Creative Writing: The Getty Villa
Mustafa Hafezzada
A Renewed Drive (Historical Site Report #2) The Getty Villa, located in Pacific Palisades, is by far the museum that resonates with me the most. From the artwork to the building itself, I’m in love. I went with a childhood friend of mine because I had an extra ticket and I coerced him to join me. The tickets were free, but the parking was fifteen dollars; a very fair price in my opinion. To get to the Getty Villa you must drive on a pathway that felt very rough in my car. I was not sure if she would make it up because she is fifteen years old now, but luckily we made it. When we first arrived we saw a man sprinting for a baby carriage that war rolling down the slope in the garage. This moment made us realize that …show more content…
We began by walking on the right side of the walkway. My friend touched the walls and told me to touch the wall as well. It felt very smooth and sturdy. We then noticed a sign that read “DO NOT TOUCH THE WALL” and we immediately stopped. The patterns on the ceiling had a sort of mesmerising theme to them. The pattern would continually repeat and it gave a sense of satisfaction as you walked and stared up. The pattern on the floor has the same effect.
My friend and I reasoned that this must have been a country club for the wealthiest demographics of the population. The amount of capital needed to maintain such an extravagant building must not have been handled by only one person. It would be awfully lonely to live in such a large building all by yourself. We did not find any bedrooms, so that would support our claim of the villa being meant as a place to come and visit and not …show more content…
Venus was depicted with an unsightly dolphin at her side. The dolphin at her side was most likely to allude to her birth from the sea. The posts to hold this figure upright were very apparent. When looking at Venus herself, one can see that she is looking away while covering herself. The cloth that she was covering herself with has natural looking ripples and slack in them. The cloth was made to bring the attention of the work to her hip area. Her body is made to be desexualized and not as an object of fantasy.
The greatest of all the artworks was the Prize Vessel from the Athenian Games. The Vessel was made to be a trophy to whoever won the games and inside of it contained olive oil, which even today people love. Athena is depicted by herself on one side and on the other had multiple individuals. Athena, goddess of wisdom, was the largest figure on the entire artwork. The second most prominent individual was Nike, goddess of victory. She was bestowing her blessings on the two finalists who had put their all into winning the trophy. Then there were the two combatants and one elderly looking man pointing in their
A Renewed Drive (Historical Site Report #2) The Getty Villa, located in Pacific Palisades, is by far the museum that resonates with me the most. From the artwork to the building itself, I’m in love. I went with a childhood friend of mine because I had an extra ticket and I coerced him to join me. The tickets were free, but the parking was fifteen dollars; a very fair price in my opinion. To get to the Getty Villa you must drive on a pathway that felt very rough in my car. I was not sure if she would make it up because she is fifteen years old now, but luckily we made it. When we first arrived we saw a man sprinting for a baby carriage that war rolling down the slope in the garage. This moment made us realize that …show more content…
We began by walking on the right side of the walkway. My friend touched the walls and told me to touch the wall as well. It felt very smooth and sturdy. We then noticed a sign that read “DO NOT TOUCH THE WALL” and we immediately stopped. The patterns on the ceiling had a sort of mesmerising theme to them. The pattern would continually repeat and it gave a sense of satisfaction as you walked and stared up. The pattern on the floor has the same effect.
My friend and I reasoned that this must have been a country club for the wealthiest demographics of the population. The amount of capital needed to maintain such an extravagant building must not have been handled by only one person. It would be awfully lonely to live in such a large building all by yourself. We did not find any bedrooms, so that would support our claim of the villa being meant as a place to come and visit and not …show more content…
Venus was depicted with an unsightly dolphin at her side. The dolphin at her side was most likely to allude to her birth from the sea. The posts to hold this figure upright were very apparent. When looking at Venus herself, one can see that she is looking away while covering herself. The cloth that she was covering herself with has natural looking ripples and slack in them. The cloth was made to bring the attention of the work to her hip area. Her body is made to be desexualized and not as an object of fantasy.
The greatest of all the artworks was the Prize Vessel from the Athenian Games. The Vessel was made to be a trophy to whoever won the games and inside of it contained olive oil, which even today people love. Athena is depicted by herself on one side and on the other had multiple individuals. Athena, goddess of wisdom, was the largest figure on the entire artwork. The second most prominent individual was Nike, goddess of victory. She was bestowing her blessings on the two finalists who had put their all into winning the trophy. Then there were the two combatants and one elderly looking man pointing in their