Irving Franco History of Graphic Design “Beauty is not necessarily attractive, and ugliness is not always repulsive.” These are the words of jeweler and designer Delfina Delettrez Fendi. I think this quote perfectly captures the exhibit “Beauty” at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum. “Beauty” is the fifth installment in Cooper Hewitt’s signature contemporary design exhibition series, the massive exhibit spreads over two floors and it features more than two hundred and fifty works of art by sixty three designers and teams from around the globe.“Beauty” is broken in to seven different types of beauty: Extravagant, Intricate, Ethereal, Transgressive, Emergent, Elemental, and Transformative. All these forms of beauty come together perfectly at Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and are showcased by “PolyThread Knitted Textile Pavilion.” The beauty of art, is that it can be beautifully simple and complex at the same time. Are all two hundred and fifty works of art in display at the exhibition worthy of being called a thing of beauty? Ken Johnson of the New York Times believes that critics these days evaluate art and design for their abilities to promote new ideas and behaviors. One of the greatest features of the “Beauty” exhibit comes in its experience, the way the …show more content…
The “PolyThread Knitted Textile Pavilion” by Jenny Sabin was my favorite work of art in the exhibit. The Textile Pavilion was commissioned specifically for the “Beauty” exhibit, it took ten months to complete and it features photo-luminescent and solar-active threads. The fabric of the pavilion was knitted digitally and Sabin hopes that in the future it will possible to build housing with this concept. Sabin who is a architect by trade says she can see this as a permanent large outdoor pavilion or structure that could operate well in a park or an outdoor
The room was set up by having paintings on the walls with a sculpture directly in the center. This was the focal point of the room, Soundsuit, by Nick Cave. This piece was rich in color and character and I was immediately drawn to it. When I rounded the corner of the gallery there were many extravagant pieces such as Untitled #8 (2014) by Mickalene Thomas and Woman Under Willow (2014). Both pieces are inspired by Matisse, rich in color, and represent woman. The American gallery does a good job transitioning from one piece to another because each work is similar in some aspects. This gallery was less organized and different mediums were presented all throughout. There was a traditional quilt, Tar Beach 2 (1990) displayed in the same area as mediums such as wooden panels, oil pastel, and the metal hood of a car. This gallery and collection inspired by Matisse displayed many breathtaking works that I enjoyed seeing.
What does the work consist of? Who authored it, and how? What is it based on, and how does it relate? What is it, and what will become of it? The answers to these questions, collectively, form an important response to a bigger question: What is art? What does it mean to describe a piece as “a work of art”?
Many might have been working on Good Friday, but many others were enjoying The Frist Museum of Visual Arts. A museum visitor visited this exhibit on April 14, 2017 early in the morning. The time that was spent at the art museum was approximately two hours and a half. The first impression that one received was that this place was a place of peace and also a place to expand the viewer’s imagination to understand what artists were expressing to the viewers. The viewer was very interested in all the art that was seen ,but there is so much one can absorb. The lighting in the museum was very low and some of the lighting was by direction LED lights. The artwork was spaciously
Before analysing selected art works in more detail it will be worth introducing a few different definitions and hypothesis of aesthetics in art based on theories of well-known critical thinkers.
Requadt, Water E. “Modern Sculpture: Art or Incompetence?” What Is Art? 2006. 29 Sept. 2006
Items displayed in museums hold historical significance and are representative of society’s culture. Preserving valuable collections for education and enjoyment is a primary role of museums. While fulfilling this role, the architecture of the museum is also an important factor. Historical buildings are converted into museums and architects must consider the use of the space and the museum’s purpose during their initial design. Other museums are built with a clear purpose in mind. As museums are designed, many characteristics are determined. Display and storage spaces as well as visitor services impacts museum’s functionality. Based on the function of a museum, architectural requirements are different.
Many in the modern world seem to take great pride in the rapid pace which life holds for most of us. It is as if we might squeeze a few more precious moments of life's experience for ourselves if we move a bit faster. In reality, we rob ourselves of the enjoyment of the slow consideration of the phenomena we experience everyday. Art is something static which we might use to slow us in our perception of our world. It is not required that art be something static in motion but in thought. It is not something to be considered with only fleeting attention. A single painting could mean millions of different things to different people. It is the value of possibility and of perception that is so important. The Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNCG is a perfect example of the importance of this concept.
