Response To The Nashville Frist Center World War I Art Analysis

To start, the civil war art (figures 23 through 32) evokes a feeling of patriotism, but also conflict. Figure 23 shows what seems to be a parade, with many soldiers and American flags. However, the pictures then move to show a child drummer, with no shoes, and clothes that are too big for him, most likely symbolizing that the war is forcing children to lose their youth and childhood. Figures 25 through 28 show pictures

First artwork is the Vietnam War Memorial in 1982, designed by May Lin. What I see in this picture is that it looks like a park area is created having a lot of fresh green grass and long trees. It also have very elongated walls. The walls are made from mirror-like surfaces that reflects the images of the surrounding trees, monuments and people. As it is a Vietnam War memorial place, I observe that people staring at the walls depicts that the walls have something related about the Vietnam War. It can have written description about the specific people participating in the Vietnam War. It’s like a long granite wall inscribed with the names of all those men and women that sacrificed their lives during this war. I also see how these mirror like

Paintings are different than books or movies because they allow you to create your own thoughts and interpretations rather than telling you what you should think. This allows creative and different takes on an original piece of art.The Surrender, a painting by Joseph Griffith, was published in October of 2006. It features two sides in what appears to be a war. The left side is occupied by the epitome of American icons and showcases the American flag, while the left side contains, not only enemies of America, but “bad guys” from classic movies surrendering with a white flag. This painting can be interpreted as labeling popular American icons as heroes, showing the change in society’s change in what they consider a role model.

An artist's job is to interpret, and express the aspects of life in a creative fashion. War has played a big part in shaping our human history, and many artists have portrayed their feelings about art through paintings, and even monuments. Whether it be to show; the joy of victory, the sorrow of defeat, or to educate the public on the gory realities of war. Art about war can also show us a great amount of history of the kinds of weapons that were used at the time. It is necessary for artists to interpret, and criticize all aspects of life; even ones as tragic as war, It can make the public more aware of what goes on in times of war.

I went to the L Ross Gallery, 5040 Sanderlin Ave, Suite 104 Memphis, TN. The Artists were: Lisa Jennings, and Jeni Stallings. The exhibit was, “The Story Continues”, the analysis I will be using is expressive.

In the museum, I learned that countless new firearms and strategies were used in the war which were not used before. I learned that on ground, trenches were dug up and used as shelter instead of standing in the open and firing at the enemy, which was what happened in previous wars. While at the museum, I saw dozens of artillery cannons and weaponries that were invented for use in World War 1 and for an advantage over the adversary. The artillery cannons were

A war won by pure heart and soul. Americans are underdogs in this war but in the end they come out on top. That’s the good news, but the bad is how the war was started. Paul Revere’s painting is extremely influential in starting the war. I feel it shows who the cowards are in this war, how and whose blood was shed in the massacre, and what effect this had on America.

Thursday, May 5th was largely focused on art created in response to the Vietnam War in the 60's and 70's.

Childe Hassam’s painting titled “Rainy Day, Fifth Avenue, 1916” is a wonderful representation of just one of the American cities that were displaying numerous American flags during WWI. This painting was created in 1916 representing the preparedness of the United States for the entry into WWI. The painting is located at the Princeton University Art Museum in New Jersey. In this piece, the ability to utilize the same colors as several different representations provides the painting with much more meaning than any normal figure in a piece.

A museum is a great way to preserve items and history for the future generations to learn and gain knowledge of the past. Similarly, on my visit with the honor’s class to the National World War 1 Museum and Memorial at Kansas City, I gained a valuable knowledge about the World War 1. The overall message that the museum convey about the Great War was to remember and appreciate the soldiers, men and women who served in World War 1. There was so many visual images all around the Museum that gave a better mind picture of how it was during the war. For example, the scenes of life size trenches and crater, pictures during the war, different types of clothing each country wore, Reflection room with World War 1-era music, etc. Overall, the museum is a great education tool of World War 1.

Unlike other museums, such as “the Met”, the MFA doesn’t have a restriction on how close people can be while observing the artwork; therefore most of the people in the gallery were observing the artwork very closely to see at the fine details in the paintings and reading the information on the authors and paintings on the walls. While walking around the gallery I found multiple prints that spoke to me; some being portraits, others illustrations of warriors in battle. The following two works were some that stood out the most to me form each of the individual

The exhibit contained upwards of 20 photographs and at least 60 paintings. One of the most agreeable things about the works of art that I witnessed is that collectively, they assisted in recounting the sentiment that gripped the country during the war that threatened to sunder it. One could almost feel the initial enthusiasm as the war broke out, that was swiftly prolonged by numerous clashes over a period of years. There were works that alluded to an impending war, ones that depicted that war, and numerous ones that hinted at a hoped for ending in which the mightiness of the country would someday be restored.

The first painting that stood out to me, and the rest of the world, was his painting Oath of the Horatii. It was a very political piece that many could relate too. Even if art is not one of your passions, you can immediately see his message. The soldiers are volunteering for their country. You can see their strength and loyalty in

The work I chose from the Missouri Historical Society is Thomas Benton’s Prelude to Death. Based on Appelbaum published in the Missourian, “Benton painted this soon after the United States entered World War II and it shows the first embarkation of American soldiers for Africa” (2011). In the painting, I am mainly focusing on the usage of shape, value and the color. This painting mainly depicts a scene that soldiers are getting ready to go on board for fighting against the World War II. They all wear on uniforms and most likely have already lined up in an order.

They refused to sit idly by as censorship and false ideal took over the public, in response they created new forms of art to fully display the brutality of war. These new styles, blossomed into Futurism, Cubism, and more, and was crucial in the stand artists took against the censorship of the time. CRW Nevinson and other artists depicted soldiers at their most vulnerable and real moments, Nevinson especially emphasizing the “overwhelming, completely alien, and utterly un-heroic” aspects of the war in his painting of soldiers resting (Appendix B). Here he shows the men as they are: human and often un-heroic, not fighting for any cause or fearlessly defeating the enemy. Nevinson even makes the men appear as a "war machine" with little power of their own. Ironically, many artists were forced to take part in this very machine when they were commissioned to paint pieces to support the system. William Orpen was hired to paint a piece honoring the victory of the Allied powers, yet as he became aware of the political deceit he changed his image to reflect an honest perspective of war (Appendix C). This piece was rejected by the museum and sent back, only to be accepted with certain changes. While the coffin seems to honor the soldier, the injured and frail soldiers originally carrying the coffin show the reality of war. The imminent death and injury, the sadness of losing friends, and the utter depression and loneliness all around war. These soldiers are cut out of the picture leaving a false sense of beauty and honor, exactly like the government with all pieces and real life. Artists like Orpen were forced to either confine to the falsehoods of the government or sneak imagery by them in creative ways. For Nevinson and Orpen and hundreds of artists like them, the fight was not about any side or ideal, but for the