Tadao Ando: Kimbell Art Museum

The underlying philosophy of the museum is to highlight the creative unity between the arts and science

For instances, there is not a central location for visitors to relax. One goal for those on the committee is to promote its art, history and culture.

Writing an art review begins with finding the right piece to write about. I began this assignment by researching the art museums in the Fort Worth area. Fortunately, we have several in the Fort Worth Cultural District from which to choose. I look at them all and settled on The Amon Carter Museum of American Art. I chose this particular museum because I am a fan of American art; moreover, Southwestern and Texas art.

My building(Palace of fine arts) contributed to the Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair from many ways. First reason, how the Palace of fine art contributed to the fair was by “relieving them from monotony the exterior facades were adorned with mural paintings representing the history of art”(Says, 2017). This means this building was used to help people out. Second reason, how the Palace of fine art contributed to the fair was by “showcasing artworks”(McNamara, 2004). Palace of fine art shows off to Chicago to the rest of the world by “housing over 10,000 artistic works from around the world” (Wadsworth, 2014). This means that this building allows a safe place to put the exhibits. Finally, the Palace of fine arts is now called, “Museum of Science and Industry.

The facility used for local exhibitions also adds to the environmental appeal of a community. It creates and promotes an educational environment for the neighborhood. The architecture of the building adds to the asset of the community and establishes a sense of pride in the community. Monetary benefits can be gained from having a local art exhibition which often times aids the local charities, school, churches and hospitals in the community; art work are also donated to these facilities.

Although the Wichita Art Center is not as big as the Wichita Art Museum that we visited couple weeks ago, the artworks there are interesting. For what I have known, most of the artworks there were done by students. That was amazing to me because their works don’t look much different from the art of famous artists. Some of them made me impressive. I really like the color of the oil painting “Heaven on Earth” created by Lori Moody. The color change made a pretty art piece, from dark orange to light orange, then dark blue to light blue to make the sunset color. One of the sculptures that I like is “My Dad the Farmer”. It was made by Mary Frances Skinner. The first time I looked at it I didn’t have any impression. Then I saw the small photograph

The art museum I chose to visit is The Frist Center in Nashville. I have been to this museum before, but I was much younger and do not remember it being so marvelous. The entrance itself is very fascinating. The designs below the name of the museum really caught my eye, however, they did not catch my eyes like the eagles on the sides of the building did. Once you are inside of the building, it was as if I instantly knew I was in for some very elegant artwork. The first exhibit I saw was the Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty exhibit. The mood of this exhibit to me was back and forth. I liked some of the pieces and then I did not. In my opinion, Penn was somewhat of a demented artist. The second exhibit I walked through was Claire Morgan: Stop Me Feeling.

The museum I visited was the Kimbell Museum of Art and I chose this museum because I checked out their website and their artworks they carried interest me. My overall feelings about the museum were great. I loved the atmosphere, it carried and it had amazing works of art. Each piece carried its own unique meaning, therefore I will most likely be visiting this museum again. At the beginning of my visit it was hard to find the four different works of art since they were all from different ancient cultures, each piece was in a different section or building. However, I was able to find all the cultures I needed and their beauty was worth the search. The first work of art I took a look at was named, “Head”. It was from the ancient African culture

The first step to make a museum, is to find an available and suitable building so the museum will be successful. “You have a building, probably old and originally something else. You can’t mess with it in any substantial way. It’s a big empty box, that’s big enough for you and your stuff and staff and visitors.” states Ed Rodley, one of the authors of Thinking about Museums (Rodley). He is saying that an old and used building is usually the best for a museum. It is the easiest to get and it is usually wide and open and has room for what you need. If someone would want to make a museum they also might want to “Make an effort to meet the real estate developers in your community.” (Walhimer) An individual would need to do this so they can meet agents that will

In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art’s architects created a new standard for museum buildings. A couple decades later, in Fort Worth, Texas, Louis Kahn designed the Kimbell Art Museum. The innovative style of these museums, influenced other museums that followed. Some factors such as natural lighting, remained an important consideration for these new museum buildings. While changes to the ideal museum brought upon a completely new look, other concepts that remain the same as well. Ultimately, the changes enhance the audiences’ viewing experience and provide appropriate space for the artwork. The 1939 Museum of Modern Art building and the Kimbell Art Museum changed the architecture of future museums and developed the modern model for others to follow.

I went to Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), and the museum itself is a state-of-the-art architecture and with its individual history. Its story begins in 1984 when Center for the Fine Arts open its doors to the public, and then it became Miami Art Museum, and now it is PAMM in honor of Mr. Pérez’s, dedicated investor into Miami community.

“I create architectural order on the basis of geometry… and in this way to develop a theory of parts that is founded on the sensibility of the Japanese people”. As a child growing up in front of a wood workshop, being fascinated by what he saw, at the age of 10 – 17 Ando became an apprentice, learning to create wooden models and the skills of a carpenter. There he discovered the beauty of the balance between a form and the material it is made of. However it was not until he was 18, when he discovered a book about Le Corbusier and began to travel and analyse traditional and contemporary architecture in Japan, Europe and the United States, he came to understand these relationships in actual architecture as an entire physical being. (pritzker prize). His visit to the Pantheon in Rome and Le Corbusier’s Únite d’Habitation flourished his own understanding of spatial

Tadao Ando is a Japanese self-taught architect who was highly regarded for his unparalleled work with concrete, sensitive treatment of light and strong engagement with nature which was best exemplified by Azuma House. According to Tadao Ando, “You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see”. On the other hand, Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, in fact, the greatest architect American architect of all time, interior designer, writer and educator who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed. His philosophy is called organic architecture which promotes

‘Royal Ontario Museum’ in Toronto, Canada features a futuristic building with unprecedented forms. The museum serves as a wonder of nature and art and the topography of space reflects light throughout different times of the day. The museum did not cut out any old buildings around it but instead the building was cut to reveal some of the façade of the old buildings. The historical buildings, complemented by the modern façade of the museum enhances the relationship between traditional and innovation. The ground level of the museum provides a continuous space without any distinction throughout the entire

He said that as technology is becoming more and more advanced, some people nowadays forget how important it is to observe architecture in person, not just appreciating it through two-dimensional representations, such as photography, other sorts of graphic art pieces or paintings. It is too convenient for them to do so, but in this way, they could not receive the sensual qualities evoked by the spaces. Architecture has the ability to stimulate and awake all the senses within one, but not just vision. One has to be there at the site so as to completely perceive and understand a space, only the architecture itself can let the eyes of the users observe and appreciate freely among all the intensive details, thus perceiving the atmosphere within.