Happy Birthday to Me!

To celebrate my birthday, we spent the day at the ArtScience Museum:

"Designed as a symbolic gesture of welcome to guests from across the globe, the lotus-inspired ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands is the premier museum destination in Singapore for major international touring exhibitions from the most renowned collections in the world."

We visited the museum on the last day of the Vincent van Gogh exhibition, a multi-media presentation that I had wanted to see since arriving in Singapore.  A variety of van Gogh paintings and rare photographs were projected simultaneously on the giant gallery walls while sweeping, hi-definition music added to the whole experience, which was a treat for the senses.  We were not allowed to take any photos, but you can click here to get a sample.

 After van Gogh, we went to level three to see the Salvador Dalí exhibit.  They showed us a film about Dalí's life highlighting his fascination with mathematics, science, Freud, and religion.  Dalí was quite eccentric, and the following quote sums up his personality pretty well:

"Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - 
that of being Salvador Dalí."

One of the more unique displays was a room featuring many of Dalí's furniture pieces.  Tables, chairs, and lamps were affixed to a sloping wall of the gallery above our heads.

At the end of the exhibit, there was a variety of carnival mirrors that transformed our bodies emphasizing the idea that Dalí's artwork was a distortion of reality.  Although Dalí would probably disagree:

"One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams."

Spending the day at the ArtScience Museum was a great way to celebrate my birthday!  

Which one is reality?