Art Exhibit Essay

I went to LACMA, Los Angeles Country Museum of Art with my eldest sister and my little three-year-old sister. Since we went with a toddler I wasn’t able to see all the exhibits and galleries due to my little sister being impatient and having an impulse of wanting to touch everything. The first exhibit we looked at was the Art of The Pacific that their art goes back to the 18th century from Hawaiian, Polynesian, and Melanesia. They have different objects that were used for example; they had a stool

pieces. No real significance seems to be brought with presenting the pieces to the public, failing to show their link and value to the Native peoples who made and used them.10 In regards to the art of the Native American culture, in 1910 one art museum in Brooklyn presented Native American cultures as serious art. It was the start of a different way to look at and present objects of diverse cultures. The only issues were that in the museum, the curator, Stuart Culin, selected one tribe to represent an

deYoung Museum: Art of the Americas Report 5A On the de Young Museum’s website allotted for the Art of Americas exhibit, it describes the background and the importance of the different cultures that it chooses to feature through their art. The site chronicles how the collection provides insight into the thriving civilizations of the North and South America before the actual Spanish Conquest, that brought many their demise. It points out the general themes of the entire exhibit itself, “human and

What is art? Can it be defined in any single painting, or sculpture? Is it even something that can be seen, or does it have to be experienced? The term "art" is so vague that it can be applied to almost anything, really. Mostly, however, art should be that which frees our imagination. It connects our conscious with our subconscious, putting into a visual form what we feel and think. It allows us to explore our inner self and fill that urge to understand our minds and our universe. Art helps

The Broad museum is a contemporary art museum in downtown Los Angeles. The museum is home to 2,000 works of art in the Broad collection, which is among the most prominent holdings of postwar and contemporary art worldwide. With its innovative “veil-and-vault” concept, the 120,000-square-foot, $140 million building features two floors of gallery space to showcase the Broad’s comprehensive collection. Inside the museum there is a escalator ride from the lobby level to the exhibition space on the

the image in front of them, a true experience of understanding interpretation, and connection ensues. The Philadelphia Museum of Art is occupied by a diversely cultured gallery presented with architectural aesthetics focusing on the theme of each exhibit, allowing an environment for learning, connecting, and immersing oneself into the beauty of art. It is more than the art that creates a successful museum. Factors such as public programs, presentation, and participation provide a unique experience

Every art piece is an individual’s method of expressing their creativity and imagination to share with one’s audience. Lauren Kalman is a contemporary artist whose pieces captivate an assortment of the human’s body functions illustrating abnormalities, societies ideology and others. Kalman was raised in the Midwest where she obtained a Masters in Fine Arts and Technology from Ohio State University. Kalman also has a Bachelor's Degree in fine arts, in metals from Massachusetts College of Arts. Kalman

enjoy the visual arts. The visual arts are quiet. They cannot force a person to give them attention, no matter how hard they try. Images are passive and harmless, since even if a person finds an image offensive or boring all they need to do is not look at it. Although, if a person keeps their eyes open and stops to smell the roses, they can have great conversations with works of art. On campus there are three great places to view artwork; the North Dakota Museum of Art, The Meyer’s Art Gallery, and recently

Cynthia Madden Leitner founded the Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA) in 1981. When the museum first opened, there were nineteen art acquisitions on display, all public outdoor sculptures, establishing the mission statement of “making art a part of everyday life.” The first building the MOA offices resided in was Orchard Falls in Greenwood Village; since then, the museum moved four or five times within the Arapahoe county. Currently, the Museum of Outdoor Arts occupies a space in the Englewood Civic Center on

research delves into that I will give a brief overview of. The debate can be summarized in a single question; what is art and what is artifact? Obviously when asked that question an answer immediately springs to our minds, most likely an image of a famous artwork we were shown in elementary school and perhaps an image of an archaeological dig site but the question stands; what is art and what is artifact? For some the difference is if the object had a utilitarian use or if it was merely decoration