January 25th, 2016

1/25/2016

Venezia

Posted by Jinie Park

My journey to Italy with Henry Walters Traveling Fellowship started from Venice. Luckily, t was around the time of Venice Biennale. I was able to see many contemporary and modern arts. It was definitely good start for my entire journey in Italy.

Venice Biennales 2015

Piazza San Marco Venezia

The old architectures were everywhere. Staying in Venice gave me so much different sense of location compared to living in big cites in America and Korea. The city itself is really complicated like spider net.(Not even regular shape) There were a lot alleys. I lost my ways many times even though I kept checking my maps. Main reason was there are so many small bridges, which connects the other neighbor.

The shapes of old architectures were fascinating. It was not only about looking from outside of them but also about interior space. The exterior is so bright and filled with full of light from reflection of diverse materials. On the other hand the interior space was really dark and heavy at the same time it was overwhelming from slight light from narrow windows.

Saint Mark's Basilica

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Henry Walters Traveling Fellowship

Recognizing that direct contact with other cultures - and the deepening experience of travel itself - are important experiences for any artist at the threshold of their career, the Municipal Art Society established this fellowship at MICA. The oldest fellowship at MICA, the Walters is named after Henry Walters, one of Baltimore preeminent arts patrons in the early 20th century. The Walters has allowed talented MFA students the opportunity to begin their careers with an immersive travel experience to inform their work for years to come.

2015: Dr. Julia Marciari-Alexander, Director, Walters Art Museum; Robert Mintz, Chief Curator, Walters Art Museum

2014: Stephen Kent, Curator and Educator; Luis Flores, Mixed Media Artist, Sculptor and Printmaker

2013: Sarah Tangay, Curator and Critic, Art in Embassies; Andrea Pollan, Gallerist, Writer

2012: Sarah Tanguy and Christopher Manzione, Artist

2011: Daniel Fuller, Director Institute of Contemporary Art, MACA; Virgil Marti, Artist

2010: Laure Drogul, Artist, and Elsa Smithgal, Curator, Phillips Collection

2009: Bridget Moore, Director of DC Moore Gallery, Brook David Anderson, Director and Curator of the Contemporary Center at the American Folk Art Museum