One pleasant afternoon, my classmates and I decided to visit the Houston Museum of Fine Arts to begin on our museum assignment in world literature class. According to Houston Museum of Fine Art’s staff, MFAH considers as one of the largest museums in the nation and it contains many variety forms of art with more than several thousand years of unique history. Also, I have never been in a museum in a very long time especially as big as MFAH, and my experience about the museum was unique and pleasant. Although I have observed many great types and forms of art in the museum, there were few that interested me the most.
Art exhibitions are but a manifestation of the of the artist and what an artist produces specific art in order to provoke certain emotions or feelings to their audience. Artists have put their paintings, photographs, designs, on display for the world to critique and to judge; although this does not necessarily have to mean that the critique they are giving is negative. Artists develop certain themes and patterns in their art in order to evoke feelings and emotions that will draw more people to their exhibits and therefore audiences can acquire a thirst for what it is that artists produce. A recent gallery at the University of Arizona’s Center for Creative Photography had an exhibit on display titled, “The Pure Products of America Go Crazy”
Even to those void of a formal art background, the world of traditional art is a realm held in high regard by nearly all. This elevation of art and artists is engrained into our culture, evident even in our own language – with common phrases such as ‘a work of art’ or ‘masterpiece’ used to express utmost skill and admiration. Yet, when asked to define art most would be clueless as where to begin, other than to perhaps describe feelings of awe at the skill of artists. However, admiration is a subjective matter so is clearly not a solid foundation for such a definition. To truly explore the definition of art, a fitting example would be to examine the work of French artist Marcel Duchamp and his famed ‘readymades.’ By placing these ordinary articles of life under the spotlight of a gallery, Duchamp shattered the traditional process of producing art that had existed for centuries, and subsequently triggered thinking about what constitutes as art.
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance”, as told by Aristotle. As an artist myself, I find myself keeping in connection with not solely my artwork but of artworks from other artists. Therefore, I decided to visit The Dallas Museum of Art in which I absolutely enjoyed my experience not only because my passion revolves around art, but I familiarized myself with numerous types of arts from various cultures.
Just as other works that reflect art, pieces in the category of fine arts serve the important message of passing certain messages or portraying a special feeling towards a particular person, function or activity. At times due to the nature of a particular work, it can become so valuable that its viewers cannot place a price on it. It is not the nature or texture of an art that qualifies it, but the appreciation by those who look at it (Lewis & Lewis, 2008).
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Cliche as it may be, this maxim holds true throughout the world, whether it be in regards to celebrities, cars, rural lanscapes, gritty cityscapes, your co-worker’s children, or your father-in-law’s turkey carving skills. Holding differing points of view in regards to what is considered beauty is something that humanity has argued over for centuries. What one sees as merely a rundown subway car, another may see the small sparks of creativity in the walls’ grafitti, the colorful bursts of commuters’ clothing, the sheer beauty of humanity itself in the hidden spaces of the train. Discussions over what is truly beautiful are common throughout humanity’s history, though nowhere are they as obvious or as well documented as they are in the art world.
‘Savage Beauty’ was an exhibition that pushed the boundaries of museology, in its artistic, social and critical undertakings. The questions brought to bear by the exhibition of contemporary art and culture in various situations is something I am interested in researching further with a degree in curating.
Although ugliness seems to be the opposite of beauty, the “complexity and peculiarity” concept provoke more than one view, each contrasting of beauty in a different way. George E. Moore defines beauty, “…the admiring contemplation is good in itself-and, accordingly, ugliness in terms of evil-that of which admiring contemplation is evil in itself” (Ilien). In effect, understanding beauty in ugliness is a form of disorder. Surprisingly, when a women dye her hair color to red, meaning she is associated with prostitution and creating a conflict in the standard of dressing look. Furthermore, dyeing hair color was no longer shocking, but gives the beauty looks. Next, boredom fails to maintain interest the observer. Where they gradually loses their charm and fails to pleasure when they use to show. Then, an insignificant object like well-crafted, may be cute, but not as beautiful. Later, “…meaningless object is neither beautiful nor ugly” (Ilien), cannot be beautiful when one cannot be grab by parts or be moved by it. In due time, Kitsch is consists of beautiful elements like using images of a “…bouquet of red roses or a red-roof hut on the edge of a breathtaking lake-that appeal to many in order to manipulate sentiments and desires for commercial or political purposes” (Ilien). In the event that opposite of beauty defines in different way, somehow will be shown in anywhere or express