Description And Reflection Of The Dallas Museum Of Art

Never before have I seen a museum as grand as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. From its architecture to its massive art collection, The Met has a little bit of everything and one is sure to find something that captures his or her interest. Considering that The Met is the United States' largest art museum, it is easy to get lost within its many corridors and wings. My visit to The Met took place during the last week of July. Despite the almost unbearable heat and humidity that hung in the air, visiting museums under these climate conditions is a welcome respite from a suffocating, yet bright summer afternoon.

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.

Positioned alongside Central Park in the heart of New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and most influential art museums in the world. The Met houses an extensive collection of curated works that spans throughout various time periods and different cultures. The context of museum, especially one as influential as the Met, inherently predisposes its visitors to a certain set of understandings that subtly influence how they interpret and ultimately construct meanings about each individual object within the museum. Brent Plate in Religion, Art, and Visual Culture argues that “objects obtain different meanings in different locations and historical settings.”An object placed on display behind a glass case inside a museum would hold a vastly different meaning if it was put on sale by a street vendor, like the ones who set up their tables in close proximity to the Met. The different meanings that objects are able to obtain is attributed to the relationships that are established between the object itself and the environment that surrounds it. These relationships often involve the kind of audience that a museum attracts, where the work is exhibited, and how the exhibits within a museum is planned out. Museums subsequently have the ability to control how these relationships are established which influences the way a viewer is able to construct meaning. When a visitor observes an object on display at the Met, they instinctively construct a certain set of

As Edgar Degas once said, “ Art is not what you see, but what others make you see”. The St. Louis Art Museum is a place for artist to display their art and give spectators the option to see art from a new perspective. This was the case for me. As we walked up to the beautifully structured building that stood so tall and wide, my expectations were extremely high. At first glance I notice the bronze statue of King Louis IX of France riding high on his horse. From this statue alone, my expectations of the art museum grew stronger. I have never been to an art museum before, so I wasn’t sure of what to expect. My first expectation was to see huge detailed sculptures right as I walked through the door. That expectation didn’t come true.

My best friend, Chelsea and I went to the Dallas Museum of Art today. It was a long drive but we had finally got there. When we arrived at the entrance I was immediately entranced with the artwork that was on the concrete wall. It had a blue background with this robot lady shooting out a rainbow with the top half of her body, and a giant red hand that is bringing life to the plants that is in the ground. When we got in to the museum the first thing that I saw was the café. I was curious to what kind of food they sell but we did not go inside because we were on a mission. So, we immediately went over to the information desk to see which art galleries were free and if flash photography was allowed. We left there to take a picture by this marble sculpture of this woman sitting in a dress with her legs crossed. Then we wondered around until we got to the creative gallery. I attempted doing a sketch of the artwork that was displayed, but it just looked an intermediate

The Museum of Fine Art in Houston (MFAH) is the oldest art museum in the state of Texas. The very first museum building opened to the public in 1924, known as The Caroline Wiess Building, which was designed by William Ward Watkin. The building itself represents the neoclassical style that was prominent in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The formation of the building represented the determination of Houstonians to transform their growing city into a rich, cultural center. It’s function is to bring art into the everyday life of the citizens of Houston. These elements are instilled in the architectural design of the building. The setting, space, location, and lighting of the building all play a role in its overall function.

I visited an art gallery for the third time in my life but this time things were way different. Because in my head I knew I was going there just for my class but as I walked down the San Marco streets on October 7’th to find “The Vault 1930 Art Gallery,” as I walked in Jim Carr welcomed me with a big smile it was like I stepped into another world. I was amazed that I lived in Jacksonville for eleven years and never realized that the city holds a beautiful art gallery like this. As I started to make my way around the 5 roomed gallery, with Mr.Carr’s guidance and observe the different artwork I noticed that the majority of art was on the floor because of the sizes of the portraits that were giving a better vintage look for the gallery. As I looked around there were many pieces that grabbed my attention but one of my three

For my project, I chose to tour the European section of the Dallas Museum of Art. I visited the DMA on Friday 11th, as the museum was introducing a new portrait of a man from a vendor. The museum, curated by Gavin Delahunty, is situated snugly in the heart of Downtown Dallas. The exhibit presented many artists and let the viewer’s imagination take them back in time and immerse them into the art.

