Art Museum

The art museum that I was able to visit is called the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. This is a fairly small museum. It exhibited a peaceful ambiance. The arts it included were mostly paintings. Overall, I was not impressed with the museum. The museum displayed artists with a lot of bright colors that really jumped out at you. I personally prefer classical art over contemporary art. I feel that classical art has more of a calming feel to it. I also really like art from the Hellenistic period. Any historical Greek art is cool to me. I feel that it just draws you in unlike contemporary art is able to. The first object that I chose is a piece by Shepard Fairey. This object is a mixed media painting on a canvas. It is called “Rise Above Rebel” created in 2011. The dark black and red colors used in the painting are typical for Fairey to incorporate in his work. The title of the work was inspired by lyrics from the band Black Fig. The song is called “Rise Above.” Fairey uses symbolism in his paintings. This painting in particular, symbolizes positivity and resilience. The …show more content…
To state the obvious, one is a painting and the other is a sculpture. Fairey used a red and black palette to create the mixed media painting. Delvoye’s sculpture looks gothic and sparkly, which is a complete different style then the painting. It also has a lot more intricate details in the sculpture. You can tell that the artist spent a great deal more time creating the sculpture. The one similarity that these two artists possess in their art is the intention of creating beauty. Fairey is symbolizing positivity and resilience, which I find to be a trait that is beautiful. It’s also beautiful that the woman is overcoming such suffering and making the choice to be strong, that is my take on it anyways. Delvoye is attempting to bring beauty into something ordinary. A truck is not something that people would typically see as