On the 13th of May, which was cooler by the way with a high of 101, our group of Millsaps drawing elites left the casa at approx. 9:30 am and headed to the main strip, Paseo de Montejo, to investigate and draw the contemporary sculptures of Merida. These installations are comprised of found objects witha theme of basura, or trash. There are many works that "litter" the street and the artist are from the homeland of Mexico and from the nation of Germany. Every year, the city of Merida commisions these installations to help promote the Arts, foreign and domestic. Our first task was a contest: a contest in grand fashion to see who could draw the most sculptures in 60 minutes. Each drawing consisted of 5 minutes: approx. 3 minutes sketch or longer and 4 bullet points, 2 likes and two dislikes which took about 2 minutos. In all, I ended up with 9 complete entries in my sketch book with Clay close in persuit with siete entries. The prize was a ice cream presented by senior Brent Fogt, which I have not cashed in yet...
Anyways, after an hour of walking, sitting, drawing and investigating our fearless group of estudiantes entered the Archiological Museum which is conveniently located on the main strip, Montejo, and explored the ruins of the Ancient Mayan Civilazation. The drawing and buisness class tommorow morning are taking a trip to the famous Chichen Itza, so a trip to see the Museo was an excellent choice to see what exactaly we were up against. After the trip to the Museo, we followed our hunger to one of the best pizzarias around called Vito Corleone - we had dos medios pizzas y bebidas for around 4 dollars per persona. An excellent deal and great food: a winning combination in eating cheap in Mexico. After Lunch we ventured over to the Govenors Palace to observe the murals of Fernando Castro Pacheco, a famous Mexican artist. His work consists of large permenant installtions on canvas that depict all eras of Mayan and Mexican history. His work is incredible and was well worth the trip.
After the Murals, we were sidetracked by a professor de hammocks who gave us an introduction in how they are made which was very impressive. Then, we went to our favorite A/C'ed place, the Italian Coffee Co and drew for an hour while sipping on delicious bebidas to help cool us down. We worked on scale, perspective and we could choose an exterior or interion place to draw in order to represent a space. This drawing session which lasted an hour was benficial for our minds and bodies and concluded our day on the streets of Merida. Brent and Clay went to visit the market again, and the girls and I went to the casa de Millsaps to catch some shade and agua. I think our bodies are adjusting to the heat and there was not as much complaining from the girls today (j/k). All in all a success and another great day in Yucatan.
These are Clays feet underwater in out new Pool! es muy bueno
-Murphey
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