Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Project Space First Draft The Los Angeles County Museum of Art well known as LACMA is home to thousands of artworks spanning all through history from ancient civilizations to modern exhibits of present artists. There is no doubt LACMA is consumed by art that demonstrates diversity even the most unlikely kind of art can be found. The space is filled with the freedom of an open atmosphere and transparency of images representing…

entrenched the centers and museums to counteract the influence of mainstream America. In Karen Mary Davalos novel, “Exhibiting Mestizaje,” she states that, “Yet they did not take the public museum as their guide; not only did they lack the money and the trained staff, they focused on those subjects denied by the public museum’s homogenized narrative and history of the United States” (Davalos 60). Mexican American art institutions presented topics and other artwork that public museums did not…

neon art inspired by the city, past, and present. Specifically, she researches and creates paintings from a combination of historical event and personal experience. 3. How would you characterize the way the speaker talked about their work/practice? • I characterized that she stays strong, cool and calm when she talked about her work. Her paintings represent a new way of painting, because of that, she might…

sculpture art. He was born in Manila, Philippines and then migrated to Los Angeles at the age of ten. After, he relocated to San Francisco to attend college and later became a professor at San Francisco University. He also received his BFA from San Francisco Art Institute and his MFA at Stanford University. “(Michael’s work has been) exhibited at venues including the Asian Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, the de Young Museum in San Francisco, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,…

Business Mission The Buena Park Museum of Hip Hop conserves significant artifacts as part of an exhibit for the general public to view. The exhibit allows people to explore hip hop by viewing it through an artistic, cultural, and historical lens. The museum breaks new ground for people both well-versed and unfamiliar with the subject. Establishing a museum fills a community need by educating people, and engaging the local population. The business aims to serve as a source of entertainment, a…

7/8 x 39 1/8 x 3 in. (78.42 x 99.38 x 7.62 cm). It was purchased with funds provided by the Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison Collection (78.7). It is currently on display in the 2nd floor of the Ahmanson Building, located at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). This painting appears to be of a pipe, however it has hand writing stating: “This is not a pipe”. For most people their first reaction may be confusion as they believe that is a pipe but I believe that the author does this…

will offer an in depth discussion of her life, her art, and its reception. My analysis will focus on two series of work that include sculptures she has made in recent years. Warashina was born in Spokane, WA in 1940. She attended the University of Washington where she received her BFA in 1962, and later received her MFA in 1964. Her career as an artist spans over fifty years and coincides with…

Lin Nulman October 25, 2017 Surrealism Art Thesis statement: Surrealism is not only a form of art but also a cultural movement that was expressed through art, literature, and even politics. Brodskai︠a︡, N V. Surrealism: genesis of a revolution. New York: Parkstone International, 2012. Page 6-9. One thing cannot be doubted: Giorgio De Chirico’s paintings produced such an unforgettable impression that it became one of the most important sources in Surrealism art as it began to develop after the…

Buddhism and Buddhist practice originated in India and although the idea of the Shakyamuni Buddha were foreign to China, this figure can be distinguished as a Chinese piece of art during the Mid Tang Dynasty through its clothing, patterns and unique medium. Currently found in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Probably Shakyamuni, the Historic Buddha is lifted and sits on top of an elaborately detailed base. The figure sits on a cloth that drapes down and flows over the supporting base. The…

according to Jeanette Favrot Peterson author of The Virgin of Guadalupe: Symbol of Conquest or Liberation?, the Virgin of Guadalupe seems to be a reoccurring piece of art starting at the middle of the sixteenth century. A very unique piece in its own the “Virgin of Guadalupe” by Miguel Gonzalez in 1698, is part of Spanish colonial art but also consists of different techniques to emerge into a world where countless of the same image already existed. Miguel Gonzales created an image using…