Millet and His Time: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay

The web side:
http://www.nmh.gov.tw/en-us/Exhibition/Content.aspx?Para=021417&unkey=53

Millet and his Time:
Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay is a special exhibition of selected 19th
century paintings and photographs from the collection of the Musée d’Orsay,
France. It will be from May 31 to September 5, 2008 and consists of 70
masterpieces, 16 of which are Millet’s, including the well-knownGleaners and
Angelus, to be exhibited all together for the first time in Taiwan. In addition to
Millet, his Barbizon colleagues such as Corot, Rousseau and Dupré, as well as
those who came under his influence such as Breton and Hédouin, are represented
as well. For a better understanding of the rural life of 19th century France, the
exhibition also includes 21 original photographic works of the mid 19th century
as an interesting reference to the rural scenery depicted by Millet and other
Barbizon artists.

I am happy that there is an exhibition about the one of the most famous painting.

I like to go to museum to see artistic creations. It makes me update myself and

gain more knowledge from visiting exhibitions. I had seen Miller’s paintings

before, but they are all copies. I am exciting to see the original one! I will go to

see this exhibition recently~ ^^

I heard that our president had seen this exhibition, and he stood in front of

the painting for a long time. I hope that I can see the painting for a long time,

too. Ha~Ha~ Every time I went to famous exhibition, there are so many people

so that I can't watch the artistic creation carefully. Maybe I will go on Monday

to Friday to avoid the situation that "people mountain people sea". Ha~

If you also like art, you should go visiting it. I think it must be spectacular.



Information:

Millet and His Time: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay
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Dates：
2008/05/31～2008/09/05
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Gallery：
1F Room 1011F Room 1021F Room 103
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Hours：
Tue~Sun (10:00~18:00)
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Ticket prices：
Adult:NT＄250;Student:NT＄220;
Senior citizen:NT＄120;
Child under 110cm,
people with disabilities:Free
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Sponsor：
National Museum of History

7.8-magnitude quake rocks China

Oh my god! How a terrible news! When I look this news, I am almost heartbreaking.

The following is news summary:
A massive earthquake in central China yesterday killed at least 7,000 people in Sichuan
Province, with the overall death toll expected to increase sharply. Xinhua news agency said 80
percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan County and that another 10,000 people were
believed hurt there.
The epicenter was in Sichuan, striking 92km northwest of the provincial capital of Chengdu.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit in the middle of the afternoon — when classes and offices
were full.

It’s hard to believe that such terrible thing will happen. Making me feel that

human’s life is very fragile. We are hardly to fight against the power of nature,

and it usually can’t be predicted. We can’t know what will happen next

second. It’s all depends on the will of god. What we could do is to reduce the

harm that we cause.

I always feel that the technology now day will solve many things, like predict the

occurrence of earthquake. This event makes me feel that technology is limited

to the nature.

The whole city destroyed by the earthquake. It’s really hard to image! I hardly

believe that it is true. And it’s so close to us. This event makes me bring 921

earthquake’s image to mind. So many people dead and so many people hurt.

The situation in China is worsening than us several times. I am scared to seen

these scenes, and I hope it’s better not happen again.

Bike smiling!!

The news is from the blog : David on formosa--4 May is Bike Day

The following is my summary and some opinions of mine.

The bike month is May each year, and the bike day is on May fifth. In this day, every

city and county will attend this activity with great enthusiasm. Now day, People pay

more and more attention to become health, earn more leisure time and do good

thing to environment. This activity fit the life attitude of most modern people. It’s

held in order to make citizens enjoy riding bicycle.

“Bike smiling” is a slogan in the activity. I think it means that people should feel

happy in this activity and be healthier. Besides, I think smile is a very good attitude

toward life. It’s a behavior easy to do and will make things easier.

The person who wants to be environment-friendly will interest in this news. I think that

people like riding bike or willing to do benefit to the environment will attend this

activity together.

It’s a well exercise outside. Riding bike on road is more leisure and ease than a

scooter. In my childhood, I like to ride bike beside the farmland and enjoy the gentle

touches of breeze and sunshine. This activity is a good opportunity to call on people

doing healthy and right thing. I am happy to see this good thing happened. It means

that there are many people trying to protect the earth. If I have a bicycle next year,

I will invite some friends to attend this activity.

