My favorite art work at the sculpture garden was Overflow. Overflow was created by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. I found Overflow to be a fascinating artwork because of how it looked. From far away Overflow looked like floating letters in the form of a man sitting on the floor.…
A visit to a museum is not just about the historical and educational gainings and stimulations, but also about entertainment, luxury and comfort. In an era where people cannot be separated from their smartphones, it is rare to be attracted by something older and traditional. The image plays a dominant role in attracting the public. For most individuals, it is preferable to examine the past while being inside of an exceptional modern environment rather than an old, former home. Thus, it is not about brand, it is about the whole experience, that unfortunately today must be accompanied by all those modern elements that rule people's daily lives and have become a plasmatic necessity.…
The museum that I chose to go was to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which was holding an exhibition that was dedicated to Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera, Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time. The piece that stood out to me the most was Pre-Columbian America by Diego Rivera that features indigenous imagery and creates an alternative view of America. The piece itself was made with oil on canvas with bright colors, which features many scenes that depicts the daily lives of the indigenous people located at the lower half of the artwork – living their daily lives and chores which included preparing food, weaving clothing, building pyramids, farming and making art. In the background with very small detail, Rivera included images of the indigenous people sailing around in boats, gathering in circles and preforming the Danza de los Voladores (Dance of the Flyers) which was a ritual that consisted of dancers climbing of up a huge pole, tie themselves with rope and launch themselves until they reached the ground as a way to ask the gods to end droughts. The crops that were included in the artwork, corn and nopales were done with extraordinary detail, were one could see the details that Rivera included that make them more realistic - the corn was especially important to the indigenous people…
The museum I visited was the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, Florida. There were three main exhibitions open, but the one I spent the most time in was the Bill Rutherfoord: Allegory of No Region. The exhibition was a culmination of eleven large scale pieces of art by Bill Rutherfoord that were done over an eight-year period. The main series, Allegory of No Region, contains paintings that take the viewer through a series of colorful allegories full of symbolism, form, and narrative. Rutherfoord, an American artist from Virginia, references contemporary and historical issues spanning from the 18th century to present times by taking the African folk character Brer Rabbit on an epic adventure through time.…
Having the pleasure to enjoy the wonderful Tampa Museum of Art was the enlightening of the week. I had the opportunity to join a tour, and get the information behind each artwork. By knowing that information it gave me understanding of most of the artwork. Each portrait I observed had many views of the art. Each artist and photographer gave a different concept, and meaning behind the picture.…
I currently do not have a specific period of art I want to focus on, and am excited to delve deeper into the historical content of art as well as learning about best practices in display and museum management. Outside of academics, I love working with children and have worked with several museum education departments, as well as Jumpstart where I taught literacy skills to preschoolers. Children’s creativity and curiosity is invigorating and inspiring. I enjoy teaching and learning to view life and art in new ways through their eyes. This has caused me to consider focusing on a career in museum education, where I can continue captivating children’s wonder and curiosity by creating and sharing unique museum programming.…
On September 5, 2015, I visited the University of Memphis Art Museum. The works on display were by Samuel Hester Crone. Crone was born in Tennessee and grew up in Memphis. Upon reaching adulthood, Crone moved to Munich, Germany to study at the Royal Academy of Fine Art.…
Plates and posters of Francisco “Pancho” Villa and Freda Kahlo added to the overall feeling of religion and pride. I stepped out the back door to find Clay pottery and…
Minneapolis Institute of Arts Museum Visit Minneapolis Institute of Arts is a fine art museum that has at least 3 000 different works of art from different parts of the world. The museum started in 1883, initially; it was, identified as Minneapolis Institute of Arts before changing to its current name. MIA is, situated on an eight acres piece of land at Whitter in Minnesota on a campus. The museum is government funded institute and does not charge an entrance fee for patrons. Researchers and scholars can photograph the different works of art without any form of restrictions as long as their purpose for the photographs academic-oriented.…
I really enjoyed visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in Downtown Houston, every panting was different many caught my attention, but the one that attracted me the most was the art piece Marsh Sunset made by Martin Johnson Heade, there was so much detail to is and I just couldn’t stop staring at the natural beauty of the landscape. When you drive past landscapes while on a road trip, sometimes no one puts in much thought into the beauty because it's there and the idea of it disappearing never comes to mind, but seeing the Marsh Sunset Piece makes you look into it. This emphasizes the rhythms of nature and the inevitable change of time, just keeps on ticking, it's never ending. Even though the objects in the picture of the view don’t move and remain…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, or the Met, is the most famous museum in New York City, and the largest museum in North America. The Met also owns a museum in far Upper Manhattan called “The Cloisters”, which predominantly showcases various forms of art from the medieval period. Although, I will be talking about the main Met compound located at 1000 Fifth Avenue. The Met’s permanent collection is comprised of art from an expansive range of culture and various time periods within said cultures. Some of these genres include Greek, Roman, Egyptian, European, Medieval, Modern, American, Native American, Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and Pacific Islander.…
In the Vincent Price Museum, an exhibit on the day of the day of the dead presents colorful decorated altars. The altars displays candles, photographs, flowers, food and beverages…
Figure 4.16, Cranes by Ogata Korin. This folding screen is one of two, and was created around the year 1700, using ink and colors over gold and silver leaf on paper. This functional work of art really stood out to me because of its simplicity. The repetition and rhythm of this piece is interesting because of the subtle variety of the cranes. No two are exactly alike if you look closely and that adds to the works grandeur.…
There are many ways to place items strategically, for example displaying the most valuable artwork away from other pieces in the exhibition, isolation shows importance. As stated before, at the art museum the important items seemed to be isolated from the similar pieces to add emphasis. The walls throughout the museum was white. I belive the purpose of white walls is to help make the art work pop and prevent color distortion. A darker wall color could take away the bright-vibrant colors and prevent good lighting on the art work.…
The second plate that captured my eyes had the blue primary hue, like most plates at the gallery, all over the plate. It had the date written in the bottom, “20 OCT 2011,” and had just some of the most ordinary food items. Biggest in the plate was a sandwich, then a Reese’s chocolate bar, some goldfish, a Sunkist drink, and a glass that I assumed had the soda in there painted with the technique of chiaroscuro that allowed me and others to see the glass as a three-dimensional figure. The next plate I saw caught my eye for two different reason. One, being that the plate itself has some texture different than most of the plates.…