Albright-Knox Art Gallery
1. The artworks that made an impact or impresson on me are:
- A. La jeune bonne (The Servant Girl), ca. 1918 (slide 4)
Amedeo Modigliani
Oil and canvas
I just felt so sad when I saw this painting. The girl looked so sad and had like a blank stare in her eyes. To me it felt like she knew her life was going to be nothing more than a servant girl and that she would never know the true meaning of happiness. It's like how I feel about my job being a nursing assistant and that I will never be anything more.
- B. Carcass of Beef, ca. 1925 (slide 3)
Chaim Soutine
Oil and canvas
This painting was quite different. I never saw a painting of a carcass before. It made me rethink about eating red meat. I felt sad for animals.
- C. The Wedding, ca. 1892 (slide 2)
Gari Melchers
Oil and canvas
This painting wasn't a traditional wedding. To me this was making the statement that your wedding can be anything you want it to be and you can wear anything you want to wear.
2. The artworks that I felt a connection to are:
- A. Femme et oiseaux dans la nuit (Woman and Birds in the Night),
1945 (slide 6)
Joan Miro
Oil and canvas
I felt a connection to this painting because my whole life my nickname was birdy because I could whistle, even my husband calls me birdy. I just felt connected like that painting represented me.
- B. Invisible Object (Hands Holding the Void), 1934 (slide10)
Alberto Giacometti
Bronze
I really felt a connection to this statue. To me this represented all the miscarriages that I have had. Like I was standing there holding nothing (holding the void) and it should have been a baby. This one hit me hard.
- C. Baby Girl, 1963 (slide 8)
Marisol
Wood and mix media
I felt a connection to this wooden statue because it is this big baby and there is this little person on it's lap and it reminded me of my son and I. That he likes to think he is bigger than me and make his own rules.
3. The artworks that I would like to know more about are:
- A. L' Etoile, 1956 (slide 7)
Jean Arp
Bronze, Edition 2/3
I just thought this sculpture was really neat. I would like to know the history behind it and what idea triggered this creation.
-B. 100 Cans, 1962 (slide 5)
Andy Warhol
Oil and canvas
I look at this painting and I guess I just don't understand it. It is 100 cans of campbell's soup beef noodle. I want to know why it was created.
-C. Nana, ca. 1965 (slide 9)
Niki de Saint Phalle
Mix Media.
I just really want to know the meaning of this piece of artwork. It is neat looking.
Here are the slides of my trip to the art gallery:)
http://s1088.photobucket.com/albums/i336/JoannaLimpert/1%20Gallery%20Visit/
Hello Again!,
ReplyDeleteScrolling through your list I immediately saw, “Carcass of Beef”. I chose this as one of my paintings because I wanted to know more about it. It appeared to me as such a strange subject matter to choose for a painting. It gave me negative feelings as well and I could only imagine a butcher wanting to purchase it. Maybe if we knew more we could find a way to appreciate it. The “Baby Girl”, was a work that I didn’t choose, but recall it’s fascinating size. The only one I didn’t see was “Nana” although I can’t imagine how I missed it based on size and uniqueness haha.