Visual arts

For this museum project I decided to take a visit to the Perez Art Museum Miami. During my trip to the museum I really connected emotionally with what I viewed, furthermore comprehending my perspectives in comparison to the intent of each art piece. Symbolically the most beautiful piece was a painting of a man, who in my opinion represented modern power. The painting is titled, "Morthyn Brito III," by the artist is Kehinde Wiley, who was born in the United States of America. Wiley finished and…

by artists of another culture and shown in their related products of art. Adopting another culture’s fashion, food, symbols, and art into one’s own use are just a few ways of appropriation. Due to this act of appropriation, many controversial issues have resulted from it. One of the main issues that we have encountered is that of the commercialisation for profits that arises from the appropriation of New Zealand indigenous art into mainstream fashion (Shand, 2002). This problem is not unfamiliar…

Walking into the Bakersfield Art Museum you are greeted by wonderful staff and the first thing you see as you walk in is a colorful wall of volcanic basin and range. One of the art education staff members walked us through the art museum and explained different art pieces in the museum. She also explained many education programs that they offer not only for K-12, but also for adults. They had many different artworks with many different types of mediums from oil paint to charcoal. The staff…

In all of Kendridge’s artwork, he shows concern about his native country. In his drawings, he leaves marks and erases so there is a feeling of movement and tension between past and present. In Felix in Exile, it shows one character looking into the mirror and sees deceased character. I was intrigued by this mixed media, because it tells a sympathetic story. Also, his artwork, History of the Main Complaint, also intrigued me. In this mixed media, Kendridge draws a man on a hospital bed with an…

Outside of school, I have many hobbies. A few that I am most passionate about include volunteering, art, photography, reading, and horseback riding. In the spring and summer months, I am a regular volunteer at Shining Hope Farms, a hippotherapy services program. Due to my busy schedule during the school year, I am not able to volunteer much during the fall and winter but help out when I can. As a volunteer, I help clients when they are on horses, and help with tasks around the barn. I walk with…

The work of photographer Jeff Wall utilizes previous art in order to give his photographes meaning. One of Wall’s pieces of art is A Sudden Gust of Wind, and it takes inspiration from another famous piece of artwork by Hokusai named Ejiri in Suruga Province. The two pieces of art share a very obvious resemblance to each other being that Wall’s purpose was to recreate Hokusai’s previous work. Wall finds a very similar landscape to take his photo at, and he even finds a similar tree. The…

evaluating artwork subjectively, you want to look at the creativity that the art piece expression and what feelings that the artwork brings out of you. Take in account how much space that the drawing takes up, what tools were used to create the artwork, and the amount of difficultly involved in creating the art piece. Subjectively evaluating artwork is mostly about personal opinion and relates to your feelings. When you are evaluating art objectively, you want keep personal opinions and feelings…

I realized that my dream to learned art could be possible. Over the past four precious years, I begin to see art as an integral part of my life. Having been buried in the influential and lively air of artistic creation, my point of view on art and culture has been modified. I do not learn and practice art; in fact, I live art. I go about expressing my feelings, aspirations and view points through my artistic creations. The most distinct trait of the American art lies in its innovation, and it is…

most artwork I’ve been prompted to do outside of a professional setting had to rely on photo references, which are already through the photographer’s perspective. The metamorphosis of photography defined by Szarkowski makes sense, seeing as with all art movements, originally it is looked down on by its predecessors. Photography does what painters do in seconds but with higher detail and quality. However, through the way Szarkowski describes the artistic quality photographers possess, it then…

To begin with, my view of art has changed, for I now know that it may not only be a painting or sculpture, but also a building design or a cultural artifact. Objects such as masks, pieces of clothing, and blueprints allow the audience to admire and realize that art has many forms and shapes which represent their heritage and importance in their time. For instance, the outstanding way that Jeff Koons demonstrates the importance of art and its surroundings with his artwork Puppy, located in Spain.…