Visit To VMFA

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Visit My visit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) was a long one – however, the visit was still an exquisite one because some of the artwork that was there that caught my eyes. There were countless stunning and alluring artworks at the VMFA that I took pictures of in the collections I visited. I went to the American + European Design Collection (Art Deco and Art Nouveau), the African Art Collection, the East Asian Art Collection, and the South Asian Art Collection. On the downside of the collections that I visited, there were so many art pieces I took pictures that I wanted to write about that were from those collections, however, I made up my mind and choose the artworks for my focused collection that …show more content…
1). Shiva, dating back to the 5th century, is one of the most pertinent gods in Hinduism, along with Brahma and Vishnu, and is a member of the trinity of Hinduism (Cartwright, “Shiva” par. 1). Shiva is a complex god that represents righteousness and benevolence serving as a protector, but also a leader of evil spirits, ghosts, and vampires, and the master of thieves, villains, and beggars (Cartwright, “Shiva” par. 1). In addition, Shiva is also a Comic Dancer, known as the lord of dancers (Nataraja) (Cartwright, “Lord of Dance” par. 1). Furthermore, as Nataraja, Shiva represents his three roles as a Creator, Preserver and Destroyer (Cartwright, “Lord of Dance” par. 1). In Hinduism, the universe is said to be reborn in cycles at the end of every 2,160,000,000 years, where Shiva sabotages the universe (Cartwright, “Shiva” par. …show more content…
The exquisitely designed and crafted three-dimensional sculpture displays the three supreme gods of Hinduism, who are accompanied by their consorts and retinues (VMFA Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva Label). The artist of this particular sculpture of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva is unknown – made in the India, Rajasthan (VMFA Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva Label). The sculpture was built in the late 19th century to the early 10th century, made with honey-colored sandstone (VMFA Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva Label). The sculpture displays Vishnu (with the broken off head and leg) in the middle sitting crossed legged in meditation while holding a flaming discus and club in his two upper hands (VMFA Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva Label). Below Vishnu is his wife Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, good fortune, youth, and beauty, and his winged mount, Garuda (VMFA Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva Label). On the right of Vishnu sits Shiva, and on the left of Vishnu sits Brahma, the four-faced god, with his consort Saraswati, who rests on Brahma’s bent left knee (VMFA Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva Label). The Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva is an original sculpture that has geometric shapes and contour lines because of all the figures that are on it. Furthermore, the Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva sculpture is a real texture art piece that has evenly proportioned retinues that are symmetrical to each other. My comprehension