Do Ho Suh's Fallen Star: An Analysis

On a rainy Saturday morning, I decided to go to the San José Museum of Art and view Night Shadows in the Crossroads: American Scene Prints from Thomas Hart Benton to Grant Wood exhibit. When I initially glanced at the artifact online, the simplicity and suspense of it left me wondering as to what the deeper meaning of it was. As I opened the door of the exhibition, my nose instantly absorbed the smell of dog food. The dim lights set a

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.

As we know, the result of “Art is” is “Art is” which returned in an ephemeral form at the Studio Museum. All forty photographs are on display on the basement level of the galleries, which are supposedly reserved for pieces in their permanent collection. The room just outside, whether coincidentally or not, is filled with photos of students - reflecting personal memories. How the museum decides to play with this, is by missing them with old-timer photos of Harlem from the

It must have been 13 years or so since I have been to the art museum, back in elementary school, on a one of a kind field trip. 13 years is way too long to have been away from the art museum, as my experience this year reminded me that. It was a beautiful, sunny October day, although it felt like July, and it was an even better day to talk a walk through the vast, mesmerizing pieces of art that the museum has to offer. The North Carolina Museum of Art provides an abundance of artwork from various time periods, cultures, and one can find art anywhere from Egyptian, to classical, to modern and contemporary art. The artwork that the museum provides not only displays an abundance of artwork, but

The main focus of the painting intended by Titian is a nude woman, Venus, looking straightforwardly at the audience. The young woman’s nipples are erect; with her left hand covers her pubic area, the sexuality of this painting is unquestionable. She is completely naked except for the ring on her little finger and the bracelet around her wrist. It is clear that the intention of this painting is to evoke sensual feelings in its audience.

When I attend the Oklahoma Art Museum this morning, I was completely blown away by the different styles, technique, and artistic abilities that artist have. Art can come in many forms and can involve many different things. From paintings, sculptures, and abstract pieces of the modern world. Along with my visit, I got to experience a new collection of blown glass that was absolute remarkable. As I walked though the museum, it was as I walked though time and got to see how each period’s art changed throughout time. From the different shades of color to the different types of technique that filled the halls of the Oklahoma City Art Museum, each piece was genuine in its own way. I was starstruck as I witnessed Lowell Nesbitt’s Parrot Tulip, Richard Diebenkorn’s Albuquerque, and Dale Chihuly’s blown glass.

After visiting the UNLV Majorie Barrick Museum, I was especially drawn to two specific pieces of artwork. The first artwork to be discussed will be Red Groom’s Bicentennial Bandwagon (1975). The second artwork to be discussed will be The 1920s – The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots (1974), by Jacob Lawrence.

It portrayed the woman as being the care giver of life, and it showed her as something everyone looked up to, either for riturals or as a figurine of fertility. She may have been the Goddess of life; a status similar to “Mother Earth.”. However, I believe that the purpose of ti was to show woman what their capabilities were, and it seemed to focus on the strengths that they possessed and what their functions in society were. In this case, the large breasts, stomach, and hips (Selen). It potentially was used to symbolize new life, or maybe even a new beginning. Now if you focus on this statuette you will notice that it’s roughly only about 4 inches long. The statuette is named the “Venus of Willendorf” after Willendorf, Austria, where she was found, and the name “Venus” was named after the ancient Roman Goddess of Love

When if first viewed this piece, it was directly clear which gender was being represented in the piece. From our study in class I knew that red had been used to represent women and so that was my guess, which was confirmed by the title. I like how the artist used the stepping lines to mimic the different parts of her body. While the ones on her torso almost represent the skeletal system that would be inside the larger women. While the lines on her face almost build a skull like shape. I was wondering what she was carrying because based on the body language of the figure it does not seem heavy. This makes me think if it is like the archaic smile, which represents something else, and not the direct action that is being depicted in the piece. I also created meaning with some of the line but I was wondering about the pants like bands. I do like the patterns and they remind me of the leggings that some people wear to add something different to a simplistic dress. I was also curious if the size of the women also represented her status and her ability to reproduce like the “Venus of Willendorf”. Which this piece had more humanistic qualities than the “Venus of Willendorf”; I found myself and comparing the two pieces in the specific area of the image of the female body that was used in these in each piece. I think this was easy to question and find a need to understand why this figure was

