Bookends: Take a Walk on The Highline via The Whitney – Post #1

This is the first post of a new series I’m calling “Bookends”: the concept followed by the creation.
In today’s post I’d like to give a heads up about my inspiration for a new painting project in The Big Apple: The Highline and The Whitney Museum of American Art.

The High Line is a successful project of repurposing a historic freight rail line into a public park. It is elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side and it runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th and 12th Avenues.

The Whitney Museum of American Art—known as “The Whitney”—houses a huge collection of modern and contemporary American art. It was founded in 1931 by Gertruda Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), a wealthy and prominent American socialite and art patron. In May 2015 the museum was relocated to a new building designed by architect Renzo Piano. The museum is located on a strategic and striking spot between the High Line (southern entrance) and the Hudson River.

The transformation of the Meatpacking District from an industrial landscape into a lively, creative and cultural area is fascinating! It’s all about the dynamics of the city: its people, its places, its potential. Since this is a great way to spend a day, I’m going back next week to visit The Whitney, to walk The Highline and to paint! More will follow soon… stay tuned!