Tucson Museum of Art is one of the biggest and famous art museums not only in Tucson, but also in the whole state of Arizona. Luckily, I had an honor to actually visit it during this semester. This year, the main topic of these art works in this exhibition was Latin American and Western artworks, however the museum also added eight new exhibitions in the main Museum galleries for the annual El Nacimiento installation in the historic La Casa Cordova. Even I didn’t really read Spanish but by seeing all those new galleries I was so sure I was lucky enough to see them this year. It was quiet fantastic to see over fifty different art pieces displayed in this museum. Although I had a hard time to understand some of those art works since they

My experience to the Dallas Museum of Art was a bit different from the last time I had attended the museum. I was curious to see what pieces of art there would be and if it would be the same as the previous visit which was long ago, but to me all the pieces of art were so different and very interesting. It may have been because I saw all the pieces in a new perspective since learning about the different types of paintings there can be and knowing how and where sculptures come from. Even though I do not know much of art I really gave it a try into seeing what the artist may have wanted us to get out of his work. By reading a view of the chapters made me aware of art, I wouldn’t call myself an expert, but it was actually nice knowing that a

The St. Louis Art museum has one of the largest permanent exhibitions of a Max Beckmann collection in the world. He was a “German Expressionist” and later became part of a newer style of German art which came to be known as “New Objectivity”. During the last three years of his life, he accepted a teaching position in the school of fine arts at Washington University in in 1947. Morton D. May, CEO of the May Company, between 1945 and the mid-1950s began acquiring German Expressionist works, a movement which was not well known in the United States at the time. May was surprised that Beckmann was working at the nearby University. During Beckmann's time in St. Louis they became friends. May, who was painting at the time hired him to be his tutor.

Although the Wichita Art Center is not as big as the Wichita Art Museum that we visited couple weeks ago, the artworks there are interesting. For what I have known, most of the artworks there were done by students. That was amazing to me because their works don’t look much different from the art of famous artists. Some of them made me impressive. I really like the color of the oil painting “Heaven on Earth” created by Lori Moody. The color change made a pretty art piece, from dark orange to light orange, then dark blue to light blue to make the sunset color. One of the sculptures that I like is “My Dad the Farmer”. It was made by Mary Frances Skinner. The first time I looked at it I didn’t have any impression. Then I saw the small photograph

The museum itself has a very simplistic layout, with about only fifteen rooms with artwork. Each piece is given ample room, with plenty of wall space between each work. The emptiness gave the museum a very clean and simplistic feeling. Due to the amount of video/audio art showcased, the entire museum has a ringing tone to it. I visited on Superbowl Sunday, which was nice because there were very few other people there. The museum is contemporary; many of the pieces took on modern issues and included technological mechanics, but the artwork inside was just as significant as historic art. The pieces portray the artwork for the current era and what present-day art represents, politically, technologically, and artistically. Though not all of the work may have taken the same amount of time to create as historical paintings, each individual artwork spoke for itself, and was well-done and original. Art has evolved over time, but its creation still remains just as

Positioned alongside Central Park within the heart of New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and most influential art museums in the world. The Met houses an extensive collection of curated works that spans throughout various time periods and different cultures. The context of museums, especially one as influential as the Met, inherently predisposes its visitors to a set of understandings that subtly influence how they interpret and ultimately construct meanings about each individual object within a museum. By analyzing two separate works on exhibit at the Met, I will pose the argument that museums offer a unique expression of a world view that is dictated through every element of its construction.

This was actually my first visit to this museum since I have gone to Kennesaw. My expectations were pretty high initially upon going, because I have heard so many things about it from my peers. Just by their opinions, and my love for art I have myself, I was actually excited about going in to take a look. I must say, I was not disappointed by any of the art work I saw in there. I really enjoyed the exhibit of work from some students from a high school around this area. It really shows that the college really supports the youth of the future and their passion for art as a whole.