World Vision Taiwan hopes to make prayers heard

163 children came to Taiwan to perform in a prayer concert organized by World Vision
Taiwan today. The children — from Mongolia, the Philippines, Swaziland, Romania,
El Salvador, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Ecuador and Taiwan
— are recipients of World Vision Taiwan’s humanitarian aid programs.Some of the
prayers will be accompanied by music and sung by the children at the concert.

The post is from :http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/05/03/2003410937

Every time I saw the news about World Vision, I will pay much attention. It’s really

a well organization that dedicated to help children in whole world. My classmates in

senior high school and I have sponsored a child in Ecuador. We just need to pay 700

hundred a month to help him, but for him that it’s a really great support. We had

written a letter to him and he had written back to us with his photo. He is so cute. I feel

so touched.

I feel that this activity is positive and meaningful. I believe that our sponsorship not

only offer children support but also offer them the food for mind. The theme is “Pray

for Chang”. I think every child has their own heartfelt wishes. In their prayer, I saw

that there are many children suffer in pain and live in bad status. The sponsor and

kindhearted behavior will bring them support and huge hope about future.

In nowadays society, some guy would use people’s kindness to cheat them of their

money or even body. That makes some people have fears to help people. I hope

these events will reduce that will make our society more positive.

I trust that world vision is a great group to help children. I wholehearted support this

activity. Because there are so many children on the earth cannot go school, eat

food, and even wear a cloth. You can help someone else until you have ability.

That will be better and will not become another burden. We have such great bliss

to own so many things, so we should not be close to someone really need help.

City gov't urged to control number of taxis

A Taipei City Council member urged the city government yesterday to impose a

ceiling on the number of taxis in the capital city in view of the high vacancy rate of

the cabs and the traffic problems they cause.

from:http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2008/04/19/152591/City%2Dgov%27t.htm


Everywhere I go in Taiwan, there are always many Taxis. Taxi driver become a hot

job due to those people who can’t find other jobs. This phenomenon actually brings

out so many problems. Taxi drivers had high frequency that violates the traffic rules.

When they compete for business, they are usually speeding and illegal parking.

And bad quality of taxi driver causes danger to the passengers and pedestrians.

On the other side, it’s only way that they can earn enough money to raise family.

It’s hard to make a conclusion that which point of this issue is right. I think some

taxi drivers should cultivate their mind and observe the rules at least, because the

safety of passengers is the responsibility of drivers. The solution of an excess of

taxi is to create better job opportunities so that many taxi drivers will have more

choices. It actually causes the burden of society.

Current Events:Kaohsiung MRT commuter numbers skyrocket

"Commuter numbers have skyrocketed in the first week since the opening of
Kaohsiung's mass rapid transit (MRT).
The MRT company and city government host some performances of bands
and singers to attract Kaohsiung youths.
Residents in Kaohsiung can take free rides in trial runs until April 6."
The news resource from
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/kaohsiung/2008/03/16/147418/Kaohsiung%2DMRT.htm


I am glad to see this news. It's an important mass transit in Kaohsiung city.

I am a kaohsiung resident, but I study at north Taiwan. I usually ride the MRT

in Taipei to go to many places, so I think that the MRT in Kaohsiung could

bring residents great convenience.

Kaohsiung is a beautiful city which fills with romantic atmosphere.

The KMRT(kaohsiung MRT) stations’ shape symbolize the spirit of

Kaohiung. I believe that Kaohsiung city will become more convenient,

complete, and attractive. I hope the problem of air pollution will reduce

so that our life quality will be better.

By traveling with KMRT, I wish that this beautiful harbor city could be

well-known some day.

I had introduced some Kaohsiung’s night view in February posts

last year. Just take a look if you want to know more about Kaohsiung!

cook cook!

The picture is fromhttp://www.sc.xinhua.org/content/2004-09/27/xinsrc_1109012711345461364919.jpg

Last time, I went to my aunt’s coffee shop. She cooked many dishes to treat me,

and I love the “egg-over-rice” most. It’s delicious, but it’s a little expensive.

It is 120 dollars a dish in her coffee shop. But finally I realized that cook a delicious

one by ourselves is so easy if you follow these steps.

First, you should prepare ingredients you need included cooked rice, ketchup,

eggs, some meat diced, onion diced, and pepper. Second, you should fry the meat

diced and onion until it almost well-done. After that, you should put the cooked

rice in and spread ketchup on the cooked rice and mix it well. The amount of

ketchup is adjustable. All depends on how much you like ketchup; moreover,

ketchup is the main key to this dish. The third step is to fry eggs. You should

stir two or three eggs and fry eggs to be big and flat shape. Finally, it’s time to

put the fried rice on the half side of egg and make another side over it. Pepper

and ketchup could be added on the top of it to increase palatability.

