Lowe Art Museum

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.

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.

On November 7, 1883, an exhibition organized by “May Wright Sewell, her husband Theodore, and a small group of art-minded citizens” (History, 2017) began what would one day become the establishment now known as the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Since that first exhibition, the IMA has gone through several identity changes. They were first named, the Art Association of Indianapolis. Their next identity was as the John Herron Art Institute, which opened a whole new chapter, as they became “a campus featuring both a museum and an art school.” (History, 2017) Today, the IMA is one of the largest encyclopedic art museums in the nation. The IMA has had various leadership and staff over the years that have lent to how the museum operates today.

The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) holds many works of art from all types of cultures from around the world. The Torso of an Emperor in the Guise of Jupiter from Roman culture and the Torso of Aphrodite from Greek culture, are but two of them. It is unknown who the artist was for either of them, but the work has lived on for centuries. During the time period the gods were known for their perfection- like body and extraordinary looks. Since the sculptures highlight only the torso of the body it represents that only image matters and the brain does not.

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.

Details of the museum permanent collection of sculptures of the 70-year career of Detroit-based public sculptor Marshall M. Fredericks (1908-1998)

For my enrichment report, I decided to take a trip to the Los Angeles County Museum. However, I was trapped with the challenging choice of choosing only one museum for my cultural visit. Since, there are so many prodigious and amazing museums to choose from to visit in the county. But, I have heard many great feedbacks about the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from fellow classes mates, friends and family. So, I finally, had my destination set to and planned a visit to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Upon my visit my attention was already fixated on the unique building layout and the many arts exhibited located all around the outside of the museum building. There were several building that housed the many different art exhibits. Such as the first building I walked into, after purchasing a ticket. This building was called the “Ahmanson” building, which housed voluminous and diverse art of the European, Islamic, South and Southeast Asian Art, Art of the Ancient World, Art of the Pacific and Others. There were also many special exhibitions that was hosted at the time of my visit, such as the modern art gallery and Rifkin Gallery for German Expressionism. One of the sculpture centered in the middle of the building of the “Ahmanson” building called “Smoke” really caught my attention. As it quite an enigmatic and stunning metal sculpture that mesmerizes illusions based on your interpretation and perspective of the piece.

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.

The Denver Art Museum (DAM) has just revealed it's newest exhibit, The Mi Tierra. Dubbed one of the most important contemporary art exhibits produced at DAM in years, Mi Tierra features pieces by emerging and mid-career Latino artists such as, Carmen Argote, Jaime Carrejo, Ana Teresa Fernandez, Ramiro Gomez and Ruben Ochoa.

On October 14, 2016, I attended the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Elmhurst, Illinois. The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art is a museum that shows different pieces of art made from a wide variety of rocks and minerals, making wonderful works of art to say the least. The Lizzadro Museum displayed more than two hundred pieces of gemstones art sculptures, which is cut and polished to make it pleasing to the eye. Vases, bowls, plates different Gods and Goddesses sculptures were some of the many items that was on display at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art. The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art also had an abundant amount of different artworks from around the world as well as artwork from different eras. The timeframe of these artworks ranges

The exhibit that I visited was located at the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts in Florence, Alabama. The exhibit was created by Marian Baker. She created and set up her work as a solo show. The title of her exhibit is called Storytelling Time with Marian Baker. The show can be seen from November 27 through December 28. Her art is very whimsical and portrays her life. The art I viewed was unique, but had similar characteristics to each other.

Each of the exhibits are done very well, including a variety of items for each collection. Each exhibit includes art pieces that fit in their category. For example, my favorite art piece of the museum, the fifteen foot painting of ancient dutch philosophers would fit in the category, “Dutch and Flemish”.

The production and creation of beautiful art pieces using glass only began after glass blowing was used in the First Century BC. Two unique artists have used this medium to create work that is both beyond its time and surpasses many other glass works. The first artist, Louis Comfort Tiffany, was the son of the founder of Tiffany and Company, Charles Lewis Tiffany. His work focuses on aesthetic beauty while encompassing the techniques he established throughout his career. The second artist, Beverly Fishman, is an artist from Philadelphia who has not only made a name for herself, but has also accepted the Artist-in-Residence position at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Both of these individuals have a strong passion and drive that elevates their work to the next level. The difference between the work of these two artists lies in the conceptual realm. Connecting work to outside concepts gives the artist versatility, while aesthetically pleasing work reaches the viewer on a much deeper level. Both of these strategies allow the artist to express themself, but have profoundly different influences on the receptive audience.

I went to the Ann Arbor Art Museum to see the exhibit Moving Image: Landscape. For this exhibit I looked at three different works of art by Jim Campbell, Rick Silva and Antti Laitinen. The first piece I saw upon entering was by Jim Campbell called Seal Rock and it was displayed on the wall. The work of art was of misty rocks with LEDs behind the image to create a sense of movement. I enjoyed watching the movement of the mist and thought it was very calming. While interesting, it seemed like this piece would be better suited in a restaurant or waiting room of an office rather than a museum.

For the exhibition review project, I went to the museum of fine arts Houston and saw the Parrasio Micheli art work; “Young Woman playing a lute”, which I felt it was interesting to talk about because it is one of european artworks from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Collection of Houston. I really liked to see like this exhibit because I got to look at the pictures differently, instead of looking at them as if just flicking through a book or looking at them online. Another reason why I was interested to see this collection was that they were European paintings, which are my favorite because they have very nice, old pictures and look very real. I actually paid attention to detail on the way the painting was made, and what might be the meaning behind them.