The 21c museum had a wide variety of art within their many galleries. Walking around was a neat experience because there was something different around every corner. I really enjoyed looking at the diversity throughout the museum. There were paintings, sculptures and photographs, each different from each other in technique and inspiration. One thing, I would wish differently is the size of the galleries. I wish that the exhibits were a little larger and showed more work of specific to artist. For example, some galleries only had one or two pieces from each artist. This made it more difficult to understand the artists concepts and inspiration for their series. The themes of the exhibits weren't always clear. However, I still enjoyed looking …show more content…
This is the only piece by him in the gallery and it is the only work of its type, so it really stood out among the others. The piece shows trees weaving in and out of each other, and going off into the background. Feral Forrest is found in the center of the room, and it seemed a little out of place. Even though it was the only piece by Goicole in the museum, It would have been helpful if it were surrounded by other pieces similar to the style and theme. I think it would have been beneficial if the lobby presented a more cohesive theme for the entire area. In another gallery were two of Oleg Dou’s pieces. Dou took 19th century child funereal portraits and incorporated animal features with them. His series is titled Cub however, only two of the pieces from his series were on display at the 21c. The two pieces shown were Fawn and Rabbit. Both chromogenic prints, the bold but neutral colors stood out in the gallery. Fawn is a print of a young, very pale child and deer hybrid on a dark background. Rabbit is a combination of a darker child and a rabbit on a white background. The two pieces complimented and made each other stand out even more than they would have on their …show more content…
The simple use of color in his print creates a sense of eeriness and provokes feelings of sadness. The piece is an interesting combination of the innocence of a child and the darkness found with death and mutants. When I was looking at this print, I didn't understand it at first, I thought it was just supposed to be about the merging of human and animal. However, now I think it is more about merging emotions and life. Dou took the idea of combining the natural and unnatural to another level.The concept of using children's’ death portraits to create new artwork is something really original and fits in well with the uniqueness of the 21c. Feral Forest is also an enchanting piece of artwork. Its quietness and tranquilness is what makes it really beautiful. Just by looking at it, I was transported into the silent, serene environment. The dark and muted color palette gave the piece a sense of abandonment. To me, the piece is about about a forgotten piece of land. This forrest is completely wild, or “feral”. The tangled trees and paths have overtaken the lands and there are no traces of living creatures. The colors and composition make the trees looked decayed. When I first saw this piece, I thought the trees were supposed to represent the last trees alive. They last trees that could not be tamed and the trees that will continue to grow in their own far-off
The facility was smaller than expected by many on the tour group. However, the tour guide had a very nice explanation to each of the artworks. By visiting the museum to gain the aesthetic experience it has open many people point of views to how they can express his or her self through art.
My first experience at the museum was a good one. I had so much fun even after we were done with the Norton-Simon. Being a business major, I did not know that art could speak to me as it did. It has not influenced me so much as to change my major, but it did open my eyes to a whole new world. Now when I look at art, I do not just see a pretty picture, but what the artist is actually trying to say.
The lighting is important because not only does it help you to see the details, it also prevents from any reflections occurring upon the artwork. As well, it makes you to be alert and focused I chose this particular artwork over the others because for me it was different from all other paintings I viewed in the museum.
Having a place to take a glance at the beauty of history or observe similar things of your own interest is very nice, a museum does the job just right. Many things must be considered before a person can responsibly and safely secure a new work of art or an artifact for a museum. Cost, variety and safety are the first three factor that comes to mind when are dealing with artifacts that displayed in a museum. Is important to be cautious when we are dealing with art works, not to damage or misplace them so our posterity have a chance to look at what we looked at.
One pleasant afternoon, my classmates and I decided to visit the Houston Museum of Fine Arts to begin on our museum assignment in world literature class. According to Houston Museum of Fine Art’s staff, MFAH considers as one of the largest museums in the nation and it contains many variety forms of art with more than several thousand years of unique history. Also, I have never been in a museum in a very long time especially as big as MFAH, and my experience about the museum was unique and pleasant. Although I have observed many great types and forms of art in the museum, there were few that interested me the most.
The metropolitan museum is the largest art museum in the United States, and one of the largest in the world. Upon going to the museum I found myself wondering how I can choose three artifacts out of nearly a million different relics. After spending countless hours roaming the three story museum and looking at the vast amount of artifacts I found myself overwhelmed with inspiration to write this analysis. The only dilemma was how one can narrow down the selection to three relics out of hundreds of thousands. After sometime I picked the three relics that I found interesting, spiritual, and showed a significance in modern and ancient history. The three relicts I will discuss in this essay are the following; Family Tree, Emperor’s Twelve-Symbol Robe, and lastly Mans Shirt, these three artifacts show in my opinion how god, the spirit and the universe all reflect upon the individual wearing the clothing/stories painted upon the person.
