Brooks Museum: "Soulful Creatures" & "Fredrico Castellon: In Print"

“Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt” Nearly 70 pieces from the Brooklyn Museum are currently on display at the Brooks Museum. Many of the animal mummies were unearthed near Saqqara near Memphis in Egypt. The wide range of animals that were mummified include Ibus’, cats, dogs, shrews, baboons and a variety of birds. Many of the displays also include CT scans and xrays of the contents of each mummy and its coffin. Also included are several sumptuous sculptures depicting the relationship of the mummies and the royal household of ancient Egypt. "Fredrico Castellon: In Print" Spanish native Fredrico Castellon immigrated to New York City when he was eight years old. After completing a traveling fellowship from the Spanish government and the Guggenheim Museum, he taught art at Columbia University and Pratt Institute. He initially worked as a painter, but later transitioned to printmaker and lithography. His prints are probably most appropriately termed surreal. His prints are realistically depicted figures who all appear to be in a trance. The best piece on display is “The Bride.” This print shows a somber faced woman whose veil almost appears to flow off the display.

Movie Review: "Interstellar"

Mathew McConaughey plays Cooper, an engineer by education who toils away as a farmer in the Midwest in a somewhat dystopian near future where the earth is blighted by a dusty changing environment. Mankind is barely able to survive on this planet due to climate changes that are affected a tenuous food supply. A worm hole if discovered near the planet Saturn that will allow explorers to quickly explore three potentially inhabitable planets. The best descriptor of this very long movie is “lost opportunity.” This very interesting setting, superb cinematography and special effects were squandered on a story line that could have had limitless possibilities. The flow of events lacked cohesion. The film ended without definite complete closure of the story.