For my museum visitation report I decided to go to the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). PAMM is a modern and contemporary art museum located in Miami, FL. It collects and exhibits international art of the 20th and 21st centuries. In my opinion the most beautiful object in the museum was a wall installation called “ Eclipse” created in 2002. An artist named Teresita Fernandez created this piece. She was born in 1968 and is from Miami, Florida from Cuban parents. This work is comprised of a collection of tiny, hand-cast acrylic cubes attached to the wall in a pattern that resembles a cloud or a sky full of stars. At the back of each of the tiny acrylic cube there are tint silk screens of many different shades of pales gray and blues. The surface of each cube catches the light, which creates a shimmer and reflection as you move in front of the piece. The piece made me feel calm and reminded me of the sky. Many questions came to mind as I was admiring the piece, like what influenced the artist to make this? Where did she get the idea to use acrylic cubes with tint silk screens? …show more content…
This piece is part of PAMM’s outside Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer Sculpture Garden. This sculpture is made of stainless steel and was created by Uruguayan sculptor Pablo Atchugarry. There were two questions that I thought about while watching it. Why Pablo named the sculpture “Endless Evolution”? What is the meaning behind it? To me it was a gorgeous piece and definitely a compliment to the museum’s outside collection. I really enjoyed this piece and it is definitely one of my favorite pieces in the
Ms. Luna, is an artist from the “Cuban Golden Generation” and lives in Miami since 1980. She graduated from San Alejandro School of the Arts. The artist, after graduated, was trained in sculptural ceramics by some of the most importants Cuban painter and sculpture like, Amelia Pelaez, Rene Portocarrero and Wilfredo Lam. Laura’s works goes through the paint and sculpture with a solid theorical and technical background.
Art history professor Wendy Koenig specializes in East Asian art and was part of the team that analyzed and researched the artifacts. She said, “The collection could be vulnerable against the natural lighting coming in from the windows, given the way they’re set up in that boardroom. And we don’t know the insurance value of these artifacts either due to the high cost of getting them appraised.”
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum located in the Florida International University (FIU) campus is a major cultural institution and has been opened since 1977. The building has three floors and several galleries to display numerous art works. In the first floor there is a gallery exclusively for kids. Here you can find all sorts of art stations to have kids develop and explore their creative and artistic side. The second floor is dedicated to the traveling exhibits; during the visit of this paper the museum had two traveling/special exhibits in display. One of the exhibits was by the Cuban artist Carlos Luna, Green Machine and the other by a traveling photographer Richard Saxton, Creole World. In the third floor of the museum there
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
United States history is fallacious. In fact, despite the famous saying that all men are created equal, the government slaughtered an estimated 15 to 80 million Native Americans to make room for the exponentially increasing population of the United States. If all men were created equal, then why were they brutally murdered by the government? Similarly, the United States had a hand the Holocaust, another genocide. One example being that the United States did not grant the SS St. Louis, a ship which carried European Holocaust survivors refuge. Thus sentencing the weary passengers to death, forcing them to travel back to Europe where two thirds of the ship perished in concentration camps (insert citation). Interestingly, the United States’ involvement
The National Museum of the Pacific War has very fascinating properties. The museum was established in 1969, originally titled The Admiral Nimitz Museum, and after inserting a new, multi-million dollar expansion, it was re-opened in 2007. The attraction was dedicated to all those who served in the Pacific War. It is the only establishment in the continental U.S. devoted wholly to portraying the history of the Pacific Theater battles of World War II. This museum also has many other attractions such as the Admiral Nimitz Museum, George H.W. Bush Gallery, Japanese Garden of Peace, Memorial Courtyard, Plaza of Presidents, and Nimitz Education and Research Center. It also offers reenactments of the Pacific Combat Living History annually, and vaunts
The name of the museum I visit was the Lowe Art Museum in the University of Miami, I really loved the visit I enjoy it and I learn about so many cultures and different arts that amaze me of how they were so creative and passionate. The work that I select because it called my attention since I got to the place it make me change my direction and to go there because of that brilliant blue and fantastic size that had so much beauty in it. Breathing Glass by Sandy Skoglund she was born on September 11, 1946 in Quincy Massachusetts; she attended Smith College, where she studied studio art and art history from 1964 to 1965. When I stand up in front of that giant art I start visualizing and try to see her idea in my mind without really knowing anything about her. When I saw it I didn’t even see the tiny men in the bottom, where the head of the three figures that their body where like humans. The first thing I saw where the beautiful crystalize dragonflies in the back they were so many and with the same size. The human figure had different size for my interpretation was like a woman, a children and a man. That feeling that the work aroused in me was of freedom because when you
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.
