Art:21 Reaction

After watching Robert Mangold in "Balance" I really enjoyed seeing how Mangold created his work. The preciseness in the lines in his circles, the way the two objects were put together, and the perfect color schemes placed on each different part. "Balance" I believe is a perfect title for this video because when I think of balance, I think of placing the right things in the right places; you can't have too much of something on one side than the other. For example one side of Mangolds circles can't be filled with color, and lines everywhere because the other side would not catch the viewers attention. The work would just look unfinished. I found it amazing how Mangold was able to broaden out and design the huge windows in the new york court house, Mangold used certain colors to compliment the light of the sun. Little details like that is very vital to Mangolds designs. Also, something else to bring up is that all of his artworks have no centers, all of the circles, circles with squares, etc, he uses don't have a center. Mangolds designs so simple, but so complex, and I'm glad that his work has been appreciated; seeing that Mangold has been recognized for his work. Mangold has received a BFA and MFA from Yale University (1963), he has been inducted into the National Academy (2005) and American Academy of Arts and Letters (2001), and has received many awards including the Jawlensky-Preis der Stadt Wiesbaden Award (1998); the Skowhegan Medal for Painting (1993); and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant (1967). His work has appeared in major exhibitions at Documenta (1972, 1977, 1982); the Whitney Biennial (1979, 1983, 1985, 2004); and the Venice Biennale (1993). For those who aren't familiar with his work I recommend that you do research his stuff, and be inspired like I was.


http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/robert-mangold

European Art

I wanted to set a European theme by searching for artworks in the European Paintings, European Sculptures, and the Decorative arts galleries. I decided to choose this theme because the artwork really caters with my taste in art. I tend to gravitate towards religious, cultural, and war paintings, and this exhibit is filled with it. "The Triumph of Marius", "The Capture of Carthage", and "The Battle of Vercellae" are filled with rich european culture. The Capture of Carthage and The Battle of Vercellae are very similar, an obvious similarity is that theyre both depictions of a war, or fight of some sort. Then The Triumph of Marius is the aftermath of all of the war. I think the artworks purpose was to show the struggle, emotions, culture, and the war for the rise of power. All three paintings are by the same artist and you can notice similar setting between all three of the paintings, and he tends to use a few of the similar colors. My analysis is biased sometimes when it comes to European paintings because I am so in love with their culture, and I loved the work I found at the met. These works evoke some emotion in me because I believe Giovanni Battista Tiepolo did a great job of capturing so much in one painting. There are so many things happening at once I'm all three paintings, and I believe those were his intentions for the viewer to not just focus on the point of emphasis; but on the whole painting.

The Triumph of Marius

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo  (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)

Date:

1729

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Irregular painted surface, 220 x 128 5/8 in. (558.8 x 326.7 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1965

Accession Number:

65.183.1

The Capture of Carthage

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo  (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)

Date:

1725–29

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Irregular painted surface, 162 x 148 3/8 in. (411.5 x 376.9 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1965

Accession Number:

65.183.2

The Battle of Vercellae

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo  (Italian, Venice 1696–1770 Madrid)

Date:

1725–29

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Irregular painted surface, 162 x 148 3/8 in. (411.5 x 376.9 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1965

Accession Number:

65.183.3

Saint Andrew

Andrea Bregno  (Italian, Osteno 1418–1503 Rome)

Date:

1491

Culture:

Italian, Rome

Medium:

Marble

Dimensions:

Overall, assembled (confirmed): H. 47 1/8 x W. 31 3/4 x D. 6 3/4 in., 439lb. (119.7 x 80.6 x 17.1 cm, 199.1291kg); Weight, central panel: 271lb. (122.9248kg); Weight, each pilaster: 84 lb. (38.1022kg)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number:

17.190.1736a–c

Moses presenting the tablets of law

Valentin Bousch  (French, active 1514–41, died 1541)

Date:

1532

Culture:

French, Lorraine, Metz

Medium:

Glass-stained

Dimensions:

H. 9' 11 3/8 x W. 66 1/4 in. (303.2 x 168.3 cm.) [a-o only]

Classification:

Glass

Credit Line:

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917

Accession Number:

17.40.1a–r

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

Francesco Orlandini 

Date:

1547

Culture:

Italian, Verona

Medium:

Walnut and other woods

Dimensions:

H. 35-1/2 x W. 43-1/2 in. (90.2 x 110.5 cm)

Classification:

Woodwork

Credit Line: