Dallas Museum Analysis

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Although it sometimes appears hard to have a true appreciation and understand art, I have learned that every museum has something different to offer. From the works they display, the decoration and architecture of the museum itself, to the people strolling in the museum; all those factors shape the ambiance and ultimately influence our experience. For this assignment I chose to go to the Dallas Museum of Art in downtown Dallas, TX. I chose this museum because it matches the requirements for the assignment, and it has been over a year since I visited this particular museum. The Dallas Museum of Art has so many different types of art that everyone is sure to fall in love with at least one work of art. One of the many things I like about museums …show more content…

It portrays the bird’s eye view of one of the most iconic structures in the world. The curved lines capture the dizziness effect of the height and speed in which you travel to the top. Delaunay uses bright, warm colors which are what originally attracted me to the painting. While the subject matter is the Eiffel Tower, what really stand out are his choices of colors and the locality of where they are used. Delaunay uses various different shades of yellow, orange, red, and green. He is very intentional with his color choices and pays attention to the detailed intricacy of the tower. Although detail oriented, he is inconsistent with the details between the tower’s elevations. The painting is divided into the main focal point, the Eiffel Tower, and the four surrounding quadrants. In the top left quadrant we can see curbed lines which come together to form whirling propellers. The top right and lower left quadrants are painted in a freer format matter. Lastly the lower right quadrants are more straight lines and rectangles. The lines and shapes used bring together the bird’s eye view of his non symmetrical point of …show more content…

How am I, a rookie in art, supposed to criticize the merits and worth of this specific art work? Nonetheless, I think the Eiffel Tower by Robert Delaunay is a valuable piece. It exudes perfection in its own way. The painting is detailed and has a strong regional relationship which organically coincides. It exemplifies technological advancement of that time specifically in Paris. The Eiffel Tower is a timeless beacon of modernity and progress that has stood the test of time. Although the colors and the subject themselves are two very strong facets of the artwork they perfectly go hand in hand. Neither part outshines the other. The colors and lines provide insight into the artist thoughts and what was going on in the world at that time. It is more than just art it is a time stamp of that time. The Orphic cubism and slightly abstract forms evokes our participation. The creativity of the bird’s eye point of view mixed with propeller exhibits uniqueness to the Eiffel Tower. Therefore I believe the Eiffel Tower by Robert Delaunay exhibits unique perfection, insight, and inexhaustibility thus making it a valuable piece of

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