Contemporary art gallery

1 Art Gallery Art that I liked. Untitled by Claudia Alvarado. Claudia Alvarado is an artist from Spain. She is a believer of using art as a means of communication. She thought that women rarely expressed themselves through art which is why she took it upon herself to use art to express her feelings without fear of being judged. In this piece of art, Claudia thought of human form and placed it all in painting. In the picture, there is the woman lying down. From a one-time look, it looks as if…

For my Experience paper I choose to go to the Art Institute of Chicago. Our adventure began when my family and I got in the car and drove to the Art Institute of Chicago. When, we got there we saw the amazing building and the big Lion statue. When I got there I saw the things that were around the building. I was so impress that the building had a lot of details around it. It had images and writing in the top of the like “Anno Domini” which means The year of the lord. That, name just gives us…

by Lawrence Wechsler documents the life of contemporary artist Robert Irwin. The book documents Irwin from his early beginnings in suburban loss Angeles through his journey of self-discovery in finding his perspective in the art world. Irwin finally pursues some unrealistic goals of stripping objects of art down to an indeed a perception. He started working at a very young age where he acquired discipline and ethics which served him well later in his art career. He was a below average student in…

confronts consumer culture, economic and social issues. Another work by Kruger “We’ve received orders not to move” this work also reflecting her societal link. The Guerilla Girls are a group of anonymous feminists that fight racism and sexism in the art world. Two of their works include, “How many works by women artists were in the Andy Warhol and Termaine auctions at Sotheby’s?”and “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met,” these all representing the Guerrilla Girls strong connection with…

The talents of Maya Lin in the field of visual arts and the built environment know no boundaries. Early on in her career, she was already able to break down the stereotypes of how architectural public spaces should be. To date, Maya Lin continues to explore different aspects of visual representation through design, architecture, sculpture, crafts and design philosophy. Maya Lin was born on October 5, 1959, in Athens, Ohio to Chinese migrant parents. Artistry, creative and deep thinking runs in…

Houston Museum of Fine Arts (HMFA) with my sister several times since I came here. All the collections are beautiful and marvelous, especially the collections of paintings and sculptures from the Renaissance to the 19th Century. I have a tremendous admiration for artists from that time. The museum also displays several artworks from a vast array of cultures and eras, from Aztec…

of World War I, Americans began to feel a distinct lack of national identity. They felt disconnected from their past and were unsure where the future was taking them. Compared to their European counterparts with their long and rich history full of art and literature, Americans felt that their country was inferior and provincial. A call to restore the American pride rose from the ranks of writers and artists, demanding the creation of a new history of the United States, one that would provide a…

For this art analysis I decided to visit the San Antonio Museum of Art. After an hour or so of visiting through the many and various exhibitions and galleries offered at the SAMA I stumbled upon a gallery that caught my attention, the Latin America Modern Contemporary exhibition. At the gallery the first art piece that I observed was “El Brujo de Malasia”. “El Brujo de Malasia” is an art piece from the Mexican artist Sergio Hernandez. “El Brujo de Malasia” is a painting composed of oil and sand…

photographs published by Assouline, and his first Solo Exhibition in 30 years and his first museum retrospective ever is at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia. (SCAD) Jonathan Becker for photography was sparked young. During the artist talk Becker discussed his first commissioned piece coming into fruition…

Located at the Phoenix Art Museum is a unique work that was purchased “with funds donated by Jan and Howard Hendler” and created by Yayoi Kusama in 2005. The piece is titled You Who are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies and is a “mixed media installation with LED lights” that was created as a permanent piece to the Phoenix Art Museum’s collection. The work can be found in the South Wing on the Upper Level in the Contemporary Art section of the museum. The intention of this…