Museums have to keep in touch with customers to keep themselves in business. In this day and age, the way to keep in touch with most people is to have a presence on social media with the use of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. YouTube is also an option because it adds connectivity through videos and it gives the museum access to the users on the Google+ side of the social media network. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is one museum that has an extensive list of videos to help grow their customer base. Visitors can watch the videos of bands getting inducted from the present such as Cheap Trick or Ringo Starr, or visit the past and watch bands such as Led Zeppelin or The Beatles get inducted. This also adds to their Facebook and Twitter base
Pérez, an important real estate promoter of Miami, donated 35 million dollars and a selection of valuable works of art of his own collection to the PAMM. In reciprocity for so honorable gesture, the museum was re-baptized to recognize its name. 110 pieces of art that donated the PAMM in 2012; another 102 works also donated recently by the president of the group Draca, Craig Robins. Continuous contributions that every day artists and patron of the arts do, have raised in a considerable way the inventory of the permanent collection of the museum. In entire synchrony with the multiethnic ambience of Miami, this one shows the cultural diversity so established in this magic city of the south of the Florida.
As has been discussed throughout this class, American Indians have endured a great deal of suffering since Anglo-Americans made contact with the Americas. This suffering, however, has not ended in modern times. American Indians are still treated unfairly in many ways and are also being reduced to several stereotypes. Such stereotypes include beliefs such as that the American Indians are drunkards, savages, promiscuous, lazy, and many others. These stereotypes can be seen in multiple mediums, including advertising campaigns, books, movies, and product labels. With the widespread coverage, these stereotypes can be very harmful to the American Indian culture as they perpetuate beliefs that are untrue. American Indian stereotypes in advertising and movies were very popular in previous centuries, but it has also been proven to still exist today.
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.
The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles educates people about how people were treated during the Holocaust and what prisoners did in the camps, resulting in the deaths of many. One of the many life-changing exhibits that may open they eyes of many was the Anne Frank exhibit. It features the life of an extraordinary young Jewish writer who lived in a Nazi-occupied country in her early teenage years . Anne is one of the most well-known victims of the Holocaust because of the diary that she kept, while she and her family were in hiding. My favorite quote by Anne Frank is, "In spite of everything, I still believe people are good at heart," because it shows that even through the darkest of times, one can still forgive and have hope for a brighter
Walking into the Perez Art Museum was a great experience, being able to physically see all these creative art pieces was such a great feeling, especially because I am a fan of the arts. I would have to say that the most beautiful piece in the museum was the Mojo Jojo, this art piece was created by Polly Apfelbaum, born in 1955, Abington, Pennsylvania. This particular piece is made out of velvet and fabric dye of various colors, which is laid directly on the floor forming continuous circles. The other part of the circle started with dark colors and as it worked its way to the inner part of the circle the colors began to become lighter. I thought that this piece was so beautiful because of the amount of colors used and the feeling it brings as you are analyzing the art. Looking at this piece brought feelings of happiness, creativity, freedom and ambition. Some questions that came across my mind as I was visualizing this piece were: How many different colors have been used? What was the texture of the fabric? Is there a main focal area of the work?
By contrast, Richard Ford and Ernest Hemingway short stories present varied views of life. Through of imagery and contrast of traits, the philosophy of existentialism is illustrated. The two stories many have common ideologies and presentation. The two asserts that anxiety of being alone in the universe is a condition of life. (Sartre, 40)