The Museum of Fine Art Houston is a neoclassical style building set in the center of Houston's museum district. It is an impressive looking building that manages to have both Houstonians and tourists in awe with its appearance. The museum, “,,is meant to impress upon those who use or pass through it…” (Duncan and Wallach 449) and the MFAH does just that. It uses different qualities to get this reaction from people. The large scale, color, and architectural design are all correlated to the importance of the museum.
The MFAH has a very heavy and strong appearance, the substantial size provides the building with a sense of charter, authority, as well as protection.The massive scale of the building demonstrated its large importance, and creates a grand presence comparatively to the average citizens who stand beside it. Museums and other national building are purposely built on these large scales to represent their significance and value to the state or region; “museums embody and make visible the idea of the
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It is used in many ways such as to garner reactions and influence people’s thoughts and feelings. The color of the Museum of Fine Art Houston is the traditional neutral off white stone color that is created from the minerals: limestone and marble. These were the same materials used to build the parthenon, and though built several centuries later the MFAH stayed true to the classical traditions with its neoclassical style. The light color is used to make the building look more welcoming and inviting to the public. The museum also gives off an essence of being a place of gathering for locals and visitors alike since, “museums share fundamental characteristics with traditional ceremonial monuments” such as the parthenon was for the Athenians (448). The simple classic off white color of the stone allows the building to make an impact in appearance without it being seen as gaudy and
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.
The architecture of Goodwin and Stone, which would become the Museum of Modern Art changed the architecture of museums. They were professionals in a new era, with new designs and architectural styles beginning to emerge in not only the homes of wealthy individuals, but professional buildings throughout New York, the United States, and the rest of the world. These architects worked with the growing and popular architectural trends of the time, drafting and constructing a building which would follow along with the modern grandeur of the rest of New York City. They changed the way in which museums would look from there on out. Before the exteriors of museums, were themselves works of art; and in a way the façade of the MOMA was no different, it was a modern building desig...
The St. Louis Art Museum is one of the United States most renowned art museums that is located in our very own St. Louis. It has over 30,000 pieces of exquisite art that I had the privilege to witness. While there, I mainly examined the art pieces that were modern art, since that is of what I have a good working knowledge. There is a wide range of art that I also got to witness including the sculptures and the museum itself. In the past year, they have recently installed a new sector of their establishment that has done nothing less than enhance the entire museum’s overall beauty. The St. Louis Art Museum, there are many beautiful works, but there were three special projects that caught my eye while I was there. The Contemporary art periods, Modern art periods, the American art periods, and the museum itself.
The Guggenheim Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of New York are both masterpieces of architecture that communicate their form and function in contrasting styles. The Met gives the viewer a sense of grandeur and hails back to classical styles and forms while the Guggenheim Museum intrigues and appeals to the aesthetic side of the viewer. Both Museum’s are products of their environment and accomplish the aesthetic effect that the art works inside them possess. If the Met is considered graceful, the Guggenheim can be characterized as simply beautiful. Both are priceless elements of the New York City architectural landscape.
the Los Angeles museum is located within the pan pacific park (public park), adjacent to the existing LOS Angeles holocaust memorial. the building emerges from the park landscape as a curving concrete wall, that carves into the ground to form its entry the design was inspired by the integration of the museum into the surrounding park landscape. the museum is submerged into the ground allowing the park’s landscape to continue over the roof. the architects used the existing park pathways as connective elements to integrate the new circulation for the museum visitors with the existing pedestrian flow of the park. the pathways appropriate for surface patterning.
The first painting analyzed was North Country Idyll by Arthur Bowen Davis. The focal point was the white naked woman. The white was used to bring her out and focus on the four actual colored males surrounding her. The woman appears to be blowing a kiss. There is use of stumato along with atmospheric perspective. There is excellent use of color for the setting. It is almost a life like painting. This painting has smooth brush strokes. The sailing ship is the focal point because of the bright blue with extravagant large sails. The painting is a dry textured flat paint. The painting is evenly balanced. When I look at this painting, it reminds me of settlers coming to a new world that is be founded by its beauty. It seems as if they swam from the ship.
