We went to Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Art and this building was designed by Oscar Niemeyer. Even though I have seen it on Internet before the trip, it is still very impressive when I saw the building. I like the design of putting water under the building, the water creates a reflection of the building and makes the building more vividly. Also, this small pond kind of interacting with the bay behind the building, so the museum doesn’t look isolated from the environment. From today’s tour, I had a general understanding of Niemeyer’s work. He uses lots of curves and lines in his design, which makes the exterior of the architecture look smooth and extending. Also the using of color, like red and yellow in the design is another expression of Niemeyer’s design style. I guess all of these are influenced by Brazil sprits, free and passionate.
Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Art
Teatro Popular in Niterói
In the afternoon, we visited Museu de Arte do Rio. The museum was opened in 2013. The roof of the building is connecting the new and the old building of this museum. The museum has four eclectic exhibitions of Brazilian and various kinds of international art. Among all the exhibitions, the one I like is from Marcos Chaves. He uses landscape to reflect cultural and political aspects of the society.
The pictures below are describing the Sugarloaf Mountain with people enjoying sun on the beach. The two chairs show that people used to have a good time there.
Then there are also pictures showing a different side of Rio. These pictures are telling stories about people who are poor or struggling with their lives. What impressed me was his using of the Sugerloaf Mountain. The mountain doesn’t move and as it always is. But it expresses different feelings in different pictures.
There is even a picture has the Sugerloaf Mountain with a bird feather, perhaps a pigeon. What’s the story of this pigeon? : ）
