Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Detroit Art

 Not everything in Detroit is grim. Look what they have done with cast-offs and imagination.
This is on  and around Heidelberg St.
Thus the title.

A gentleman there pointed this out in the basement of a burned out house. Its the TEA PARTY!


From folk art to fine art. We headed to Detroit Institute of Art after this which is now free to all residents of the county and a very reasonable admission if you are not.

The Detroit Lion?

You can lounge here while music plays.

























This Pissaro pointillist is a complet contrast from the painting below.
Sorry I didn't get the artist's name.































The pride of DIA is this whole room of murals painted by Diego Rivera depicting the auto industry.
This is a small part.

Matisse is a favorite of mine. Flowers and blue and white pottery, what's not to love about this.

This Van Gogh is a reminder of my trip to Arles.

A selfie in a beautiful art nouveau mirror

Do you want to put this turkey on your table?

A beautiful sky as we left


There are still good things in Detroit. The next day we took a tour of the Ford River Rouge Plant. Ugly weather, though and photography was not permitted of the factory floor. The whole Ford Museum and Greenfield Village is a must for anyone.