For our art history class, we got the opportunity to visit a museum to enhance our art knowledge or in a way test our knowledge on paintings. A couple of friends and I went to the De Young Museum in San Francisco. This museum had a lot of paintings from American artist, one of the few were the ones our professor talked about in class like Thomas Cole, John Singleton Copley, and Hiram Powers, to name a few. It was incredible to see the painting that were at museum were the ones known in class. It made me appreciate the class more, art was not just about looking at it but observing it and seeing what stories the artist was trying to portrait. For instance, William Michael Harnett who was the painter for ‘after the hunt’ showed
With exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago is one of the Nation’s largest facilities devoted to the art of our time (“About the MCA”) . The mission of the MCA is to offer a direct experience to the public of modern day art and living artists. German architect Joseph Paul Kleihues designed the new building with seven times the square feet of its previous facility (“The Building”) . October of 1967 the museum opened its doors to the public for the first time. The Museum of Contemporary Art is a symbol of modern art, culture, and the artist of our time. It is a stepping stone in history and will leave footprints in the heart of Chicago for many generations to come.
Imagine pondering into a reconstruction of reality through only the visual sense. Without tasting, smelling, touching, or hearing, it may be hard to find oneself in an alternate universe through a piece of art work, which was the artist’s intended purpose. The eyes serve a much higher purpose than to view an object, the absorptions of electromagnetic waves allows for one to endeavor on a journey and enter a world of no limitation. During the 15th century, specifically the Early Renaissance, Flemish altarpieces swept Europe with their strong attention to details. Works of altarpieces were able to encompass significant details that the audience may typically only pay a cursory glance. The size of altarpieces was its most obvious feat but also its most important. Artists, such as Jan van Eyck, Melchior Broederlam, and Robert Campin, contributed to the vast growth of the Early Renaissance by enhancing visual effects with the use of pious symbols. Jan van Eyck embodied the “rebirth” later labeled as the Renaissance by employing his method of oils at such a level that he was once credited for being the inventor of oil painting. Although van Eyck, Broederlam, and Campin each contributed to the rise of the Early Renaissance, van Eyck’s altarpiece Adoration of the Mystic Lamb epitomized the artworks produced during this time period by vividly incorporating symbols to reconstruct the teachings of Christianity.
This project made me understand that enjoying art and appreciating a building’s architecture are not contradictory purposes but complementary aspects of a museum visit. After we leave a museum we don’t only leave with knowledge about art but also with different states of mind that can only be shaped by the environment. The museum experience is a whole package of stimulants such as colour, space, light and movement.
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 Museum Of Modern Art “MOMA” was firmly established on 53rd street in 1939 in Midtown Manhattan New York, after a decade of moving due to its growth in modern art pieces. Originally Patrons Miss Lillie P. Bliss, Mrs. Cornelius J. Sullivan, and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. wanted to establish a program dedicated to modern art in the late 1920s. A. Conger Goodyear, Paul Sachs, Frank Crowninshield and Josephine Boardman Crane, whom later became trustees, created the Museum Of Modern Art in 1929. It’s founding Director, Alfred H. Barr, Jr. wanted the MOMA to be "the greatest museum of modern art in the world." Its intent was to provide ordinary blue collar individuals with a better understanding and acknowledgment of art in its era.
Items displayed in museums hold historical significance and are representative of society’s culture. Preserving valuable collections for education and enjoyment is a primary role of museums. While fulfilling this role, the architecture of the museum is also an important factor. Historical buildings are converted into museums and architects must consider the use of the space and the museum’s purpose during their initial design. Other museums are built with a clear purpose in mind. As museums are designed, many characteristics are determined. Display and storage spaces as well as visitor services impacts museum’s functionality. Based on the function of a museum, architectural requirements are different.
Unfortunately, not all of us are able to visit the world’s most amazing museums which showcase all of our favorite artist. Luckily, museums now have the ability to showcase their current masterpieces in stock online. In this essay, we will describe, analyze, and interpret three of my favorite masterpieces currently being showcased in three different museums.
New museology is the modernisation of museums. New museums are made to be more interactive and more interesting for the visitors. Displays in the museums are no longer covered in glass and people are encouraged to look more closely and interact with displays. The museums are brighter are the displays...