High Museum Paper
What was your favorite work of art?
Title: Red Canna
Artist: Georgia O’Keefe
Gallery: Helen Spencer Lanier Gallery
This was my favorite piece of artwork because of the deep colors and lifelike shape. This was a small painting which could easily be overlooked by all the massive art displays. When I found the Red Canna it was like finding a small treasure that I could truly appreciate. This painting “reveals a new glorious female language” that really touched me.
A work of art that you like but would not take home. Why?
Title: Home Power
Artist: Edward Ruscha
Date: 1988
Gallery: Contemporary
This painting was the only piece I liked in the contemporary section of the museum. It was the outside view of a house from the street in the middle of the night. I felt like I could be in a horror film and the climax is fast approaching when I looked at this painting. The main colors in the painting are black and yellow with lots of shading. I really enjoyed looking at this painting, but it would never be something I would want in my house because of the eerie depiction it gives to the viewer.
What was a work of art that taught you something? Why?
Title: Bedstead
Artist: Gustar Herter
Gallery: Sara and O. Ray Moore Gallery
As I walked through the different galleries I saw various pieces of furniture and none of them classified as art to me. When I walked up on this bed it was the first time I could consider a piece of furniture as a piece of artwork. It was made of a beautiful embonized cherry with detailed carvings and paintings all over the frame. This piece taught me that furniture and other items can be art and I should think outside the box more often.
Name a work of art that felt sad to you. How did it make you feel sad?
Title: Angela
Artist: Lilla Cabot Perry
Gallery: Sara and O. Ray Moore Gallery
This piece of art showed a young girl sitting by a window. The young girl was dressed in blue colors and looked straight at the viewer with sad eyes. The display outside the window was bright and colorful and the child seemed so depressed. This painting made me feel sad because the child was so lonely and seemed to be longing for something.
Name a work of art that identifies a historic moment in time. What moment?
Title: Lieutenant Jean-Juliean Lamordant
Artist: Cecilia Beaux
Date: 1919
This identifies historic event of WWI by painting a portrait of a hurt solider. This painting was intentually only half complete to display the lives that were lost through the war. This painting captures the essence of this time.
Name a work of art that reminds you of something in your life. Why?
Title: Lake Maratanza, Sam’s Point Preserve
Artist: Annie Leibovitz
Date: 1999
This was a black and white photograph of a stream and woods. It reminded me of camping with my family when I was younger. I felt like I could float down the stream with the shade of the trees covering me. Simply by looking at this photograph reminded me of this time in my life.
Name a work of art that shocked you. Why?
Title: Waste Can
Artist: Howard Finster
Date: 1979
Gallery: Folk art
When I first glanced at the Waste Can I thought the message was to take care of the world. When I started to look at the details I saw the true message of the rapture and the coming of satan to the world. I saw blood, death, and destruction. This piece truly shocked me because it was not what I expected when I took my second look.
Compare the Folk art gallery with the rest of the museum.
The Folk art gallery had a completely different feel because I felt like I was walking through a bright and colorful junkyard. The materials and methods used in this area were completely different from those in other areas. The messages the art sent were also spelled out most of the time instead of the viewer needing to decipher.
Share your thoughts about the Contemporary gallery.
I personally did not enjoy the Contemporary gallery because some of the items were too abstract for me to appreciate them. Some of the pieces seemed completely obsolete. In my opinion I can not appreciate most of the pieces because I feel that I could produce similar creations and it will never be in a museum
Describe the part of your High Museum experience that was most meaningful to you.
The meaningful part of my visit to the high museum was seeing all the day care/ summer camp children walking around on field trips. They were amazed by some of the art work and enjoyed being at the museum. I have never been to the High Museum before, but it is defiantly something I want to integrate in my classroom experiences if possible.
What was your favorite work of art?
Title: Red Canna
Artist: Georgia O’Keefe
Gallery: Helen Spencer Lanier Gallery
This was my favorite piece of artwork because of the deep colors and lifelike shape. This was a small painting which could easily be overlooked by all the massive art displays. When I found the Red Canna it was like finding a small treasure that I could truly appreciate. This painting “reveals a new glorious female language” that really touched me.
A work of art that you like but would not take home. Why?
Title: Home Power
Artist: Edward Ruscha
Date: 1988
Gallery: Contemporary
This painting was the only piece I liked in the contemporary section of the museum. It was the outside view of a house from the street in the middle of the night. I felt like I could be in a horror film and the climax is fast approaching when I looked at this painting. The main colors in the painting are black and yellow with lots of shading. I really enjoyed looking at this painting, but it would never be something I would want in my house because of the eerie depiction it gives to the viewer.
What was a work of art that taught you something? Why?
Title: Bedstead
Artist: Gustar Herter
Gallery: Sara and O. Ray Moore Gallery
As I walked through the different galleries I saw various pieces of furniture and none of them classified as art to me. When I walked up on this bed it was the first time I could consider a piece of furniture as a piece of artwork. It was made of a beautiful embonized cherry with detailed carvings and paintings all over the frame. This piece taught me that furniture and other items can be art and I should think outside the box more often.
Name a work of art that felt sad to you. How did it make you feel sad?
Title: Angela
Artist: Lilla Cabot Perry
Gallery: Sara and O. Ray Moore Gallery
This piece of art showed a young girl sitting by a window. The young girl was dressed in blue colors and looked straight at the viewer with sad eyes. The display outside the window was bright and colorful and the child seemed so depressed. This painting made me feel sad because the child was so lonely and seemed to be longing for something.
Name a work of art that identifies a historic moment in time. What moment?
Title: Lieutenant Jean-Juliean Lamordant
Artist: Cecilia Beaux
Date: 1919
This identifies historic event of WWI by painting a portrait of a hurt solider. This painting was intentually only half complete to display the lives that were lost through the war. This painting captures the essence of this time.
Name a work of art that reminds you of something in your life. Why?
Title: Lake Maratanza, Sam’s Point Preserve
Artist: Annie Leibovitz
Date: 1999
This was a black and white photograph of a stream and woods. It reminded me of camping with my family when I was younger. I felt like I could float down the stream with the shade of the trees covering me. Simply by looking at this photograph reminded me of this time in my life.
Name a work of art that shocked you. Why?
Title: Waste Can
Artist: Howard Finster
Date: 1979
Gallery: Folk art
When I first glanced at the Waste Can I thought the message was to take care of the world. When I started to look at the details I saw the true message of the rapture and the coming of satan to the world. I saw blood, death, and destruction. This piece truly shocked me because it was not what I expected when I took my second look.
Compare the Folk art gallery with the rest of the museum.
The Folk art gallery had a completely different feel because I felt like I was walking through a bright and colorful junkyard. The materials and methods used in this area were completely different from those in other areas. The messages the art sent were also spelled out most of the time instead of the viewer needing to decipher.
Share your thoughts about the Contemporary gallery.
I personally did not enjoy the Contemporary gallery because some of the items were too abstract for me to appreciate them. Some of the pieces seemed completely obsolete. In my opinion I can not appreciate most of the pieces because I feel that I could produce similar creations and it will never be in a museum
Describe the part of your High Museum experience that was most meaningful to you.
The meaningful part of my visit to the high museum was seeing all the day care/ summer camp children walking around on field trips. They were amazed by some of the art work and enjoyed being at the museum. I have never been to the High Museum before, but it is defiantly something I want to integrate in my classroom experiences if possible.
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