San Antonio Art Museum Analysis

The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, part of the New Orleans Museum of Art, contains several dozen 20th century and 21st century sculptures from across the globe. The five-acre garden mostly features figures from American and European artists, most of them being created within the past 70 years. Surrounded by the beautiful landscape of City Park, many impressive works are presented at the sculpture garden. However, two particular works that stood out to me were the Venus Victorius and Untitled.

The Pasadena Museum of California Art has a beautiful exterior with an open-air staircase with moody light play from an oculus above its entrance to a three-story facility. The walls all around it are covered in complicated patterns and symbols. The building definitely stands out against all the other buildings in the area. The inside is very roomy, and filled with lots of artwork all around.

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is a very beautiful, calm, and peaceful museum. My first impression of this museum was that it was a very unique museum because of the paintings and structures. Any museum would have its attractions like the Getty has the train ride and maze garden the LACMA has the Urban lights that everyone from around the world comes to visit. The LACMA has a variety of age groups that come and visit from teenagers to older people. From what I saw most people were dressed casually.

With the world gradually becoming more consumed by the ‘media-saturated contemporary culture’, American artist Blair Thurman explores the place art has in the modern world. Located on the second floor of the Oklahoma Museum of Art lies his 370 x 274 x 90 centimeter Honeybadgers installation created in 2009, a sculpture piece constructed with plywood, acrylic, glass, neon, and wire pieces. This exhibition occupies a small, but tall room that is approximately 400 square feet, and is on display until May 1st, 2016. Museums are traditionally the institutions that produces conversations for the audience to speak back to, and Thurman uses this discurvisity to communicate his works. His work appears to relay the idea of conceptual art in that concept

The piece I found interesting at the Orlando museum was the African hunters coat. The coat materials are Fibers, cotton, rope, medicine packets, fetishes, and found objects. The length/ width of it is 215 cm x 114 cm, style used to create this is fon. The hunters coat was found in Nigeria 1940 CE artist is unknown. The charms that cover this hunter’s coat were made as protection. The name of them are called gris-gris they are used as a Voodoo amulet originating in Africa which is believed to protect the wearer from evil or brings luck, and in some West African countries is used as a method of birth control. Although the hunters would not wear the coat during the actual hunt. Instead it was worn in a ceremony beforehand where it gave the hunter

Upon visiting the San Antonio Museum of Art I found nothing about art extremely interesting and I honestly wasn’t looking forward to spending a majority of my day looking at art pieces. However, as I approached the museum I was in awe of how beautiful the building was. The way it was placed in downtown San Antonio was absolutely astonishing. As I walked through the huge glass doors I knew I was in for a pleasant surprise. I carefully took the time to examine each artwork and read the descriptions of each one. I found it extremely difficult to find just one I liked and surprisingly I disliked a lot more pieces than I thought I would. I ended up having to actually walk through the museum three times in order to find my chosen pieces. I didn’t

The method by which understanding of art can grow is through “the development of intuitive perception and discrimination” and “the handing on of authoritative knowledge;” sharpening the “senses of the soul” being the main purpose (Josef Albers). Pure perception rather than expression both drives and defines true artistic projects.

" We could also include Ron Mueck or Charles Moore – sculptors who owe their sense of the surplus of reality to someone such as Duane Hanson. At some level, the hyperreal is........the redness of the hands,

Would strongly affirm what Dr cook said, I also love how tightly knitted the works of the hand with the mind and heart. Truly the hands are an expression of what’s boiling down in the heart and in mind. And I was asked by Jesus these questions this would be my response.

Even though Poussin and Toulouse-Lautrec’s pieces of artwork can be considered different at first sight, looking more in-depth into both pieces one will be able to find several contrasts and comparisons. The different styles and time periods can not take away from the parallel that both pieces posess. These artists have a dissimilar style and outlook on women partly due to the difference in era's.

Abstract and modern art have really changed the way society views and appreciation for the amazing contributions and work created by artists. There are so many styles and concepts which those artists have come up with over times which are greatly reflected in their paintings and creations. In this essay we will be going on a journey to find out the inspiration and the intended messages from three paintings mentioned in the above topic.

Of all the creative mediums in existence, of which there are a plethora to discover, the medium of Art, although recognized by most as a legitimate creative medium, is one of the most controversial. However, in the subject of practical artwork, sculptures, paintings, and performance artworks, the idea of a definitive artwork is almost non-existent. Although there are artworks that exist, such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, which are known seemingly universally (Torov, 2011), there are few critics or viewers who can explain just what exactly constitutes it as a good artwork. This investigation appears to become universal to many other artworks, an argument that arises between technical mastery, motives, and meaning, if any at all. That is to say that interpretation battles against visual astonishment.

In Roderick Hudson, James explores the damaging effects of ambition on the artist. What we discover is those who financially support Roderick Hudson like Rowland Mallet, or love him like his mother, Mrs Hudson, and fiancée, Mary Garland, are damaged by artistic ambition. Ambition to create masterpieces is why Roderick and Rowland form an alliance of patron and artist. There is also an undercurrent of homosexual desire: evident in Rowland’s role to watch over his handsome protégé. All the same, the skill of Roderick to sculpt perfect depictions of people, and the success that comes from such talent, are a way for which Rowland – through his association with the sculptor – can likewise achieve success. Through this relationship Rowland can gain what has eluded him all his life – purpose and certainty. The danger, however, is that such a partnership will devolve into interdependence, leading to mediocre work and the termination of their friendship.

In 1931, Antonin Artaud experienced a painting by Lucus Ven Den Leyden which he saw in the Louvre in Paris. Gazing at this fifteenth century painting of a Biblical story, “The Daughters of Lot”, Artaud became aware of how it moved him in a deep, dark, mystical way from just a single glance. It was his connection to this painting that inspired him to believe in a theatre without words that could move people in the same way.

Art is an important part of civilization, which makes people’s lives to be better. Art always uses its graceful behavior to influence people’s daily lives. The history of art reflects human beings’ evolution. It recorded most necessary events during the history of past thousand years. Eiffel Tower, Khufu Pyramid, Venice and Taj Mahal; these artworks demonstrate their specific charm. They are the marvelous spectacles in the world, and they are representatives of the art realm. However, there are also some special master pieces, which always be ignored in ordinary people’s daily lives. Oil painting is a kind method to give rein to one’s imagination which coalesce fantasy and reality for artists. They are come from the life, but beyond life. Especially for portraitures which is the miracle of oil paintings. Drawing a figure on paper is not simple because it is not only drawing a person’s appearance, but also showing the social status and positions of this person. This figure on the paper could be some people real exist. But it also could be the expectation. A painting master must use his extraordinary skills to create a figure on a paper and give the soul to the character, which helps others to understand this character. There are two paintings could be representatives of these extraordinary drawings. The María Teresa del Castillo, painted by Zaragoza who lived in Spain during 1734 – 1795. And the Portrait of the Dwarf Michol, by Avilés who came from Spain in the year 1614 –