As you can see, egg-over-rice is quite simple to make. After I know how to cook it,

I can make it by myself anytime if there is a kitchen. You can try to make one

and follow these directions.

I hope that you will like it!

American photographer - Robert Mapplethorpe

Most of Mapplethorpe's portraits of children were made within the more

controlled conditions of the studio, stripped of settings and props and rendered in a

rich palette of blacks, whites, and grays. Unlike his eroticized male nudes, the

photographer's images of children are never cropped, nor are sections of their body

blown up into fetishistic details. Their bodies are aestheticized, but not as sexual

beings; rather, in works such as Melia Marden (1983) and Eva Amurri (1988),

they resemble the eternally childish putti of classical and Renaissance art.

His first Polaroids were self-portraits and the first of a series of portraits of his close

friend, the singer-artist-poet Patti Smith. These early photographic works were

generally shown in groups or elaborately presented in shaped and painted frames

that were as significant to the finished piece as the photograph itself.

This stunning example of Robert Mapplethorpe's work demonstrates the dramatic

evolution in the treatment and meaning of still life over the past two centuries.

Mapplethorpe's still lifes cannot be fully understood apart from his homoerotic

figurative works. Mapplethorpe interpreted flowers, the reproductive structures

of seed-bearing plants, as interchangeable with the male sex organ. Of all flowers,

he was especially attracted to the calla lily, a symbol of homosexuality.

Biography:
http://www.mapplethorpe.org/biography.html

The informations are from http://www.mapplethorpe.org

movie response- "I am David" and "Big"

Big

This movie is funny and memorable. It shows many important points

in the life, like friendship, mother love, and how to make a choice when

you confront difficults…

My favorite part is the Billy find the machine every where to help Josh

come back his really world. Without Billy’s help, Josh maybe lose his

mind in the “big” world where he has career, love, money…

I feel that the friendship between Billy and Josh is more “adult” than

some friendship between adults.

I feel have a childlike heart is important. Like toys factory, without a

childlike mind how can you design a toy that can touch the children’s

heart. I believe that if it can add this factor into industrial design that the

product may be more interest.

In the end of movie, I feel it’s too quickly to be caught unawares. But it

truly gave us much imagine space. I hope that Susan can find the machine

someday then come back to the same age with Josh. They can meet again

and create another memorable story.


I am David

This movie is so affecting. When it begins，freedom is just a dream to

David . In the movie，the process David faces his fears of outside world

and gets selfless love from the artist touched me so much. My favorite

scene is David hugs the women，Sophie，just like a children. It means

David can trust people completely from this time and also proves the

true love is the power. And I often recall the words Sophie said:

「Most people in the earth are good. In fact，you can tell apart them in

the first sight. Maybe sometimes it will wrong， but you can not afraid

to trust people because of that. If you can not learn to trust， anything

in you life is no mean. 」

I am so happy that David discovers the real meaning of trust，courage，

laughter，and hope in the end. Knowing this real story，I feel I am the

lucky one in this world. It look like we us almost has smile by nature，

but David cost so many years to learn how to laugh. I must to treasure

this bliss even much more than unlucky persons in the earth.

If I can help someone someday，I will do the best of my ability.

Graphic design project

This is graphic design project. The main idea is to use sport star to be the

opera’s main role, and then create a movie poster could be put on the bus

and bus stop’s advertisement board. It’s not a easy job. First, I should do

research about the sport star, movie poster, opera, bus, bus stop, and so on.

It cost a lot of time because it’s an important work.

The opera I choose is Turandot. In the first poster, the main role I use is

Anna Kournikova’s image. I though her eyes emption is similar with Turandot

-cold at the appearance but with passion in heart. I change her golden hair to be

black, and add some element in the background. The finish poster has the

Chinese feeling.The second poster’s main roles are Maria Sharapova and

David Beckham. I put two images together and create a new one. I use several

techniques and finally create a modern feeling’s movie poster.

I like both two so much.

Young Designer's Exhibition

We went to young designer's exhibition yesterday. There are so many

design products, and those are made by university students. I am glad

to see so many wonderful products! I hope that I had learned

something. I show some photos about the products in the exhibition.

