Tattoo exhibit

I'm a complete museum junkie. Just can't get enough of them. Want to see them all! So, while checking out Chihuly, I knew I couldn't just stop there and popped over to 'Tattoos. Ritual. Identity. Obsession. Art'; another exhibit I was dying to see.

Not only was it a visual treat with the designs and artistic works on display it was also a history lesson about the tools, the stigma, the practice of this old art form.

I love this Japanese painting. The look of utter discomfort expressed in her body with just the tiniest hint as to its source. I couldn't stop studying it.

This is a decorative plate of Rusty Fields, the most tattoo'd British woman. In America people purposely covered themselves in tattoos in order to join Side Shows and earn a living. Seeing a person covered in tattoos was an oddity to 'normal' society.

It was interesting to see this picture of a young Anna Gibbons juxtaposed to an older Anna Gibbons. She is covered in religious tattoos given to her by her husband.

Most favourite image of the whole exhibit. This would be me if I ever actually got a tattoo.

It was an enjoyable exhibit and if you want to check it out yourself you have to make it fast! It ends September 5, 2016.

Tickets available here

ROM 

100 Queen's Park,

Toronto, Ontario

Monday to Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM-5:30PM

Friday 10:00AM-8:30PM

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Chihuly

Have you heard of Dale Chihuly?

If you haven't you probably would still recognize his blown glass work on display all over the world. Back to when I lived in London, I had the opportunity to visit a Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Halcyon Gallery and loved seeing all the individual pieces on display.

The Toronto exhibit, on now until January 2nd 2017, is nothing like the display in London. At the beginning of the exhibition is a quote from Chihuly ''I want people to be overwhelmed with light and colour in a way that they've never experienced.'' And he does just that.

This large scale, all encompassing, display creates a real feeling of theme and emotion. The glass sparkles under the special lighting and I could have spent hours looking at each piece. The scale of displays dwarfs the viewer, demanding reverence and attention with its presence.

If you can get yourself to the ROM for this exhibit I'd say do it. DO IT NOW! So worth it!

Tickets available online here

ROM 

100 Queen's Park,

Toronto, Ontario

Monday to Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM-5:30PM

Friday 10:00AM-8:30PM

Who's your favourite artist? Have you seen one of Chihuly's pieces before? Let me know in the comments below!

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ROM Friday Night Live

Every once in a while the Royal Ontario Museum hosts a late night at the museum called, Friday Night Live. Based on a theme, you purchase a ticket for entry and you can spend 4-5 hours hanging out in the museum. Think Night at the Museum meets a downtown night club.

We attended on 'Heroes' night and each room, some more than others, were loosely based around this theme. 

Some people even dressed up. Creeper, blur on purpose photo of Amelia Earhart.

After purchasing food/drink tickets, we wandered the halls and scooped out the best food stall. They all smelled so good.

There was live music the whole evening as different dj's and entertainers took to the stage. A proper dance party took place.

 Of course we took a photo in the NOW lounge and felt a little bit like a celebrity.

Breaking the internet

 And don't forget the normal museum exhibits on display, that seem so much better when viewed with a wine in hand, chatting with your friends. I feel like the objects, when incidental to the event, take on new interpretation. I was noticing items that I have never remembered seeing before and took a moment to appreciate them.

So hipster

The Ancient Greece room has always been my favourite exhibit to run to on a normal day visit to the museum, but this display of Grecian statues were made that much better with "Caption This!". Given a sticky note and a sharpie, you could go around captioning the figures. There are some clever people out there.

"'tis but a flesh wound"

"The morning after....tequila is never a good idea."

"No, no really--you can come out from behind the shield--you look fabulous!"

The night ended on a surreal note; as we were ushered out the doors we witnessed drunk people snogging, stumbling about, and having incoherent arguments among the dinosaurs and ancient relics. Weird.

Go visit your local museum! Quick!