RISD Museum

Upon entering the RISD museum I was greeted by the quaint streets of the historic east-side of Providence. It's often an overlooked part of town due to the city life but really earns it's merit in beautifully restored colonial homes and colorful street art. The streets had tall green trees that bordered the sidewalk perfectly, and the light post were littered with local stickers either for a cause or promoting a local artist. Luckily, I was able to find parking rather easily because I went on an off day. With the car parked, I was ready to venture into the museum. Once inside I was a little underwhelmed with the entrance. I had seen so many pictures of the museum on Instagram or other social media platforms that I expected the entry way to be a little more grand. Instead it was a few steps down with some small …show more content…
I immediately dashed for the contemporary art part of the museum. For me, contemporary art resonates with me and I appreciate the bold lines and minimalism that comes with the style of artwork. The exhibit was beautiful, and bold in color. The walls in which the artwork hung was a stark white, which really allowed the colors to bounce off the walls and each other. "This exhibit was created in 2000 and the oldest piece that resides in the collection is from 1960" (RISD). I found it quite interesting that 1960 was still considered contemporary, but when I visited the Ancient Art exhibit, I had a better understanding why it was a better fit here. The first piece that I was really drawn to was bright red with blue lines that radiate from the center of the piece, it makes you feel like the lines go past your body while you're looking at it. Truly the only adjective that came to mind when I looked at this piece was 'engulfing'. It's pieces like this that really draw me to contemporary pieces because it can really make