Take a look!

A beautiful day

Last week, we went to the Chang Gung health care village.

The purpose was to accompany elders to see the tung tree's flowers.

We had walked for a long time. It's a tired work, but I really feel that

it's meaningful.

It was a sunshiny day so that everyone was sweating. We walked in

the grasslands, so we were badly bitten by mosquitoes and ants. It's

not a comfortable condition. Almost half people of our group were

given up half way. I am glad that finally I had arrived the destination.

The tung trees are so beautiful! The flowers are aplenty, small,

and white. We plucked flowers to be a commemoration for this activity.

It's another chance to be close to the elders. I am glad about it.

It's a meaningful thing and could make me grow to maturity.

Feeling of Pride and Prejudice

This movie is the best movie I had seen recently. I was touched

beyond words. Darcy has much pride that may hurt someone easily

and keep his distance to others.

Elizabeth has extreme prejudice to Darcy that makes her never want

to be close to him and even say: “You are the last man on earth I

could ever marry.”

Elizabeth and Darcy misunderstand each other in many aspects.

It seems that they will never keep company with each other,

but finally they fall in love with each other.

In a scene, Darcy said:” You must know-surely you must know that

it was all for you, I had to tell you, you had bewitched me body and

soul, and I love, and love, and love you, and never wish to be parted

from you from this day forward.” I was moved by these words.

He must to fight against judgments, his family's expectation, the

inferiority of Elizabeth birth, his rank. He put them aside and asks

Elizabeth to end his agony. I thought that Darcy must pass through

so many struggles and the opposition of his relatives. Finally, Darce's

real emotion and his devotion to her family touched Elizabeth's heart

They are completely different at appearance but so similar in heart.

Their conjugation is so amazing! I love the scenery and music in the

movie so much. The music sounds very pleasing to the ear. The piano

and violent plays are celestial. Otherwise, the scenery in the movie

is so magnificent. I think that these factors are indispensable to a

successful movie. I find some website that can hear the songs in

the movie.

I recommend "Liz on Top of the World" and "You hands are cold".

The melody is so beautiful!

The every part of movie will be unforgettable for a long time to me.

The misic:

1. Dawn
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/1.mp3

2. Stars and Butterflies
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/2.mp3

3. The Living Sculptures of Pemberly http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/3.mp3

4. Meryton Townhall
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/4.mp3

5. The Militia Marches In
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/5.mp3

6.Georgiana
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/6.mp3

7. Arrival at Netherfield
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/7.mp3

8. A Postcard to Henry Purcell
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/8.mp3

9. Liz on Top of the World
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/9.mp3

10. Leaving Netherfield
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/10.mp3

11. Another Dance
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/11.mp3

12. The Secret Life of Daydreams http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/12.mp3

13. Darcy's Letter
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/13.mp3

14. Can't Slow Down
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/14.mp3

15. Your Hands Are Cold
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/15.mp3

16. Mrs. Darcy
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/16.mp3

17. Credits
http://www.prideandprejudicemovie.net/assets/sound/score/high/17.mp3























The pictures and music are from www.prideandprejudicemovie.net

Silver ring

This is the new project of jewelry design. We will make a ring

that by ourselves from beginning to end. I want to design a ring for

my mother and it will be a Mother's Day gift to my Mom. I had

made several sketches that using the image of flowers and plants.

My material is silver, and I will put the pearl on the ring. In my mind,

my mother is like a flower, so I want the ring is only belong to her.

My design is according to my mother's taste for jewels. I hope that

she will like the ring I make. When I finish my ring, I will take a photo

and post it on the blog!

Painting the wall with smile

Juming museum hold a competition recently. My graphic

design teacher divided our class into several groups to take

part in the competition. The competition is about wall-painting.

We finally decided that our theme is smile, because we feel

that everyone has unique smile and a friendly smile will

make people in the good mood. We collect smiles in our

class by taking photos. Then, we transformed the colored

photo into black-and-white photo and arranged the photos

in the right place. We will put a human-shaped mirror on the

right side of the painting. We hope that everyone can see the

most beautiful smiles belong themselves. Finally, we added

some pattern on the picture to make it more plentiful! I really

feel happy that I can join this activity, because wall-painting

is a new field different from industrial design. We are drawing

on a A4 size paper now. If our painting is selected, we will paint

on a real wall.

How exciting is it!

