I travelled to Los Angeles on March 5, 2016 and explored the J. Paul Getty Museum. Located in the Santa Monica hills west of the 405 freeway, the Getty Center has a view overlooking the Los Angles skyline. Because of the geographical location, the center provides guest with tram rides to and from the park structure and museum. The museum is very large, consisting of multiple galleries within each of the building, an observation deck, and a central garden. There are numerous collections available
Paul Getty. Due to the Great Depression, Skelly fell into hard times. The company, in efforts to cut cost, transferred some of their employees to Tidewater Associated Oil Company, under the control of J. Paul Getty. The employees were later transferred back to Skelly, but the Getty’s made a cash loan, giving Skelly Oil, held stock, and some of Mr. Skelly’s
figures gradually became more naturalistic or true to life. The ideology that the Greek sculptors wanted to achieve greater naturalism is proven through the progression of the kouroi during the period. At a glance, three main features deem the Getty Kouros under the general classification of a kouros: hands, hair, and feet. The hands are clenched into fists. They remain at the sides of the body. The hair is arranged in a grid-like pattern. Thus, each strand is perfectly vertical, while remaining
Visiting the Getty Museum was an experience I will forever cherish. Driving up to the museum and viewing the unique architecture and immense scale was breath taking. The modern design and natural materials used was something I had never seen before. The museum is filled with natural light and open space inviting you to enter. I was so eager to get inside and see all of the art and furniture we have been learning about this semester in person. As we went from room to room, I was overwhelmed by the
Nicolas Lancret’s Dance before a Fountain (1730-1735) is currently displayed at The Getty Center in Los Angeles. The oil on canvas painting captures a scene of a party in the early 1700’s. Lancret’s painting, known as a fête galante, a French term referring to an elegant, festive outdoor celebration or some sort of activity usually put on by rich aristocracy in the 18th century. Such paintings were significant at the time because they were apart of the Rococo, or Late Baroque, period in which the
A kouros purchased by the J. Paul Getty museum brings about skepticism of its legitimacy. According to Dr. Richard Serros the legitimacy of ancient works of art is often overlooked, as explained in the chapter titled, “Art and the Truth: The Getty Kouros and Provenance”. This is a notion worth noting as many priceless pieces of art may be seen as legitimate by several museums when in fact they are forgeries. These forgeries lack a true origin and may prove that many museums are indifferent as to
The Getty Museum currently has a Theodore Gericauilt 18th Century art piece known as, “Study of a Model.” Its placed in the location of the West Pavilion Gallery, next to his other piece, “Three Lovers,” and “Justice and Divine Vengeance Pursuing Crime,” by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon. The arts are hung up on a light grey wall background, with artificial and natural light that is covered by blinds approaching from the top. Most of the lighting on the paintings comes from the natural lighting. In addition
When someone accidentally touches a smoldering oven rack, they are not presented with adequate time to consider every manner they can react. Within a split-second, the human will retract their hand in order to avoid further agony and save their skin. In this circumstance, the sensory nerve which perceived the pain will bypass the brain and reconnect directly to a motor nerve near the spinal cord, which will in turn cause muscles to withdraw the hand. This life-saving device, called a reflex arc
Activity 14 - Writing I have chosen Edward Weston because whilst researching his images for activity 6 I was truly inspired by his images. I found his images to be breathtakingly beautiful. I was in awe that someone could make a vegetable look sexy. His images not only tell us about the object, they also have a feeling of true beauty. The reasons we like certain shapes and forms are not really understood but his images are pleasing. The curves of a body or the voluptuous curves and shimmering
the Were-Jaguar figure and the Kunz are greatly associated. All of these similar attributes, which are Olmec-specific, enable us to compare Olmec art to the art of the Aztecs through figures like the Coyolxauhqui Effigy Mask. Museums such as the J. Paul Getty Museum take
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Post-Impressionism Le centenaire de l'indépendance Henri Rousseau (1892) Henri created “Le centenaire de l'indépendance “as a way to “commemorated the one-hundredth anniversary of the proclamation of the first French Republic in 1792”. The piece also shows peasants participating in farandole, a popular dance found in southern France. There are multiple symbolic structures found within the painting such as, “three liberty trees and two female figures representing the First and Third Republics”
Minor White Minor White was an American Photographer and considered one of the most influential photographers of the post WWII era. He was not only a photographer but a teacher of the medium as well as one of the founders of Aperture Magazine which is still around today (Stamberg). Minor was born in 1908 in Minnesota and died in 1976. It was in 1938 that Minor White moved to Oregon and began his career in photography ("Minor White and His Photographic Work."). This is when he joined the
taken on July 4th, 1863 where it later was transferred on a 6 ¾” x 8 ¾” albumen silver print by Alexander Gardner and was part of a body of work O’ Sullivan exhibited in his “Grave Testimony: Photographs of the Civil War” exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Subject Matter and Interpretation Young men in old, ill-fitted uniforms lay twisted on dried, grassy wheat as we can see them reaching for a weapon that once laid above them or clutching their fists to take the pain away as dawn arises
In thinking about my interest in art and the idea of studying to be an art therapist, I realized that it all started as both a hobby and a skill when I was really young. I loved to draw my favorite superheroes, video game, Disney, and anime characters, films, and song artists while growing up. I also drew images based on observations from personal experiences or looking at picture books. Although I received proper training and experimented various media when I entered high school, it was also around
In photography it is common for images to have similar qualities and at the same time, have qualities that oppose each other. In order to show that two photographs can be similar yet very different, the two images I chose were Chariots of Fire by Adam Bartos and The Open Door by William Henry Fox Talbot. These two images are not only similar and different in regards to their formal elements and composition but the artists who created them are focused on the same goals of their photography. These
Paul Cezanne was a French artist born January 19th 1839. Cezanne was considered a Post-Impressionist painter that also helped with the development of the Cubist style. He was born in Aix-en-Provence a small southern French town and was the son of a wealthy banker, Louis-Auguste Cezanne. His mother was Anne Elisabeth Honorine Aubert. He also had two little sisters, Marie and Rose. Paul started going to Saint Joseph school in Aix, when he was just ten. In 1857 Paul started studying drawing from
Looting has been a major issue in the art market since archeological discoveries have been uncovered in the 1800s, and has continued to be a problem to the modern day. It is widely disputed whether or not these looted artifacts should be valid documentation of the past which causes problems to arise in the archaeological world. When looted goods are found, there is a discussion amongst archaeologists about the validity of the artifacts and the next steps to be taken. Looting and the art market are
we interpret and process events which apply to all of these examples that Gladwell uses. Thin-slicing is a way that we interpret and process events, it is a part of the cognitive perspective, which shows up in everyday life. The art experts at the Getty museum were able to tell that the kouros was a fake based on how they interpreted all aspects of the sculpture and processed those aspects to know that there was something wrong with the statue. Gottman was able to process all aspects of a couple’s
Art is a powerful form of human expression. It is a construct of the imagination and skill that can invoke into the audience feelings the artist felt while creating the work; it can be beautiful or hideous while still carrying a powerful message. A painting of war can instill the sense of dread that the soldiers felt. The statue, The Thinker, can lead you to ponder the pondering of the statue. With the help of technology, films and photography have captured people the same way paintings and statues