Personal Narrative: Nelson-Atkins Museum Of Art

During my visit to Balboa Park’s San Diego Museum of Art, I was able to visit many diverse exhibitions that allowed me to explore the broader definition of art. Among the medieval, religious paintings and the European portraits of high-class nobility, there were several pieces that stood out to me -- such as the selection of colorful, geometric quilts in “Quilts and Color” and the bronze lions sculpted by Arthur Putnam in “Ferocious Bronze”. The quilts were especially shocking to see in such a grand museum, as I was used to seeing quilts in old crafting stores or bedroom closets. However, the use of pattern and optical illusion in the quilts truly made it mesmerizing; the exhibit reminded me that artists choose the medium

My Humanities Art Experience took place at the Columbus, GA Museum, located on Wynnton Road. I really enjoyed my experience at the museum. It was my first time visiting an American museum. I saw many pieces of fine art, some of which I will list below.

Jasper John’s 1983 artwork of Racing Thoughts and Byron Kim’s 1991 Synecdoche are both in the exhibited as part of the Whitney Museum’s: Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney Collection. Applying encaustic process, which is known as a hot wax painting, Jasper John created this screen-print with wax crayon on collaged cotton and linen. Jasper John describes this piece as a series of images that ran through his mind while he was lying in the bathtub. He included items he saw around the room and things he was thinking about. Some of the elements in this piece are his hanging khaki pants, the running faucet, a nail on the wall, a dirty window, a vase and a decorative piece on a piece of furniture. Until you read the artist’s description it is difficult to tell that the white smear of paint is, evoking a feeling of disorientation. His arrangement of his images is seemingly affixed to the faux-wood grain background with trompe l’oeil tape, thumbtacks, and a protruding nail. The scale of images in Jasper’s Racing Thoughts appears to be scaled to real life. The texture of the painting evokes feeling of an antique surrounding like a bathroom in a third world country. In addition, the colors and patterns in this painting, display how he is a person with many things going through his mind at the same time with unorganized thoughts. A panel of Byron Kim’s, 1991, Synecdoche is displayed in the Whitney Museum one section out of a four hundred panel ongoing project depicting the

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.

The McNay art museum is a fantastic and beautiful place. There has a historic story about this museum. Mrs.McNay, the founder of the McNay art museum, collected many of 19th and 20th century European and American painting. After she died, she left her collection of more than 700 works of art and established the first museum modern art in Texas in 1954. This museum collects many of historic paintings, photography, metal work and sculptures. My favorite section of that museum is featured exhibitions. When I walked in, I felt I was in the fashion show; there have many of awesome costumes. Those costumes are so amazing and beautiful; each costume all has some word on it and make those costumes become meaningful. I just found out those costumes

In the Article, “Sophia Nuske Ceramics Make You question everyday objects,” the ceramic artist Nuske is discussed and her recent works are introduced. Nuske takes common, everyday objects that most people would not bother focusing their attentions on, and creates jarring replicas that will have viewers stop and stare to take in the odd arrangement. The common objects, such as an ordinary wooden pencil, are altered in appearance by bending them in unnatural shapes and giving them unusual colors. The objects were set up in a gallery, where they were placed in situations that they would normally be found in (e.g. pencils on a desk or similar flat surface). She has won several awards for her work.

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

I'm graduate art history student with an interest in studying ancient Greek painting, which encompasses ceramics and frescos. I received my B.A. in Art History from the University of Cincinnati (UC), College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) and I'm interested in pursuing a career in curatorial work.

For my cultural event my family and I went to the Virginia Living Museum. We chose to go to the Virginia Living Museum because we had never been there before, furthermore it gave us the opportunity to spend time together as a family. To be honest, I was quite hesitant to go to a museum with my four year old son. We have previously gone to other events and places together, but as four year old, keeping his attention, and his little feet going, is always a task. To my surprise, our experience was absolutely wonderful! The museum offered a lot of kid friendly exhibits, while giving all of us the chance to be together, learn about our environment, and animals in Virginia. By having this experience, I learned that I really should spend more time

Jan van Eyck was active since 1422 and died in 1441. He was the most celebrated painter of the fifteen-century in Europe. One of his famous works is “The Last Judgment”. At first sight this work immediately attracted my attention. The painting’s stunning colors and the fact that it reminded me of a previous similar work I have seen, triggered in my mind. The material that is used is oil on canvas, transferred from wood. The size of this work is 22 1/4 *7 2/3 in. (56.5 * 19.7cm).

Walter Benjamin’s The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction focuses on how pieces of art are replicated and reproduced and what elements are kept and lost when they’re reproduced. Reproduction of art used to only be for bronzes, terra cottas, and coins but has now become a staple in many different cultures. Another major focus is how perception of an art piece is changed due to many different factors.

Each of the pieces in the De Young museum have their merits, but few can, although debatable, compare in boldness and complex simplicity to Beth Lipman’s Candlesticks, Books, Flowers, & Fruits. Finished in 2010 by the American born artist, Candlesticks, Books, Flowers, & Fruits is a life-sized sculpture that, in a general way of putting it, touches upon various contemporary themes and ideas regarding opulence, indulgence, and the taints associated with such undertakings, all of which may be naturally derived from one’s perspective-based interpretation. This art piece comprises of an ovular table with an overabundance of constituents resting upon it, these constituents consisting of a medley of flowers, vases, glasses, fruits, bowls, plates, books, & candlesticks among other things, all of which are sculpted from glass, coloured of glossy pitch black. This work, being a sculpture, was unexpectedly assorted into the museum’s Still Life gallery, implying its classification as a Still Life piece.

Eva Hesse is well known for having worked in notoriously archivally unstable materials. In the forty years since her untimely death, her sculptures have chemically restructured themselves. The latex has turned opaque and the fiberglass has grown brittle; more than a dozen works have been deemed “unexhibitable” by curators because her work was not about degradation. Hesse used latex in a way not intended by the manufacturer; casting it and brushing layer upon layer to

What a blessing I had today to experience in my own eyes wonderful sights and scenes. Many of you already know that I 'm famous for the mystical experiences I’ve had with Jesus and God in the past. Perhaps you’ve read my book? The Book of Margery Kempe? Yes, I Margery Kemp, got the opportunity to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. There 's over thousands of beautiful artwork, one visit won 't suffice. I was captivated by everything I saw, but I was especially drawn into the magnificent gallery number 305.

For its efforts, the Hollywood Wax Museum has received many awards from the Entertainment Arts and has a civic stroll for helping to restore the “glamor and gaiety” to the city of Los Angeles in the 1970s. Today, with the obligation of maintaining and developing the museum as the most remarkable destination of Los Angeles, as well as give the visitors the most authentic look to their favorite artists.