Findings Through Art

What is the theme of your exhibit? My exhibit is entitled “Geometry and Movement”, the exhibit has Orphism works, Abstract works, Cubism works, Suprematism works, and Expressionism pieces. All my pieces share the common theme of included shapes and the visual movement the shapes are meant to create. Why did you select that theme? Why did you select that title? Challenges? I chose the theme of Geometry and Movement because a lot of geometric paintings go overlooked, and I believe they are the paintings that take the most precision to do well. The linework is stately, and I wanted to teach myself about artists that I may not know due to them being lesser-known or from a country other than America. I chose the title because I wanted to keep the name minimalistic and to the point. My main objective with my exhibit is that it is meant to get more abstract and energetic as the slides go up. It was more difficult to find information on lesser-known artists I found. Name 3 artworks...

An Acquiring Mind: Philippe de Montebello and The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 .) Key points Philippe de Montebello is the eight and longest-serving Met curator Study of a Young Woman by Vermeer was one of De Montebello's first major acquisitions as director of the Met 2 million objects in the Met, and counting Otto Dix's modern-day portrait was urged to be purchased by De Montebello, he disliked his work at first but then found huge respect for Dix as an artist  Before any work of art is acquired, conserved, and put on display, it is subjected to a strenuous vetting process  You have to get the approval of the director first to see if they will have any interest in it To express, to convince, to touch us de Montebello states that it is hard to put aside personal taste sometimes de Montebello built up the photography exhibits in the Met Curators are writing history to an extent with what they choose to acquire Identifying outstanding works for the Met is th...

Jacob Lawerence  1.) Key concepts Form and content become one with successful work. The Great Depression offered art programs and centers of recreations for any age of a person. The Harlem Renaissance allowed for new attitudes, the culture grew, the ideas of intellectual black people piqued the interest of young Jacob Lawerence. The Harlem Renaissance enabled the older people of the community to appreciate the arts. The Harlem Renaissance had a great influence on people. Lawerence wants to express to young people that getting exposure to things that they like to do can be beneficial.  2.) How do the videos relate to the readings? The reading states that Jacob Lawrence was a figurative artist that shared formal concerns. Jacob Lawerence also has a spirit of inclusiveness. The reading broke down the inspirations for the artwork of the Harlem Renaissance, one of these being jazz music. 3.) With this video, I learned a lot about the Harlem Renaissance and its impact ...

Abstract Expressionism and Pop: Art of the 50s and 60s 1.) I chose this video because the decades in the title stood out to me, I knew there would probably be a lot of colors involves and interesting pieces. 2.) Key concepts The painting “C and O” by Franz Kline in 1958 is meant to draw viewers back into it, described like “the strength of tonal contrast, of thin white lines painted on solid black, or the subtlety of other shades, green, blue, or brown, mixed in with ease”, the painting is one with the imagination. It is often with Kline’s abstract works color is meant to spark imagination, with his first paintings, this wasn’t the case. The painting “C and O” at first glance is not very colorful, once you look deeper into the painting you can sense differences, and “C and O’s” objective is to capture emotions. “C and O” is a form of an action painting, the gestures create abstraction and Kline made sure to focus on the surfaces of his paintings Helen Frankenthaler’s “Mounta...

Step 1: The Gallery/Museum The name of the museum I visited is The Metropolitan Museum of Art URL: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art I selected this gallery because I have never been to the Met but I have always wanted to, it is also a famous museum. Step 2: The Gallery 1.) The lighting used mostly is white light used to showcase the absence and presence of the art. A white light highlights the art. In some room with sculptures, there seem to be skylights so there are a lot of windows with light leaking through. The rooms all share the same bright light. 2.) On the walls, there are neutral colors mostly, mixed into the white-walled rooms are dark red rooms, the colors used in rooms are picked for a reason, the backdrop could be representative of weather at the time the art was painted, the curators want to create a specific atmosphere with the colors.  3.) The architecture includes archways with columns, some parts of the museu...

Inspiration for the Mask The masks I picked I thought were simple enough to come somewhat close to achieving a similar result too. In the one farthest to the left, I liked the use of pattern and rhythm as the mask is sectioned off and the patterns are revealed against the solid gold.  The one in the middle I picked because of its use of color, it creates a contrast between the purple of the mask and the bright colors surrounding the face. A unique touch about it is the zipper keeping the mouth closed  The mask farthest to the right I drew inspiration from because of its movement, the lines draw the viewers eyes all around the mask. My Sketches For my mask, I want to use the element of color, I want to do a bright mask. On the face, I will be using the elements of shape to create distinction in the eye area.  For principles, I want to create a balance on the face of the mask, I want it to be symmetrical.  I would like the mask to resemble ...

Olmec Masks Found buried in the Temple Precinct Created more than 1500 years before the Aztecs Olmecs were located along the Gulf Coast of Mexico Mask is small, made of greenstone, show a baby-faced type look Aztecs collected masks like this for ritualistic burying Mostly buried in the city of Teotihuacan The film allowed me to understand that masks may have different meanings for each culture, these Olmec masks were mostly ritualistic for the people they impacted. Feathered Headdress This headdress was sent to Europe by Hernan Cortes, it originally belonged to Moctezuma II, who was an Aztec Emperor Cortes led an expedition, with thousands of indigenous allies, and this caused the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521. Quetzal feathers lined the outside of the headdress, Quetzal feathers in the replica were taken from the male Quetzal who only has a few so it took many to make this. Tenochtitlan - the capital of the Aztec empire Aztec art features not only headdresses bu...

1.) Key Concepts - The Great Wave The artist’s name is Katsushika Hokusai, known for The Great Wave Hokusai writes in his journal that “I started sketching everything around me at age 6 "He wanted to live a long, fulfilling life to about age 110, “every line that he paints would come to life” at this point At near the end of his life, he chose the medium of painting One of his end of life paintings was entitled “Woodcutter”, based on a Noh play that an “imperial emissary was sent to find the spring of eternal life”, the woodcutter shows the emissary the way The “Fisherman” is another one of these paintings, there is an ancient Chinese story about a woodcutter and a fisherman meeting up together to discuss the meaning of life.  Spacial depth is created with the peaks in the back of the “Woodcutter” The “Fisherman” is surrounded by ocean, a blank upper portion of the painting  With Hokusai’s age, you can tell he had a hard time holding the brush still at age 90 but it g...