Dallas Museum Of Art Analysis

“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.
I had started off my experience with contemporary art which held me captivated in awe. Numerous paintings had unexpected color combinations and brush strokes that gave the artworks interest. One of the paintings that evoked my curiosity depicted an 18th century maid who sat at a small round table with her head laid between her arms on top of the table. Her face hid between her arms. Something about the woman hiding her face didn't seem right. Her body language set a mood of depression. I wanted to know the look in her eyes; the look that could tell

a person’s heart. I wondered what happened to her but in another perspective I wondered why the artist painted this.
The Ancient Mediterranean and European Art followed the collection of contemporary art.

This collection included creations from the Egyptian, Greek and Roman cultures in which I had learned how culture had effect on artwork. I also encountered one of my favorite paintings, Oedipus at Colonus by Giroust. In this painting, a man with a bared chest and a scarlet cloth flowing from his waist, sat on a bench in front of a Roman building. His hand stretched out to his right and his palm imitated “stop”. A blonde woman in a blue dress knelt on the man’s left side, begging with her hands perched up on his knees. The man’s palm faced a young soldier in his red and gold Roman uniform. The soldier seemed upset but the man resented from looking at him for the man’s head turned to the left away from the soldier. Due to its deep sense of dramatics and intense value among it colors and characters, it became one of my favorites. In a way, it seemed contrary to the Prodigal

Son.
The third collection, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection along with Arts of Africa, Asia and the Pacific, also became one of my favorites. In this collection I encountered numerous house items including furniture that belonged to the wealthy from centuries ago. Utter fascination soared through me when I saw several detailed and carved items that I had only seen from movies up close! Furthermore, I enjoyed looking at cultural artworks from other continents in which I learned how the Silk Road had effect on many of China’s artwork. However, I felt disappointed because India’s artwork did not portray any of its beautiful architecture like Taj Mahal, but rather focused merely on the main religion, Hinduism.
Lastly, I had seen Ancient American Art and American Art in which I significantly compared the past and present artworks of America. The works of Native Americans enthralled me for their artworks held their culture in every aspect of thread, paint, feather etc. A massive painting of glaciers that stood as tall as my bedroom wall hung gloriously on one of the walls! It astonished me for it consisted of ranges of colors from the yellow and pink of the sun to the deepest and lightest blues and greens of the sea.
During my experience in The Dallas Museum of Art, I recognized the vast influences culture and history had on art. My visit to the museum had influenced me to paint a variety of paintings rather than sticking to one style. Moreover, I learned that even though sometimes complications arise in depicting an artwork, artists make artworks for the viewer to acknowledge a story rather than an item with colors or shapes on it.