Menil Collection

Visiting the Menil Collection and Contemporary Art Museum in Houston for the first time was eye opening. I never thought art was such a big thing. I knew art was to be creative but other than that I never would have thought art would have meaning. From reading, “Ways of Looking” by Ossian Ward, art comes in many forms: entertainment, confrontation, event, message, etc. however, having to pick two art works and compare and contrast them was difficult since there were many to pick from. I chose “La

Last year, I visited the Menil Collection located in Houston, Texas. Overall, the general atmosphere of the museum was very dignified. When observing the illustrations, the only sounds audible were the wood floors creaking as each step I took increased. As with each step I took, a tacitum guard placed in each room had their eyes set on me and followed me as if they were my very own shadow. I was a bit intimidated, but I understood they did not want an incident such as the vandalism act in 2012 to

all over the year. The Menil Collection is one of the most famous art museums due to its unique exhibitions every year. It is located in, at 30-acre neighborhood of art with beautiful surroundings of downtown Houston. When I went there to have a look of the museum, I witnessed that there were large number of students there with their families and teacher for the exhibitions and they were

The Menil Collection made up of several building, parks, outdoor sculptures and contains a diverse collection of artwork. The Menil is located in the middle tranquil of neighborhood which also seemed to fit in with the aesthetic of the main building. I was genuinely surprise with the diversity and how aesthetic pleasing the collection seemed to be for offering free admissions. I was only able to visit the main building and the Dan Flavin Installation at the richmond hall but I’m definitely need

The Collection Viewing art influence the young or old and give a view into someone's mind. The beginning of my tour started with the main building of the Menil Collection, where I viewed three pieces; The Rape, Tourist of Prague III, and the Yipwon statue. Dorothea Tanning’s Tourist of Prague III is particularly abstract, this is the type of artwork that can take you somewhere, mentally, the piece captured me. Another piece that is cause for pause is The Rape from Rene Magritte. Magritte's work

the creators of Color Field Painting. As a result of his contribution of great talent and the ability to deliver exceptional works on canvas one of his final projects, the Rothko Chapel offered to him by Houston philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil, would ultimately anchor his name in the art world and in history. Without any one of the three, the man, the work on canvas, or the dream, the Rothko Chapel would never have been able to exist for the conceptualization of the artist, the creations

of two amazing sculptures are Rene Magritte and Victor Brauner. Both of their artworks are located at The Menil Collection, Houston TX. These in the round sculptures are entitled Megalomania (La folie des grandeurs) and Sign (Signe). First, Rene Magritte’s medium on his Megalomania masterpiece is bronze. It was sculpted in 1967, and the size of this artwork is 61 x 48 x 32 3/8 inches (Menil). Similarly, Victor Brauner’s medium on his Sign artwork is gilded bronze. The artwork was beautifully crafted

I recently visited the Menil Collection, this is a very small humble museum. The Menil Collection is a museum that holds multiple artworks. The museum is located in a neighborhood next to a little area where people can go out and picnic and hang out with the their families for a while. I fact about the Menil Collection that surprised me was how they consider their grass art. My sister and I accidently stepped on the grass not knowing it was art and when we were handed a booklet describing a couple

My experience to the Menil Collection was interesting. I was able to extend my art appreciation further when collaborating lecture into the museum artwork to better enjoy the work. I visited all of the galleries and my favorite was the Flavin Installation because of the light design he chose. Within my whole experience visiting the museum I would say that the art I enjoy most is buildings of architecture. Comparing the Rothko Chapel, Flavin Installation, and the Infinity Machine they all had significant

The Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art collections, including artifacts and objects relating to the different periods of ancient Egyptian history, starting from the prehistoric period until the Greek roman period. The museum maintains an information system consisting of all the records pertaining to the museum’s collection. The principle components of this system are as following: 1. Board of Trustees Records: The Board of Trustees Records reflect the activities of Museum of the Ancient Egyptian Art