I visited the Gilcrease Museum and toured various exhibits. The museum hosts a vast assortment of artifacts entailing the history of America, from its multitude of early Native American art to current day. I loved seeing the different forms of artwork housed at the museum.
My favorite exhibit was over impressionism in California during the 20th century. The movement, while rooted in impressionism, changed shape with new American influences. For example, painters used new methods to show God and Nature as one, painting with a kind of religious fervor. The movement took on the French title “en plein air”, which remarks to the color and openness of the paintings. The artists used brilliant colors in their landscapes. The colors helped to give
My favorite exhibit was over impressionism in California during the 20th century. The movement, while rooted in impressionism, changed shape with new American influences. For example, painters used new methods to show God and Nature as one, painting with a kind of religious fervor. The movement took on the French title “en plein air”, which remarks to the color and openness of the paintings. The artists used brilliant colors in their landscapes. The colors helped to give