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An Art Piece at Home

im.mattlaw — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:37:49 +0000

Art for the Community

whitney.porter — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:06:34 +0000

Metropolitan Museum visit #3 (excluding visits in IDC)

Alex Greetham — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:23:07 +0000

On Friday, I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the New American Wing. I remember going there before and liking it, but when I went to see the redone exhibit, I was amazed at how it turned out. It looked like a courtyard, with a fountain and sculptures, leading to two old-fashioned electric lights, leading down to some steps, leading down to a facade of what appears to be a mansion. Inside the "mansion", there were various rooms like those of the wealthy in the 18th and 19th centuries.

“Little girls from the city of pope”

Patty — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:32:35 +0000

We all well know that Picasso’s Demoiselles D’Avignon is a modern painting, no doubt. However, what I find really intriguing is the reason for him to chose to paint in that style and the title he gave to this art piece.

Les Demoiselle D'Avignon: The First and Second Observation

im.mattlaw — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:47:15 +0000

Gerhard Richter @ Marian Goodman Gallery

Jolene — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:38:33 +0000

The Marian Goodman Gallery of New York City is currently hosting a Gerhard Richter show with a series of oil paintings called 911. Gerhard Richter is a painter who is revolutionary in the same way that Jackson Pollack was for the arts. Pollack began using a drip and splatter technique and at the time, this had never been seen before. In the same way, when Richter unveiled his first paintings, the artistic scene was in awe. He used a technique that smudged and blurred the oil paint colors that he used on the canvas.

MOMA tour

Jerrica Williams — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:36:30 +0000

My favorite part of the MOMA tour was definitely the "Mod" room. Even though those paintings were created from the 1920's to the 1940's, they remind me so much of the 1960's mod era. I was told by Dr. Bergman that this artist actually inspired the Mod era, which is amazing. The simplicity of the paintings is what captured my attention the most. When I walked into the room, the first thing I said was "Ooo, artwork for your new home!" This is exactly what this kind of art inspires me to do: decorate. It may seem corny, but I love contemporary art.

Dancing Girls

Patty — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:23:54 +0000

Spending my Thanksgiving in the faraway land of Montana, I am not truthfully exposed to art of any kind. I saw a painting or two made by a local artist nevertheless it did steer any particular emotions in me. However, today, scoping through one of art albums in a bookstore I came across a painting like nothing I have ever seen before. The painting, Dancing Girls, is made by an Iraqi painter- Hafiz Drubi. It is in a way a representation of Cubism, but in another its opposition.

MOMA

Michelle Ranello — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:32:23 +0000

Flatness in Demoiselles d'avignon

Laura Abreu — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:15:21 +0000

After having seen Demoiselle d'avignon a first time and not having really gotten a lot out of it, it was helpful to go see it a second time after our class discussion, where everything finally was clear to me. I must say that it is a perplexing concept to grasp, the idea that a painting is made to point out that depth cannot be shown on a canvas. However, at the same time, the painting also seems to hint of depth itself, otherwise how could a woman's hand be behind her back or how could she be facing sidewards without there being another side of her beyond that?