After nearly a year of being away, I have a richer sense of appreciation for all SoCal has to offer, especially the art that this city curates. Since returning, I've asked my friends and others for recommendations of where and what I should do, now that I'm back. LA offers public transportation that acts as my pumpkin carriage, taking me to whatever glimmering places I decide to go. Also, being able to use Lyft and Uber again only offers more sweet opportunities to explore. Despite the other points addressed, this article will focus on just one of LA's most popular attractions, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

First, one of the most iconic parts of this museum is the the Urban Light by Chris Burden, an exhibition that illuminates the LA night. This is an exhibition constructed by over 200 antique street lights, which were restored and then aligned based on height. It's a piece which acts as a symbol of rebirth, and in a city where life is always changing, this staple is sure to resonate with anyone who approaches it.

They are as equally impressive during the day as they are at night.

One of my favorite pieces included the Miracle Mile by Robert Irwin, exhibited below. It's art with a simple construction, but the reaction is anything but. Its such an alluring piece because of its clean and straightforward composition, and as humans, we simply love organization and symmetry.

While my picture gives a basic idea of the piece, these pictures (below) do a better job at showing how smooth and appealing the piece really is.

Moving on from lights, LACMA also offers some fun contemporary art pieces which are sure to speak to anyone who loves pop art and all that is trendy. My desired taste for art is just that, modern, and so I spent the most time in this part of the museum. While I had studied some pieces and appreciated them in school, seeing them in person enriched my knowledge of them. I was fascinated to see how these pieces were parodying the fact that they were so famous, because of how underwhelming they were. These pieces made me think "If this is art, then I can be an artist." Yet, that is exactly what they sought to make me think, they were so simple that we would never think of making such art.

If you're one of the thousands who have seen The Fault in Our Stars, then this painting should give you deja vu.

There it is, Andy Warhol's famous Campbell's Soup Can. Just a painting of a soup can, so plain and yet so genius.

This could honestly be the dream of every pool fanatic. These pieces all poke fun of how the everyday can be turned into art. These next pieces are worth checking out because their raw nature resonated with me long after my visit. It shows how art can be made from the everyday. Alone, each part of these constructions would be considered trash, but together they reconstruct images of our everyday world.

As I previously mentioned, my interest lies in contemporary art due to its nature of recreating our everyday world, and even hinting at how fragile the construction of our world is. This last piece especially resonated with me because of how perfectly it captured the essence of living in a city. This kinetic sculpture is called Metropolis II and it was crafted by artist Chris Burden.

I asked myself, "Is this LA, Chicago, San Francisco, or NYC? What city is this?" It recreates the fast paced and technological nature of life in an urban setting. It invited me to reflect on how my life flows like clockwork. The toy cars zoom along the rails, and when I closed my eyes it sounded like downtown LA. The hundreds of cars echoed the rumbles of the freeways, and clamor of the fellow visitors reminded me of the cacophony you will find throughout the city.

While my artistic palette savors the contemporary, this in no way means that you will not be able to find something to digest here at LACMA. This article contained just some pieces which I remember vividly, and that I recommend witnessing. LACMA offers a collection of art ranging from Japanese, to Indian, to Mayan and this doesn't include the myriad of other exhibitions which create one of LA's richest and most popular museums. Thus, for those who are planning on traveling to SoCal, or even to my fellow natives, I invite you all to attend this museum and see what kind of impression you'll get from this art.