St. Louis Art Museum Analysis

As Edgar Degas once said, “ Art is not what you see, but what others make you see”. The St. Louis Art Museum is a place for artist to display their art and give spectators the option to see art from a new perspective. This was the case for me. As we walked up to the beautifully structured building that stood so tall and wide, my expectations were extremely high. At first glance I notice the bronze statue of King Louis IX of France riding high on his horse. From this statue alone, my expectations of the art museum grew stronger. I have never been to an art museum before, so I wasn’t sure of what to expect. My first expectation was to see huge detailed sculptures right as I walked through the door. That expectation didn’t come true.

The Montclair Art Museum is located in Montclair, New Jersey. The museum holds various collections throughout the year and offers an outlet for students and other artists to explore within their facilities. Upon visiting, the main exhibition presented was Matisse and American Art. This exhibition held 19 pieces created by Henri Matisse and other American artists. The museum centered on central theme of Matisse and there was a specific gallery of Matisse inspired Art. In this gallery I found Untitled #8 (2014) by Mickalene Thomas is a contemporary African-American artist born January 28, 1917 in Camden, New Jersey.

“Vrrrrrrrr” sounds the fans cooling the projectors displaying video instillations of Terry Berkowitz “the last supper”. As I strolled into this gallery, I instantly thought of both “ted talks” we previously had this semester and how the artist we using rather unconventional means to portray their art. In visiting the Boca Museum Of Art I observed 3 specific pieces that tied into lessons I’ve come to learn more about in this semester.

My initial reaction to this painting is that of melancholy. The dark colors used in the majority of the painting depress my mood, and it creates an eerie atmosphere. Moreover, the colors completely hide the ship out at sea. I had to really focus on the ship in order to distinguish from the overbearing darkness surrounding it. When I see the ship, I initially think of despair. I feel suspense; the inevitably of being caught in a storm of destruction is looming, and there is not anything that I can do to possibly slow it down. The distant bright sky offers a slight amount of hope; however, I soon realize that the bright sky is not

Whether pride, fear, or peace, art is intended to make the viewer feel an emotion. The visit to the St. Louis Art Museum had me excited to discover a new revelation. Being the second time that I had visited in two semesters, I was looking forward to a new angle to take, writing about some of my favorite pieces I was unable to include in my last paper. This semester we have been focusing on the Renaissance era (1300-1700), also known as the Rebirth. During this time, scholars and artists looked back towards the classical learning. Purposefully looking past the middle-ages, they focused on the classical past of Rome and Greece. During this time period many works of art were created, however, throughout this semester every major artist we studied

I was required to go visit at Dallas Art Museum from Art Appreciation class. I went to the Dallas Art Museum and look through the art gallery. I was assigned to identify and write about six different function of art. The six function of art was maintained in the Patrick Frank book Artforms. The six function of art were Art of Delight, Art of Worship and Ritual, Art of commemoration, Art of commentary, Art of persuasion, and Art of Self-Expression. I was told by professor to write a four-page paper base of the six function of art that I was in museum. In the museum there was variety of art from different cultures and country. The histories of art were inside Dallas Museum of Art, many artist artworks were presented and many Gods sculptures and painting were displayed. There were many

The Brooklyn Museum hosts around 1.5 million works of art of different variations. One particularly fascinating genre is the Ancient Egypt exhibition. On the third floor, the exhibit is split into two sections: Early and New Kingdom, which is separated by a conjoined gallery. Entering into the conjoined gallery, artifacts from both eras are encased in rectangular glass. On the left, is the entrance to the New Kingdom Wing. In this section, a string of spotlights illuminates each encasement with a golden warm hue. Inside some cases are miniature shaved skulls placed upon a singular black pole. In others are lapis jewelry, and fragments of etched clay pottery. Further into the exhibit is yet another enclosed space. The walls are painted midnight black and the lighting is dimmed. There are rows of laid canvas wrapped mummies and tablet remnants all separated in glass.

Examining the Saint Louis art Museum gave me a new prospective on art and what it does for our society. The art museum is obviously filled with art, but it’s how they present the art that strikes me. From the statue of King Louis IX of France to the building itself shows that there is a lot of history in and around the museum. The museum is one of the principals of art museums in the country, with paintings, sculptures, and cultural objects from all over the world. The building is three-story tall and is located in Forest park. It’s free to attend the museum because the city pass a bill with subsidy from the culture tax from Saint Louis and city district. So, the museum was trying to achieve a since of culture coming from Saint Louis region

On a trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, my boyfriend, David, and I strolled through the museum while I, being an art history major, recited to him all that I knew about certain pieces. We observed sculptures by Auguste Rodin, works painted by Georgia O’Keeffe, and busts of Roman leaders. David was enjoying all the artwork until we reached the Contemporary art gallery upon where viewing Mark Rothko’s Untitled No. 11 made in 1963, he shook his head in anger at what he thought was a painting far from a masterpiece. His comment was one I’m sure many have said about this particular piece and many other modern pieces of art, “I could have painted that.” I couldn’t help to reply, “Yeah, but you didn’t.” David’s sudden reaction upon viewing the

The Getty Center Museum offers a modern architecture and an outstanding view of Downtown Los Angles. The visitor of Getty Center Museum could reach the premises by car or by taking a public transportation. The Entrance to the parking structure located next to San Diego Freeway. After they parked at Getty Center Parking Structure, the visitor could take a tramway or walk along the sidewalk to get into the main museum. After they reach the Arrival Plaza, the visitor could take the stair to go up to the Rotunda Building where the information booth located at. Inside the rotunda building, on the plaza level, the visitor will see the information desk and the museum entrance hall. At the left side of the information desk, there’s a museum store.

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 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

When people think about a museum most of them think about walking around starring at paintings they don’t understand and reading the little cards with their description. After a while they get tired of walking around long hallways and finally decide to leave. On the other hand, the Gallery One at the Cleveland Museum of Arts is more than just a museum, it’s a fun and innovative environment that how Alexander explained, “… the intention of Gallery One was to transform visitors into participants, rather than passive observers.” (2014). When people get their hands on the action they are most likely to have fun, learn, and build experience.

I think the artist is able to communicate the bad condition of the ship and its crew is in. The mood of the work is scary and gloomy. The design and intensity of the waves, the changing weather, and the ships in the ocean seem to make the scene come alive. It really conveys a since of naturalism in the painting the way it depicts the environment around the ship.

In August of 1939 the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York held an exhibition of “degenerate” art that it had purchased titled Art in Our Time. The advertisement for the exhibition, written by an employee from MoMA, made sure to list each piece of art purchased, where it come from, and who the museum and purchased the piece from. The article stated the pieces came from a gallery in New York called Buchholz Gallery, whose New York agent was a German refugee and that each work was in the original Degenerate Art exhibition . Who the museum purchased the works from is important because it shows that MoMA wasn’t purchasing the works directly from the Nazi government. By mentioning the pieces were in the original show could bring more people