Mata Ortíz Art Museum Analysis
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Mata Ortíz Art Museum Analysis Museums were not always open to the public. Before the 1700s they were cabinets of curiosity where collections were made by aristocrats, and even before that they were royal and pricey collections that were private. Now we are lucky to be able to visit museums. Since they are open to the public, museums have distinct ways of displaying arts of work and shaping the way that these works of art are preserved. The exhibition I chose to analyze was the Mata Ortíz 1995-2015 at the UNM art Museum.
The mission statement of this museum states “The mission of the University of New Mexico Art Museum is to encourage an understanding and appreciation of art and its multiple roles in society by collecting, preserving, exhibiting,
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Meaning that the formal and compositional qualities are easily visible. The ones that do not fit into a family group are placed separately thought the museum. Although many of them have similar element as the ones in groups. In the Ortíz family from the Porvenir barrio the pottery shows there development of black on black. Which is pottery that is black with designs that look like a charcoal color and are very shiny. The younger generation of the Ortíz family, have pottery with a similar overall look but they have included more colors and new forms of the pottery. The Gallegos family from the Barrio Americano have pottery that shows their archaeological roots. There pottery has designees with animals such as fish, birds and other species. While in the other side of the Gallegos display, there is the Rodríguez display from Barrio Iglesia. Their pottery shows similarities to the Gallegos in things such as colors but the Rodríguez express free-form and only one piece includes animals the rest are abstract lines and designs. Moving into the López family from the López barrio, shows a huge difference in formal elements. Their pottery designs are made out of carving and have images such as a boat scenery and a nature scenery. Juan Quezada, also known as the leader of the Mata Ortíz movement and his family members from barrio El Centro, were known for their painting styles. Their pottery uses contrasting colors as well as very bold colors. The Ortíz and Villalba family had a very unique element. Their pottery was a combination of figurative animals such as cheetahs, rabbits, eagles and even a rhino mixed with traditional
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the mata ortz 1995-2015 exhibition at the unm art museum.
- Explains the mission statement of the university of new mexico art museum: to encourage an understanding and appreciation of art and its multiple roles in society through teaching, active research, public programming, and open conversations.
- Explains that the exhibit shows connection to the mission statement because there is involvement of people who are part of the unm community. the exhibition was curated by bill gilbert, a distinguished professor of art and ecology.
- Analyzes the mata ortz 1995-2015 exhibition at the unm art museum.
- Explains the mission statement of the university of new mexico art museum: to encourage an understanding and appreciation of art and its multiple roles in society through teaching, active research, public programming, and open conversations.
- Explains that the exhibit shows connection to the mission statement because there is involvement of people who are part of the unm community. the exhibition was curated by bill gilbert, a distinguished professor of art and ecology.
- Explains that the pottery collection is untimely a gift to the university. they were gifts from james h. and patricia b. gilbert and raleigh gardenhire.
- Explains that the pottery was created by the ortz, lopez, gallegos, and quezada families.
- Explains that the museum displays pottery in groups based on families. the ortz family from porvenir barrio has black on black with designs that look like a charcoal color and are very shiny.
- Opines that a text panel for each family helps understand the history of the mata ortz movement. it is easier to distinguish the formal element revolution in the pottery.
- Opines that the museum was effective as a whole. the barrios and families had different techniques, but the potteries all had similarities showing that they all came from the same place.
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544 wordsRead More - Duncan’s (1991) analysis of western museums is defined through the theme of “durable objects” as a criterion to judge the heritage of American and European art as a ritual of the modern state. In this manner western art museums are built like “temples” as a symbolic and figurative representation of greatness of western culture throughout the world: “[They] are more like the traditional ceremonial monuments that museum buildings often emulate—classical temples” (Duncan 90). This interpretation of American/European museums defines a dominant source of cultural heritage that ritualizes
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes carol duncan's "art museums and the ritual of citizenship" as a response to western cultural imperialism and modernity in european/american museums.
- Argues that duncan's analysis of western museums is defined through the theme of "durable objects" as a criterion to judge the heritage of american and european art.
- Opines that the development of public art museums in america and europe, such as the louvre, has been used as a tool for cultural imperialism.
- Analyzes carol duncan's "art museums and the ritual of citizenship" as a response to western cultural imperialism and modernity in european/american museums.
- Argues that duncan's analysis of western museums is defined through the theme of "durable objects" as a criterion to judge the heritage of american and european art.
- Opines that the development of public art museums in america and europe, such as the louvre, has been used as a tool for cultural imperialism.
- Analyzes how duncan defines cultural bias and cultural imperialism in terms of "ranking" different cultures in relation to the dominant western values of the modern museum.
- Describes duncan, carol, and steven lavine's "art museums and the ritual of citizenship."
- Analyzes duncan's (1991) article on western museums as a vehicle for the "modern state" to project imperialistic values over art objects of the third world.
- Analyzes duncan's definition of the power of first world museums to "rank" differing cultures in the museum setting, which reinforces the superiority of second world in contrast to the "primitive" art of third world cultures.
1001 wordsRead More - New Museology: Modernizing Museumsexplanatory essayNew 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...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that new museology is the concept of modernising museums and making them more interesting and interactive for the visitors.
- Explains that in traditional museums all the displays are behind glass and you are not allowed to touch anything. items on display are often animals or artefacts from very far away or have been donated by a wealthy collector.
- Explains that modern museums have a wider range of items on display and many come from people who have something they think the museum would like. the displays are interactive and are not all behind glass.
- Explains that new museology is the concept of modernising museums and making them more interesting and interactive for the visitors.
- Explains that in traditional museums all the displays are behind glass and you are not allowed to touch anything. items on display are often animals or artefacts from very far away or have been donated by a wealthy collector.
- Explains that modern museums have a wider range of items on display and many come from people who have something they think the museum would like. the displays are interactive and are not all behind glass.
- Explains that new museology is the modernisation of museums. the displays in museums are brighter and interactive.
- Explains that in 1965, the apartheid government forcibly removed over 60 000 people from their homes, friends, jobs, and communities and moved them to the cape flats many kilometres away from district six.
- Explains that the district six museum was established in 1994, 29 years after the forced removals. it is meant to challenge all forms of social oppression by making sure that people don’t forget the dreadful things that happened during apartheid.
- Explains that the district six museums displays are interesting, interactive, and often updated. there are two different rooms which people can walk into.
- Explains that on the floor in front of the district six museum there is a huge map of all the streets and old residents are encouraged to locate the site of their old homes.
- Explains that there is no set order to the displays, visitors are able to walk around freely and see what they want. the guides that show visitors around are all former residents of district six.
- Explains how the district six museum uses new museology in the presentation of information. the museum was a form of protest against what happened.
- Explains that the district six museum is a good example of new museology. it uses audio and visual aides to make the displays more interactive.
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