Personal Narrative: My Trip To The Tucson Museum Of Art

My trip to the Grand Canyon was the best experience I ever had so far in my life. My grandparents from Korea came along with us. Even though I saw them last year it was still an enjoyable moment that I had. Grand Canyon is located in Arizona so what our family did was fly to Las Vegas early in the morning and arrive in Nevada around 9 o’clock am. Driving to Grand Canyon was also five hours with heavy traffic. Driving and stopping every hour was hard to do but at the end it was all worth it. It was good that I had couple electronic devices and my family to keep me in company.

On September 2nd I took a trip to the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory in Atlanta. The museum included many art exhibits from ancient cultures around the world. Including pieces from South America, Greece, and Egypt with larger exhibits as well as African and Asian cultures with smaller exhibits.

The first piece of art work that I saw was the work of Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937) I felt it captured my attention as I first walked into the room. The unique sculpture “DIANA” really impressed me by depicting a Roman Goddess poised with her bow raised high and ready for the hunt. It was also interesting because the women of that time period were not known as hunters, they were known for being mothers and wives. The piece of art work was medium in sitting on top of a pedestal as you walked into the main exhibit room. There was lots of background information on the poster written below this artwork. It told a story of how MacMonnies and his contemporaries got their inspiration in ancient Greek and Roman culture, and it also took some of the Italian Renaissance into account when making the piece.

One of his earliest works, Pink and Opal Seafoam Set, 1981, 15 x 24 x 22”, is a tribute to Chihuly’s glass blowing expertise and the influence of famed Murano glass

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.

During Parent’s Weekend at Marquette, my family and I went to the Haggerty Art Museum. While I pleaded with my family to not go, as I am not a huge art fan, my Mom’s opinion overruled mine. From the outside, Haggerty looked like it would be small, but in reality, was quite large. When walking in, I immediately assumed that the art would not make any sense to me like at most art museums. However, I was quickly proven wrong as a lot of the art we saw was what I would consider impressive. They were not the drawings of a line or pieces that look like a child made them that you see at most museums, but what I call “real art”.

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.

One of the collections in the OKC Museum of Art is an exhibition of glass and drawings by Dale Chihuly. Currently the Oklahoma City Museum of Art is home to one of the largest collections of Chihuly glass in the world. Chihuly’s background includes a B.A. in interior design from the University of Washington, a M.S. in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a M.F.A. in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design, & honorary doctorates from the University of Puget Sound & the Rhode Island School of Design. Chihuly is a very experienced artist to say the least. He was awarded a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation grant for work in glass and studied in Italy at the Venini glass factory on a Fulbright Fellowship. This museum holds over three decades of Chihuly’s finest work. All of his work is very eye catching and mesmerizing. His pieces also do not lack in color, and the way the light passes through the glass sets the tone for his work. You can tell that all of these pieces is the work of the same artists, Dale Chihuly.

The Colorado History Museum was a phenomenal place to visit; it felt life like from being in my Colorado History class in college as well as in my high school ones. I had the ability to see what it was like living in Keota, as well as being a huge size person walking around the Denver area, and lastly saw a few pieces of clothing that were the Native Americans during Bent’s Fort. Every detail in the museum I tried paying attention too, because I did not want to miss anything.

On the fifteenth of this month I went to the Arizona Military Museum. It is located within the Papago park military reservation off of McDowell in Phoenix. I went to it with my brother and his girlfriend. The museum had so much to look at since there was artifacts from so many different wars. Some of the wars on display were the: Mexican-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, Global War on Terrorism, and Iraq War. There were displays going back as far as the Spanish colonial period to the present. All of the displays were filled with artifacts such as: guns, ammo, uniforms, communication devices, knives, explosives, and medical equipment. They even had a helicopter and jeep from the Vietnam war. I had expected the museum to be

Art has the power to tell a story, whether it is a story of success and happiness, or one of sadness and despair. Although Ardmore is growing in many negative aspects, a beautiful sculpture such as Dale Chihuly’s glass art would have the ability to represent the southern town well and so that even those that are not interested in the art would be

Sophomore year of High School we took a trip to New York to visit The Metropolitan Art Museum we spent the full day immersing ourselves in the artwork. It was the trip that would inspire me to become an artist. We arrived to this momentous building with lots of stairs I was eager to be off the bus and see what the museum held for us. We were greeted by our guide and we began our tour which would only be part of this magnificent day. It must have been one of the first things we came across and the most memorable piece not only the artwork that was in front of me but the feeling I felt that day. It was “The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer” a bronze cast by Edgar Degas it was mixed media of sorts she was wearing a cotton skirt with a satin hair ribbon

When I was in fifth grade I started to play basketball, and I loved it. At that time basketball was the first sport I ever played in, and now that is my most favorite sport ever. I also play lacrosse and soccer. In the summer I like to sometimes do water activities at my cabin and lounge in the sun on the lake, on a paddle board, at the end of the dock, or on the pontoon or speed boat with a friend. My first ever vacation was to Arizona when I was in seventh grade. Me and my family hiked the grand canyon, went to Scottsdale, and did other things that I don’t remember. But that was during valentine's weekend and during basketball season so we bought a basketball and at night I would practice while my aunt and uncle were in the hot tub with my

The Museum of American Glass in West Virginia is dedicated to the region and national's rich glass heritage. The museum houses thousands of glass work, and tells the stories of the people and processes that make their work come to life. The museum is located in Weston, West Virginia, where its art work can relate to the deep heritage of glass work within the community. The cultural activity of going to a museum was an eye opener to what the true potential of hard work can achieve with some of the most amazing glass work. The culture can relate to me since I was born in West Virginia, and knowing firsthand of what hard work can do to culture can be like how glass work takes time to finally mold into something beautiful. However, in other ways

Creativity and art is becoming such a rising normality in our everyday culture. A new mural with a political statement is popping up every other week. A person visiting the local pizza joint downtown can look up on the wall and see a piece of art with a price tag next to it. A local artist painted it and where else to get public attention than Brooklyn Pizza, in the heart of buzzing downtown. The art scene is growing quickly, and thanks to the creative means, so is the opportunity for aspiring artists. Whether it be a political, personal, local, environmental, or just showing U of A pride, local murals and art are popping up and displaying the creativity of fellow Tucsonans. Art in Tucson, and all over the world, sets a name for the city, brings the people together and defines a culture. “There’s such a hub of cultural exchange here, with Native Americans, Mexican Americans. There really is a lot going on in the arts" (Busler). Local and community art galleries have been around, and are on the rise; Murals, too, are creating business interest, and create an outlet for creativity. Art shows and auctions get more artists out into the world, as well as their inspirational pieces. This art scene is only going to grow, and opportunity along with it. Culture is the puzzle piece in this scene. “Cultural diversity is a social good and the wellspring of free expression. Cultural equity means full inclusion, participation, and power-sharing in all of our communities and institutions"