolish AestheteJanuary 29, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    This is incredibly fascinating -- and "kinetic" is the word! Thank you for sharing the whole exhibit and video, which was very well shot and edited.

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