tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post1716374498281747433..comments2024-03-27T14:45:28.176-05:00Comments on Adventus: Re-considering the liliesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-55127730556786510262016-01-20T11:18:03.972-06:002016-01-20T11:18:03.972-06:00Let me know what you think of the Rothko exhibit. ...Let me know what you think of the Rothko exhibit. The last time I went to Houston, my friend was out of town, but the MFAH had a splendid exhibit borrowed from the Museum of Modern Art in New York. I also visited the Rothko Chapel and the Menil Museum again.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-31595210854919268142016-01-20T11:13:01.123-06:002016-01-20T11:13:01.123-06:00OTOH, I live the Menil, with all its Dada and Surr...OTOH, I live the Menil, with all its Dada and Surrealist works.Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-71828012842364645582016-01-20T10:45:38.820-06:002016-01-20T10:45:38.820-06:00I liked the other chapel, too. The purpose of Rot...I liked the other chapel, too. The purpose of Rothko's paintings in the chapel is not to show off the artist's talent, but to enhance the chapel. The lighting is poor, and I just took the experience as it was, but I wish I lived nearby, so I could visit often on non-exhibit days. June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-72003768992141657462016-01-20T10:03:47.700-06:002016-01-20T10:03:47.700-06:00It's all personal, and I don't hate the Ro...It's all personal, and I don't hate the Rothko chapel.<br /><br />I liked the other chapel better, the one built to house the stained glass saved from an Orthodox church in Eastern Europe (i've already forgotten the country, sadly). It was returned to the church, which was only right; but I miss it.<br /><br />I'm going to the Rothko exhibit at the MFAH this weekend. I'm looking forward to it. (My only complaint with the Rothko Chapel is that I can't see the paintings well enough in the lighting there. It's an eye thing, I guess.)Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-46222753827091528072016-01-20T09:59:59.513-06:002016-01-20T09:59:59.513-06:00How do I read the Bible? I read the passages in t...How do I read the Bible? I read the passages in the Revised Common Lectionary every day, unless I forget. I read the words and try to tease out the meaning in today's context. Some days the exercise does not bear fruit, but, on days full of grace, the words in the scriptures come alive and give life.<br /><br />Of course, I've studied the Bible in classes, too, but that's different from the daily reading.<br /><br />Several years ago, I visited a friend in Houston who lived a block or so away from the Rothko Chapel in a charming bungalow she rented from the the Menil Museum Foundation. Nearly every day, I went to the chapel to sit in quiet, mostly alone, because I found it to be a lovely, peaceful place. Rothko's subdued paintings serve their purpose brilliantly to contribute to the atmosphere of peace in the chapel, and, to me, they are a great success as art. Altogether the chapel is a marvelous place for meditation or just being quiet.<br /><br />Of course, when you visit the chapel for an exhibit, the peace and quiet are missing.<br /><br />Oh, and Brueggermann rocks.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.com