Art

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Since I was young I have had the pleasure of going to many different art rich environments. I have been able to experience different cuisines, theatre, movies, and art. For this I have my parents to thank, if not for them then I would not understand the world as I do now. It pleases me to know that I have seen things that many have not, or did not get to see. Among the many places, I have had the chance to visit The Walker Art Center, Art Institute, and the Uptown Art Fair. My stepfather also used to own a store called Glass Spectacle in downtown Stillwater where he sold many different types of blown glass and stained glass windows. He also made some of the stained glass windows, and used to be a wedding photographer. I have had a wonderful art full life so far, but not until my visit to Boston this August did I have a chance to take all the art experience and things I have learned in art classes, and use them when looking at art.
That trip to Boston was the most amazing art experience to date in my life. This is because it was not just the museums and the art within them, but throughout the city with sculptures and architecture. I went to a few museums while visiting my brother and have to say they were breathtaking, I felt this sense of aw while walking through them. I do want to talk about two of the museums I went to, but I might not get to the second one and other miscellaneous things I saw while walking around the city. The museum and exhibit I want to focus on brings me back to art with glass.
The last museum I had the chance of visiting while on my journey was the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Now this obviously is not like your typical art museum, but there happens to be a most breathtaking and exhibit work that I have ever seen. The exhibit is the Ware collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants.
I had no idea what to expect going into the gallery, but I knew what I was going to see, flowers blown out of glass. Wh...