The location of the artwork was located on the 2nd floor of the museum. It was kind of difficult to find as it is not listed on the map. The painting is framed and placed near the corner of the entrance to another room. The artwork measured about 3 feet by 6 feet. It is placed near paintings of portraits. This was one of the reasons why I choose this painting. As soon as I walked into the room, it caught my eyes right away as not only was it different from the other artwork in the room but it also consisted of many colors in the paintings. It was also one of the biggest artwork in the room. The room itself was fairly large. There was enough lighting to get a good look at the art work but much dimmer compare to the other rooms. The lighting fits perfectly with the period. Every artwork in the room was spread out evenly with enough spacing between them. There were about 2 artworks near the center of the room but most of the artworks were hung up against the wall.
The forest additionally symbolizes the relationship in which native serves as a place of empowerment for individuals. This also adds to those the themes. The forest is a symbol of Prynne and Dimmesdale’s empowerment in the truth, hope and love. Upon their meeting in the forest, both feel positively changed as qu...
There is a lot of repetition of the vertical lines of the forest in the background of the painting, these vertical lines draw the eye up into the clouds and the sky. These repeated vertical lines contrast harshly with a horizontal line that divides the canvas almost exactly in half. The background, upper portion of the canvas, is quite static and flat, whereas the foreground and middle ground of the painting have quite a lot of depth. This static effect is made up for in the immaculate amount of d...
In “Out, Out” we as a class talked about that the boy had a terrible accident and died and how everyone then went back to work. I felt that it was more about nature and the destruction of the trees and forest. The first five lines are just giving you the imagery of what the smells of the wood are like and how so many trees had dropped “Sweet-scented stuff when the breeze
...ad. They change opinions and perspectives and cause people to think in ways they normally would not just because of the sheer power of the exhibits around them. They are a necessity in society because it betters and cultures the population, making the world greater as a whole. I am thankful that museums are taking the initiative to becoming more modernized, adding twenty first century touches to the exhibits as well as creating virtual tours. Even though they do not compare to being there in person, it is a step in the right direction. We need museums more than most know, anything they can do to ensure they do not become a thing of the past, they should. I am glad I got to experience this class this semester, it changed my warped views on museums and caused me to appreciate them more. I am thankful to have learned more about myself through these remarkable museums.
My trip to the Getty museum was filled with anticipation and an unknowing of what Iwas actually searching to write about. I went on a Friday at about eleven but the museum was still full. It took about twenty minutes to find parking, the wait in line was long, and the tram had so many people it felt even hotter then it actually was. But overall the experience was fun. I enjoyed checking out the works of art and watching the classes of elementary students learn about the history and culture in the room. On one occasion I was very surprised because a mother asked her daughter, who could not have been more than six, about a painting was which she correctly identified as Vincent Van Gogh’s Irises, which was great because I never knew about Van Gogh at her age.
One of my favorite things to do when traveling in a new city is to visit the museums. I
The implied sunlight is natural that has an illusion of coming through the clouds, the reality of the sunlight seems to dry out the land. Yet, it symbolizes the overcoming of the end of a drought on the rural crop lands. The colors of neutral tones are used predominately throughout the landscape. The brown neutral-toned houses are surrounded by wisps of yellow, overgrown, grass which seem to represent the destruction that mankind has caused, in turn, is suppressing nature and holding back the potential beauty it could unleash. The dull grass and trees lack vivid colors and present a lackluster mood. Yet, the yellow grass draws you to the horizon of the painting. This seems to resemble the hopefulness of a new crop in the dry crop land. The yellow grass shows the harsh results of a drought that has been sprinkled with blue horizontal streaks. The blue horizontal streaks demonstrate puddles of water as if it has recently rained. The blue color emits a feeling of calmness as if the uneasiness of the drought season has been lifted. The colors lack blending and create a blunt contrast appearance. The dark shadow in the bottom right corner mysteriousness and an ominous feeling of an omniscient presence. The form the artist chose to work with demonstrated an organic form with a combination of a geometric form because of the three structures at the focal point of the painting (DeWitte, et al., 2015). The artist made this choice to show the results of a drought caused by the
When first arriving at the museum it was an old styled, rustic, building that was not very modern, which I think fits into the theme of the museum. The outside of the building had history, similar to how the inside of museum is filled with a history. There was also an impressive statue of former president Theodore Roosevelt. I thought it was an interesting display, but Theodore Roosevelt was an advocate for the preservation of national parks and the conservation of animals, moreover, I thought it was a great tribute to him. I think the outside of the museum shows how rich the history of the world is and there is so much to learn. The past has been polished for the people of the present to understand and admire. Overall, I felt every exhibit was easy to understand and not intimidating; subsequently, it was easy for children and adults to look at.