When I first walked into the Art Gallery, I did not walk in with an open mind. I came in thinking it would be boring and unappealing. I always thought of art as nothing but a cluster of pictures, drawings and sculptures. To my surprise, after walking around and taking everything in, I became enthralled with what I saw. The Art Gallery was very spacious, sterilized, and everything had its own area. Out of two of the main artists that was showcased, Nadine Saitlin’s displays is what fascinated me the most. The theme of Saitlin’s art focused on nature. Saitlin would use artifacts that she collected while exploring in the woods. For instance, she would use twigs, wood, branches, feathers, beads, and rope. One of Saitlin’s many sculptures was made up of different types of wood. Some of the wood appeared to be smooth, rough, pointy and sharp. When she drew this sculpture on paper, the drawings looked as if to be floating and three-dimensional. When viewing this particular piece, I was able to see the different textures of every piece of wood. In another one of Saitlin’s sculptures, this one was made up of four strange shaped artifacts. They were all similar in shape and size, but varied in color and shadings. One was bronzed with a darker shading, it reminded me of caramel. The other’s spheres looked like the color of coffee and chocolate truffles. Each …show more content…
All the sculptures and painting displayed at the gallery helped me to realize how intriguing and exciting art can be. Because of this experience I am more open and willing to visit an art gallery and study artists’ work. Who knows, maybe I might just pick up a paint brush and start painting myself. Overall this was a great experience and has opened my mind and my eyes to a whole new world of
I learned that it is okay to try new places you’ve never heard of. I learned a lot of information about upcoming art events that will be held at this art gallery. I learned about the white marble that is a natural resource in two places in the world, one being here in Sylacauga, AL. I learned that a very famous French artist has donated some of his white marble sculpture art to this museum and some of his thoughts on the marble that comes from Alabama. I learned that you don’t have to be a well-known artist producing quality art in order to produce an amazing piece of art. I learned that I really enjoy looking at art more than I thought I
Late on Wednesday night, my phone ringed. It was a text message from my friend Pedro, “Do you want to visit an art museum tomorrow”. Knowing I needed to go, I texted him back quickly, “pick me up after your class tomorrow and we can adventure to The Weatherspoon Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro”. After Pedro’s class, we explored the museum observing multiple art works, and I was invoked by three, art pieces. All three were different and intriguing in their own way. For instance, the painting that is on top of the cover page with all the wavy hair was painted by Catherine Murphy and is known as the “Frosted”. This painting was very delightful because of its unique elements. Second, the sculpture in the middle of the cover page is an image of a wooded animal. This sculpture was crafted by Deborah Butterfield and is recognized as Lunalilo. Also, at the bottom of the cover page is a sculpture constructed by Dan Graham, the sculpture was known as Triangle Solid with
At the California Center of the Arts I learned a lot about many artists and their many works of art. Throughout the Heated exchange exhibit of Contemporary Encaustics, Jan Jaylo: All these answers that may never come out and Living with the muertos: A Dia de los Muertos Experience by Daniel F. Martinez I learned many interesting facts that change the way I view art work.
I have had a passion for art since childhood. Over the past three years i have sought to use this enthusiasm to good effect. I focused on discovering new talent and learning about the process of creation and also the curating of exhibitions. This lead to me creating a pop up exhibition for students at Central Saint Martins in a vacant space on the Portland estate in
The use of geometric shapes in this painting allows the subject to be viewed in both a recognizable and unrecognizable state at the same time. Overall, geometric shapes and patterns play an essential role in what the viewer sees, which is further supported by a powerful color palate.
Each portion of the piece consists everyday materials including cardboard, fabric, timber, plaster and cement. The color scheme is consistent throughout all seven constructions. The sculptures are colorful and
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.
In art, there are qualities that speak louder than words. It expresses many different messages and emotions and each person has an experience different from the next. In this paper, I will be discussing two artworks I encountered. The piece is a good example of how people can encounter different experiences in one piece. I attended the Orlando Museum of Art a while back with family and overall enjoyed my experience. On my visit, I found the museum quite impressive and felt a deep connection with specific pieces.
