It was a pretty packed Saturday. I went to Novena in the morning, then to the Science Centre for the Da Vinci exhibition as well as the Van Gogh film at the Omni-Theatre, before proceeding for a dinner and durian feast, ending with drinks at a cosy cafe in the East Coast.
The Da Vinci exhibition was an eye-opener indeed! A pity photograpy was not allowed. I was able to see a timeline of his life and the major events that took place during the Renaissnace period. his paintings and inventions, and how he helped the French court.
The highlight of the event was The Last Supper and Mona Lisa of course! Apparently, The Last Supper was commissioned to be painted as a depiction of Jesus with the traitor Judas Iscariot in the picture. There was a short documentary on the colour scheme and how Jesus was meant to be the centre focus of the entire painting.
The documentary on Mona Lisa addressed certain mysteries on who she really was and the original colour scheme of the background. Apparently, the background was more bluish, but through the years, after being exposed to environmental factors, the colours faded and now it became more greenish, hence people always thought Da Vinci meant the entire colour scheme to be greenish and black.
The Van Gogh film is good too! It told of his life and paintings, including his self-portraits and how and where he got his inspiration. I always wonder why we do not seem to have artists of the calibre of these two men nowadays?
The Da Vinci exhibition was an eye-opener indeed! A pity photograpy was not allowed. I was able to see a timeline of his life and the major events that took place during the Renaissnace period. his paintings and inventions, and how he helped the French court.
The highlight of the event was The Last Supper and Mona Lisa of course! Apparently, The Last Supper was commissioned to be painted as a depiction of Jesus with the traitor Judas Iscariot in the picture. There was a short documentary on the colour scheme and how Jesus was meant to be the centre focus of the entire painting.
The documentary on Mona Lisa addressed certain mysteries on who she really was and the original colour scheme of the background. Apparently, the background was more bluish, but through the years, after being exposed to environmental factors, the colours faded and now it became more greenish, hence people always thought Da Vinci meant the entire colour scheme to be greenish and black.
The Van Gogh film is good too! It told of his life and paintings, including his self-portraits and how and where he got his inspiration. I always wonder why we do not seem to have artists of the calibre of these two men nowadays?
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