The Haniwa Horse (LACMA)

The first piece of art found at LACMA was the Haniwa Horse. This art piece originated from Japan and were placed on top of tombs for the wealthy elite in Japan from 300 to 600 AD. Not only were animals used for rituals, but also human clay-like people and even houses. This type of sculpture is called a haniwa, meaning "clay ring. The Haniwa were made with water-based clay and dried into a coarse and absorbent material that withstand the test of time. The horse at the museum was four feet long and four feet tall. There was no trace to the name of the artist because it was excavated in 1955 from a rural area north of Tokyo. It was passed down from the landowner to his son and ended up in the Kyoto gallery. The Haniwa Horse shows art elements of texture, value, …show more content…
This amazing painting was created by a Japanese man named Genichiro Inokuma. Broadway painting was created in 1966 in the United States. This work of art was framed 79 × 48 × 1 3/4 inches. This painting caught my eye because of the colors he used. He used colors of orange and blue with a small amount of white. It seems as if he painted using only lines. I also saw a huge strip of orange paint with blue dots going straight down the middle from top to bottom in the painting. It must represent the longest street, Broadway in New York. Broadway is one of the longest streets in the world which begins in Lower Manhattan and runs north through Manhattan for 13.8 miles, then continues towards Bronx for an additional 2.5 miles, in total is 16.3 miles! The art elements that are present in this is obviously line and color. Line was shown in the small strokes of paint and color was seen because of the various colors being used. I loved how simple the art was even though it had a more than just lines and colors. I also cherished how the artist represented the longest street in the world using a color of paint going down the