Davis Art Museum at Wellesley College

A month and a half ago I visited Colby College Art Museum in Maine. I heard then that it is the biggest college Art museum in the country. It very well might be, but the Davis Art museum at Wellesley College might give it a run for its money. I have tried to visit the Davis in the past, but it has always been closed. Today I lucked out and finally got in.
   On the bottom floor there was a big show by an Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli. I had never heard of the guy, but he does some amazing stuff. AMAZING!

These are fiberglass sculptures called "Heech". Heech is a farsi word that means "nothing".  More info about the Davis and Mr. Tanavoli

 Here is neon light version of "Heech". The photo doesn't do justice to the piece.

I believe this big bronze work was called "Wall". I love  Mr. Tanavoli's bronze work. Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of one of the bronze "Heeches".

Here is a shot looking down from a balcony.

The Davis Museum also had a whole room full of Andy Warhol's works. Below is a picture of Mao Zedong (sometimes spelled Mao Tse-tung). It is difficult to take pictures of works that are covered with glass - you always get a reflection of something.

Here is another shot from the Warhol room. If you never took an Art History class I should point out that those boxes in the foreground are actually sculptures. For reasons that I don't completely understand my wife is standing on one foot. Maybe she is impersonating a flamingo.

   

Here is a picture of a stairwell at the Davis. The stairs were kind of strange. The steps were low and deep. I had to concentrate going up and down the stairs, because I could not find the correct rhythm for walking in these stairs. 

  You should all go to the Davis Museum. There is much more to see than what I described here. It is worth the trip. And there is no admission.

Decadent Stuff (Happy Mother's Day!)

I have wanted to try this for  long time. "Bananas Foster". Today is Mother's Day so I finally got my chance. I got up early and made my beloved wife a nice breakfast in bed: Bacon, home made waffles, vanilla ice-cream and Bananas Foster. Making Bananas Foster wasn't that difficult - you take a stick of butter, half a cup of brown sugar and three bananas (sliced). Cook them for a few minutes, throw in a couple of tablespoons of dark rum and that's it! It was delicious.

To say that this is rich and filling is an understatement. Your arteries might get clogged just by looking at this. What you see in this picture is about all you can eat. Banana Foster can  also be flambeed, but I didn't try it this time. The fire chief is probably happy about that.
   I noticed an interesting little detail: if you stuff a lot of hot Banana Foster and cold ice cream in your mouth at the same time, you can burn your mouth while having a brain freeze. It is worth trying. Happy Mother's Day!