Museum of London

the city of New York, there stands an iconic art museum Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Built in 1959, the museum flares as an expression of modern artistic construction. The museum permanently houses “world-famous collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artworks, as well as some of the greatest 20th-century paintings by famous painters from all over the world” . The museum was named after the philanthropist, Solomon R.…

Art is based on influences and creative works, having the ability to visualize outside influences while manipulating them in the artist’s own imagination is truly stunning. Henri Matisse along with Pablo Picasso are few of many that could use that outside “influence” and depict it in a beautiful and subtle way. African sculptures and tribal masks caused a vast effect on both artists, and so each artist adopted the use of this non-Western art form in different ways. African art was introduced to…

When it comes to an artist’s best work there always seem to be heavy debates. This seems fair enough, seeing as everyone is entitled to an opinion -whether or not he or she has founded it by logical reason. Fans either: like their new stuff, their old stuff, or they only seem to enjoy the rare gems that they like to believe no one else knows about. As history tends to repeat itself, anyone who has ever been apart of a “scene” or “club” or “clique” knows this to be true, and has most likely…

“Entrance to the Subway” is an oil painting on canvas, by Mark Rothko, an American painter of Russian-Jewish descent. This painting is part of series of street scenes and subway pictures made in the 1930’s by Mark Rothko (National Gallery of Art). This painting serves as an example of depression-era paintings, a time of poverty and unemployment. The main purpose of this painting is to portray the loneliness of city life. The youngest of four children Mark Rothko was born Marcus Yakovlevich…

A Painting with Many Stories The Railway painted by Edouard Manet is a painting of many stories. This painting without knowing the actual story behind it makes the viewers make up a story. Some would say the painting lacks many details due to it being an oil painting and not an acrylic. Even if the painting may lack some details it still has many eye-catching features. These features draw the viewers in slowly by revealing different parts of the painting. The background is there to support the…

Paris”. These movies were Academy Award winners. As far as it is known, supposedly this artist sold only one painting in his lifetime. His most celebrated art work is “The Starry Night” and this painting became part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1941. Painting by candlelight To be able to paint late into the night Van Gogh supposedly the artist painted with candles lining the brim of this straw hat. You might think that is not possible but it has…

Salvador Dali was one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century and he was also a well-renowned surrealist. Dali would create crazy things with his imagination; “Dali was renowned for his flamboyant personality and role of mischievous provocateur as much as for his undeniable technical virtuosity. In his early use of organic morphology, his work bears the stamp of fellow Spaniards Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró. His paintings also evince a fascination for Classical and Renaissance art,…

To Create or to Not Create When I look back at the different periods of art, there are some that I admire. In those periods, I find artwork that is astonishing both in size and in artistic ability. I believe that I could have created Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh in 1889, because it is a piece that I enjoy to look at. I feel as though it speaks to me, and portrays somethings that I feel. However, I could never have created the sculpture St. Mark, by Donatello in 1413, because it was so…

referred to a psychologist. About my third week of treatment, I received a glossy package in the mail. Gold intricate designs covered the front half of the maroon colored envelope inside. Trying to find the source of the letter, I came across the words, “Museum of Modern Art”. In that moment, I experienced a journey of tingles coming through my body, my hands shook and perspired, and that sensation felt surreal. Checking the hearth of package, it came from across the country from New York. I…

Edward Hopper’s dark oil painting, Nighthawks inspired me. Nighthawks is something I never want the world to look like. His art inspired me to be the change. The dark colors used made New York City feel like a sad and lonely place. I wanted to change this. The city is bright, loud, and filled with energy and this art goes against what the city is known for. This is related to me because I am not a sad and lonely person. I deviated from the original to show my bright attitude. I used color to…