The Project - Paper Cutting

The project is combining the paper cutting and the product to

be a new one. After long time deliberation, I decided that my

products are the high heels and goblet rack.


At the first, teacher and I had discussed the design of products

and done several sketches before we finalized the manuscript.

After that, it's time to make the paper model. I must decide the

products' scale, color. Then, I had to find the material that I can

use. It's delicate and important work, and it definitely causes

the product's result.


The final step is to make the real produc's model. My products'

material is acrylic. I draw the paper-cut's pattern with computer,

and using laser-cut machine cut the pattern on the acrylic. Then,

I went to the acrylic workroom to finish my products.


I went to Taipei to do my project many times. It is not easy to do

a design project. In the process, I learn what design procedure

is and how to finish a project by myself. What's more important,

you can not ignore any details from beginning to end. When I

see the finished products, I feel that it's worthy of my effort.

A Meaning Thing at CGU's birthday!

Today is CGU's birthday. There is an activity that students should

show the older around the school. My class participated in this

activity. We were assembled in front of the Formosa Plastics

Group Museum at 9 p.m. Soon, I saw the visitor.

The visitor I account for was a granny. We joined other two

groups to be one, because they are two couple and they are

also good friends.


We look around the Formosa Plastics Group Museum and

the garden party. They leave our school about 12:50.
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.
I feel that this activity is good for younger. I am glad to join

this activity. In the course of activity, I found that the elder's

interests and our interests are entirely different. It's

difficult to make a balance between those two. I must pay

attention to the elder at any moment, because maybe they

will need our help anytime. I had gain more responsibility

from the process. Although it is not has enough time to

acquaint the elder, I believe that every elder has their own

treasure which is their life experience. It can not be replaced.

I had seen a sentence on the newspaper. It says: “The elder

just like a book. The more you read, the more you learn.”

I always remember this sentence, because I suppose his point.

When we have opportunity, we should show our consideration

to the elders. The elders around us like our grand parents even

more need our concern, we will never forget that.

Beautiful Flowers in Kaohsiung County

I went to Meinong with my family recently.There were

many farms beside the road from Chishan to Meinong.

In spring, farmers always grow cosmoses to be the manure

for paddy rice. We could see cosmoses everywhere.

It was so glamorous!

Cosmoses have several colors like white, pink, yellow, and etc.

Those cosmoses bloom in early spring. If you want to see

those flowers, do not miss the flowering season.

We parked at the roadside to see the beautiful scenes.

I felt the gentle touches of the sunshine and the breeze.

What a wonderful moment!

I also see a sunflower's farm. This is an unexpected surprise.

I am glad to see all of these, because I love flowers so much.

In a word, its actually a visual feast!

To Dear Father

Happy birthday to you!
.

.
......You spend almost your time on the work, and earn

money with hard-working to provide our family a better life.

You always say that when we grow up and have ability to

earn money, we must maintain our mother. You never talk about

yourself. Every time I thought this, my eyes will full of tears.

..
.....Don't worry your son and me. I will take care of myself.

I hope that you can take care of your condition, and enjoy

your life.

.
......I will study hard in the university. In the furture,

I will do my best to offer my own family a good life just like

the life you provide us. Thank you very much!
.

......I had sent a birthday card to you yesterday!

I hope you will like it!
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Wish your healthy body!

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World Vision - Borderless Love

. ...World Vision is a organization

dedicated to help children around

the world. The sponsorship

donation saves children's lives.

. ...My senior high school had a

speech about the children

sponsorship of World Vision.

They show us some films to

let us know that there are so many children need our help.

.

. ...My class decided to sponsor a child for $700 a month

to provide him with things such as nutritious food, health care,

educational opportunities, and spiritual nurture.

The boy in the picture is sponsored by us. At the first,

World Vision sent us the boy's information and photos to us.

Later, we recieved the boy's letter from his country-Ecuador.

I am very happy to see the letter he sent, and my heart is touched.

In the letter, he tell us that the enviroment he live in, he is happy,

and he play games with his friends everyday. I really hope he

can grow up healthily! We will continually sponsor him until he is

18 years old. It's time that he should take care of himself

and has responsibility to raise his family.

.

. ...I support this action very much. When we have ability to earn money,

I think it's a good action to help the people at the earth.

.

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The web adress of World Vision

http://www.worldvision.org/

The web adress of World Vision

http://www.worldvision.org.tw/

The web adress of World Vision Taiwan child sponsorship

http://sponsorship.worldvision.org.tw/