THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

Different shots of the Museum

AN ARRAY OF BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURES

“Arindne” in marble is an, Adaptation of a Greek statue of the 3rd or 2nd century B.C.

“Youthful Hercules” marble statue, in the Roman Flavian period, A.D. 68-98



“Sarcophagus lid with reclining couple” marble statue, Roman Severan period, ca. A.D. 220



I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on a Friday evening with my family. I left as soon I go off of work. Traffic was great the entire way down of course I did not take interstate 95. The evening was beautiful. The museum was extremely crowded and the guard was somewhat irritable. I went to the information desk explain to the receptionist that I was there on an assignment and wanted to know which exhibits I could not photograph. She gave me the museum plan and I proceeded to the nest desk to give a donation, the receptionist at that location said that we were all set and to enjoy our stay. After visiting the first level exhibits mid way through our tour my daughter had to go to the restroom, we were direct to go down stairs. Once we headed back up the stair two very ignorant guard approach only our group while other groups were allowed to proceed through. The way they talked to us, made us felt degraded. They insisted that we came in through the down stairs entrance and was attempting to not pay because we did not have on a pin indicating that we paid. We explained in a professional manor what took place upstairs. After a couple of minutes or so we got their names they gave us a courtesy pin. I received all of their names and filed a complaint on the treatment we encountered. I went to the second level to capture a few more shot and let because my group was upset due to the treatment we endured.


Reguardless of what took place that evening I still enjoyed me evening. At this point everyone knows I love artwork with great detail.

“Madonna and Child Enthrones with Saints”, tempera on wood, gold ground; by Taddeo Gaddi, is an altarpiece originally all the figures shown were in individual frames

“The Battle of Vercellae” oil on canvas created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

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Tiepolo was said to born in wealth and noble Italian family in Venice. He was a Ventian painter and print maker. His first painting for commission was “Sacrifice of Isaar.” He painted canvases through Venice representing victory and battle and he also painted images on the ceiling of churches. Because of the size of his painting he received great recantation. This painting is from a series of ten canvases paintings (1725-29), which are displayed in a main room in Venice.
Because of the height of this painting I had to stand across the room to full experience this piece of work. “The Battle of Vercellae” captured my attention because it appeared to tell a story.
This portrait portrays a powerful war and a fear of death. The lighting in this painting is dull. The shadow gave me this notion. Even though almost every participant is dead or injured, the fight continues. The fighter in the far light appears to be the one strongest and most powerful man standing. The black horse that leads the most powerful man standing shows his strong leadership as well. The ship in the back still stands at sea. Some of the men in the battle appeared to have been stampede while other are still at group level fighting. There were no guns in this battle indicating it was a war of bloody sword fighting.

NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

A UNIQUE LIGHT STRUCTURE

“PAUL” created by Solon H. Borglim, created in marble with oak base in 1914.

“CIVILIZATION LANDSCAPE 0069”created by Qin Feng, created with coffee and ink on custom made silk and cotton paper in 2005.


This painting reminds the artist of camels crossing the desert terrain of his native province and looks similar to Arabic. The image I portrayed was an in shape young couple cycling cross-country.

“The Cycle of Terror & Tragedy”: September 11, 2001. Created by Graydon Parrish in 2002-2006, is oil on canvas.

In my previous entries I explained that I enjoyed looking at paintings with great details because each painting with great details because every individual will observe the painting differently.
“The Cycle of Terror & Tragedy” was breathe taking and hard to view at the same time. Before I read the description of this work of art, I knew it was about 9 11. The creator of this painting Graydon Parrish works are considered allegorical. “ He felt that since September 11, 2001, our country has moved from inconsolable grief, resolute feelings and optimism and renewed patriotism upwards confusion, indifference and for some, an unexpected apathy. He also said that he developed the two central figures of Tragedy and Terror.”

The people in the painting appear to be on an island. The thick cloudy sky represents the smoke from the twin towers. The soft colors tell a story of a heartbreaking tragedy. The blind folds tell that the people never knew what was taken place. The Statue of Liberty shines so bright in the far right bottom of the painting, while the smog is so thick. The towers which appear in the lower back of the painting are slowing destructing. The child to the far left of the painting holding one of the flights at the position in which it hit the towers, while the other child hold the other flight at the angel that the second flight hit. The man next to the children who is lying on the ground appears to be in a daze and gasping for his last bit of air. The double image of the two men in the middle of the painting represents the towers as they are falling. The three naked women represented strong unity forever while they grieve over the destruction. The flower tells that there was a makeshift memorial for those who are missing or perished. The letters scattered on the ground are letters from those trapped from within the rubbish. The elderly man on the ground, seem to be a wounded homeless man. The young girl next to him appears to be praying for everyone.

WADSWORTH aTHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART

The weather was beautiful for a Sunday afternoon in mid September. My daughter invited her friend to join us because she enjoyed the scavenger hut the museum provided for children while they visited the museum. The museum was quiet and relaxing.

PICASSO TO POP: ASPECTS OF MODERN ART

Sculptures

“Puck on the Toadstool” in marble created by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer in 1856.

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo created “The Building of the Trojan Horse” in 1773-1774 is an oil on canvas.

Oskar Schlemer created “Race” on canvas in oil in 1930.


AFRICAN ART

This image is a “Band of Angels: Weaving the Seven Words” in an oil and acrylic on canvas, created by John Biggers, painted in 1992-1993. Biggers said, “That the women are depicted as “spiritual beings” who are weaving a brave new world” They looked organized and at peace while they work so had together to build a better place for them to live. The animals in the painting are also helpers in this intriguing project. Their attire is very unique. The color and detail in their head garments is what drew me to this painting.

“The Disenchantment of Bottom” is oil on canvas created by Daniel Maclise in 1832.


I went to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art with my family and a friend of my daughter. This was my third outing for assigned museums to visit. When we arrived we were greeting by one of the museum employees and she suggests that the children participate in a scavenger hunt. This consists of finding different items in the museum. They had to find ten to twelve items that were on a list. Once the outing was over and they found they items and had marker the off their list; they received a small prize. This project kept them very interest and attentive to most of the art work that is displayed thought out the museum.
“The Disenchantment of Bottom” painting captured my attention right away. The creator was an Irish printer by the name of Daniel Maclise born in 1806. He started his career as a portrait painter but was said, “That he gained a reputation as an historical painter and his scenes were based on literary sources. His painting was part of the Romantic Era and also part of the “fainting Painting Collection” in England in the 19th century. This painting was from a Midsummer Nights Dream Act IV Scene I by William Shakespeare.


The fright in the boy eyes told me that this was painting would be the one for me to write about. In the lower left corner on the painting the man sitting on the tree stump was the one in power, while the man in front of the stump appeared to be getting sacrificed. The glowing lights on the angels to the far left gave them a grateful expression on the faces and body positions. The angels to the right if the stump shoed disinterest and appear to be leaving the area.
Moving towards the far right bottom of the painting, the man looking towards the left appears to see death, while the angel next to him is washing her hair, with the other angels just doing their own thing.
Towards the top right of the painting you’ll see an angel tickling the boys’ underarm with a red flower, while another agitation him in his ear. Just above that scene it seem that kais is going on. The other side appears to have someone pulling him away. The angel on his knee is writing an interpretation of the boys’ life.
The interpretation I received from this painting made me think that the boy was having nightmares as well as remember different encounters throughout his life. I enjoyed this painting.