I always thought the Oregon Coast was the epitome of artistic culture. It seems there’s an art gallery on just about every street corner down the 101, giving me an abundance of art to experience. In the last couple months, I spent time meandering little galleries observing paintings, photographs, and ceramics, as well as taking in the unique work that thrives in the area; blown glass. When it came time to write my cultural review I wasn’t sure what to write about. Then on Saturday, April 22nd, as I was wandering through the Cultural Center taking in the 40+ year old murals, I came across a flier for a musical with their last performance that night. Not being a big musical fan I decided to attend for the experience. Boy, did I get an

For our exhibition review, our class visited the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts on Wednesday September 21st. This semester the exhibition being presented is Transformers: re-contextualizing our material culture, the exhibition is curated by China Marx. The artists shown in the exhibit are: Garry Noland, Gerry Trilling, and Julie Peppito. I have never truly analyzed art before, and a textile museum was the last place I pictured myself at Florida Tech. As soon as I walked in I felt like I was in a whole different world. There were beautiful pieces of handmade jewelry, and scarves for sale all over the walls and shelves. The walls were pure white, and looked very modern. Banners hung from the second floor ceiling down to the ground behind the desk. The banners read “Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts.” I knew this exhibition was going to be beautiful as soon as I walked in, and I was right. The exhibition beautifully showed how one can view different aspects of life and demonstrated the necessity of reusing waste and finding beauty and detail in everything around us.

The title of this piece is The Birth of Venus created in 1486 by Sandoro Botticelli. The piece of artwork originated in Uffizi, Florence. The name of the period style in which The Birth of Venus was created was technically considered naturalism, however, Botticelli did not follow the entire naturalist “rules.” While Venus is depicted as natural looking, there are some aspects of the artwork that fall into more of a contemporary style. For example, when looking at the portrait it seems as if Venus is falling over, as her weight is shifted onto her left foot. The purpose of The Birth of Venus was not entirely known or documented, however the piece showcases the goddess Venus coming out

For my cultural encounter, I attended the Des Moines Art Center. It was the first art center that I had ever been to before so I wasn’t sure what to expect from it. Going to an art center didn’t seem like the most entertaining experience for me, but I didn’t mind going to this one. When I first entered the building, I was greeted at the door and given a flyer and a map of the art Center. The first room I entered was called the “Changing exhibitions.” It was a very low lit and dark room and was very quiet. The first object I saw was what looked like a woodchip inside a glass case. The first thing I thought after seeing this was how could a small woodchip like this be displayed in a fancy art center. I continued on through the rooms, examining the many paints and drawings. Most of the paints seemed to be oil paintings of some sort. The paintings varied sizes from just little paintings to giant paintings that covered a whole wall. Unfortunately, I was unable to go to the outside part of the center due to the weather, but from what I saw out the windows it all looked very colorful. I also found it interesting that there were security people in every room that were constantly watching you so you didn’t try to touch or take any of the paintings that were being displayed. I never realized how serious some of this artwork was and how much some of the paintings were worth. While I was walking through, there was a little café where you could

My Original View Point: Originally I thought “Black Venus” created by Niki De Saint-Phalle was a sculpture symbolizing courage. After all the very large woman looked at peace in her colorful bathing suit, standing tall with a sense of balance of her weight. She stands with one leg off the ground, showing that she can hold herself up, giving off a sense of weightlessness. After researching and writing about this particular work, I have put two and two together. In reality, the sculpture symbolizes some insecurities rather than courage. Niki De Saint-Phalle flaunts these large sculptures and I believe she flaunts them in hopes of acceptance. The narrative of these beauties are Niki De Saint Phalle herself. These sculptures speak for her in 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.”