It is not unusual for ceramicists to employ photography as a means of documenting their works, yet Philadelphia-based artist Peter Olson’s method of incorporating these two media on his exquisite clay creations is arguably previously unseen. In each of his work, the artist cleverly unfolds a pleasant surprise. As the audience closely examines Olson’s signature kaleidoscopic surface decoration which bears a resemblance to motifs found on Islamic artifacts and Greek vessels, images of modern streets and people appear where floral design and mythological beings are expected to be.
The majority of us see art every day, sometimes we just fail to take notice of it. While other times we notice it, but we fail to really see it. “Seeing is a more open, receptive, and focused version of looking.” I was able to see some incredible pieces of art at the Kings Art Center. They were holding an exhibition by artist Maria F. Simoes and it gave me the opportunity to compare multiple works from the same artist, which was very interesting.
One of the most inspiring exhibition that I’ve never visited, but it’s one of my biggest dream to see in real life is the exhibition by Marina Abramovic ”The Artist is Present”. I found out about this exhibition in my performance class in jazz class. We watched the entire movie about this exhibition, and Marina Abramovic’s life. I was really inspired by the unique concept of this exhibition. Her work explores the relationship between performer and the audience, and the possibilities of mind. Marina Abramovic was sitting in a chair, and each individual from the audience was allowed to come to take the chair across from her. There was no talking allowed, just sitting in silence. A lot of people reacted very emotionally to this silent moment
Furthermore, the manner in which the works of art were displayed allowed me to almost submerge myself in the culture and get a feel for what and how things were displayed during that time by looking at the rooms and reading the informational cards provided.
This is my second time for me to do an art exploration, and I still remembered that the first time that I touched the art exploration was when I took the course AAD 251, and the professor David introduced many different artworks for us and we also talked our own thinking for different artworks. As same as the first time, I start my second art exploration in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum Art, where is a famous art museum located in the University of Oregon. As Horowitz noted, “When you look at a work of art, allow yourself time. Make yourself stay there. Give yourself 10 minutes. Get comfortable, and just look at it. Don't look for anything in particular. Don't try to think. It may seem a little crazy, but if you do this, things will start to pop out at you. You will find yourself seeing more and more.” (p. 2) As same as Horowitz stated, I have a different feeling before. Despite the fact that there are some new artworks changed in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum Art, there still is one special artwork catches my eyes, and it is called “The Last Audience of the Hapsburgs”, and there are several reasons why I step back and why I think this artwork is special for me. The first reason is that compared with the first time I visited this museum, most of artwork changed at that gallery, but the artwork “The Last Audience of the Hapsburgs” still stands the place as same as before, and I still remembered that the first time I put forward my own feelings in course AAD 251 is for this artwork. Meanwhile, this artwork is huge than others, so it can catch my eyes at first. Then, when I looked at the artwork “The Last Audience of the Hapsburgs”, the combination of colors makes me very comfortable because there are different colors for it. The last reason is that I am interested in the story what happened in the artwork “The Last Audience of the Hapsburgs”.
What is a photograph? The simplicity of taking a photograph leads many to ponder its artistic value. Yet, it is undeniable that there are some photos that cause an emotional reaction deeper than simply observing a recorded point in time. Surely, there are photographs that cause more reaction than some modern art pieces. There seems to be two types of photographs. The first classification is the ‘time capture’ photo – an image with the sole purpose of recording a particular event or point in time. The second nature of a photo carries a ‘deeper meaning,’ which has the ability to change the observer’s mood and cause a reaction. But what distinguishes these two varieties? There are a
After getting over my initial reluctance, I got butterflies in my stomach. This was only the 2nd time I’d been to an art museum, so I wanted to make the most of it. When we first arrived, we looked around at some paintings. I visited an exclusive temporary exhibit of Edvard Munch which included a surprising amount of paintings of naked women. Nothing caught my eye in the first few galleries, but then I stumbled on an exhibit called “In Character” by Nam June Paik. As soon as I walked in, I got embarrassingly excited. I constantly had to stop myself from running around the museum like a madman. All the TV sculptures and simple, childlike drawings had been just so incredible to me. The piece that I really enjoyed the most was a sculpture called “Self-Portrait.”