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:

LES Galleries Reaction

After visiting Chelsea and the Lower East Side Galleries, I quickly noticed the differences. To start off comparing both neighborhoods, they are completely different. The Lower East Side Galleries are located in a "lower income", "dirtier", and "urban-ish" place which effects your expectation on what you're going to see in the galleries. In comparison to Chelsea, the neighborhood is in a "higher income", and "cleaner" area. Like I said earlier, both environments will have an effect on your expectations. Both galleries show different works from what I remember. The artwork in Chelsea was more sophisticated in a sense, and the LES galleries had very colorful, exotic, and some controversial works. Personally I loved the LES galleries more than the Chelsea galleries because of the unique stuff that caters to my taste. I love dark, grunge, and colorful themes. Not saying that the artworks in Chelsea provided that, but I feel like the work in Chelsea caters to a certain audience. I'm going to show some works that really caught my attention from both galleries, and we'll see if you're able to notice which paintings are from what gallery. 

Gavin Kenyon
Toys, 2009
scrap wood

Gavin Kenyon
Flaccid Ax, 2009
cast iron and resin
24 x 8 x 4 inches

The "Pace" Gallery 

Zhang Xiaogang
"Young Woman" Painted Bronze 
2013

Zhang Xiaogang"Young Woman"

2013

"Public Art Reaction"

This amazing sculpture was in Fort Greene Park a few years ago. I had the luxury to see this sculpture I'm person since I visit this great park very often. This sculpture was created by Ms.Volg, and it's titled "Leaves of Fort Greene". The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation was showcasing this sculpture at the park. Easily the first thing i notced were rhe huge colorful Plexiglas Panels. This sculpure looked the best when the sun is out, the shapes weren't as clear during the night. I believe that Ms.Volg's intentions with this sculpture was to add a certain ambiance to that part of the park. The artist seems to be communicating a peaceful, relaxing vibe with this sculpture. The artworks really interacted well with its surroundings, till this day I clearly remember this sculpture. The sculpture stuck out but it didn't take away from the beauty of the park, it complimented the trees, the  short blades of grass. This sculpture was a benefit to the area, it brought more visitors to the park because they wanted to see the sculpture. Like I said earlier, the sculpture fit perfectly in the park. My perception of this sculpture wouldn't change if it was in a different location. No matter where put it, I believe it'll always set a certain mood. I would love to have this in my house, I don't think I would have possibly found a way to make it fit in my house, but I really enjoyed seeing it in Fort Greene Park. Unfortunately, this sculpture was in the park a few years ago, and was only in the park for a certain amount of time. This sculpture created great memories, not only for me, but everyone that had the chance to see it. I have no idea where this sculpture is now, but I highly recommend doing research and finding out where it's located. You'll love seeing this wonderful sculpture in person. 

"Ms.Volg"

"Leaves of Fort Greene"

Plexiglas Panels

2009

"Chelsea Galleries Reaction"

I really fell in love with the Yossi Milo Gallery. All of Charles Fréger's works are hanging all over the walls, they instantly caught my attention. What I love about Fréger's work is that, it's simplistic, and it's not at the same time. There were two works of his that really had me standing there staring at them for some time. The first work is a picture of an animal/creature (I have no idea what it is) I have never seen before just standing in a snow filled landscape. Maybe the fact that I've never seen this animal before caught my attention, but what really had me thinking was why did Fréger use a snow/winter like landscape as a backdrop. The second picture that drew me in was a picture of something else I've never seen before. To me the closest thing I can resemble it to is a yeti. It has a weird looking pitch fork, red and black socks/boots I'm not quite sure what they are which I believe makes the picture even more interesting. Similar like the first picture it has a simple background. The yeti like creature is placed in a simple, suburban like landscape. In the end I think Fréger's intentions were to have the viewers imagination wander. Even though the background is simple the creatures are so complex and also the imagination trying to think of why did he use certain things. I would invest in these works of art, I would display these in my house. I would love seeing people's opinions on these paintings and the trip their imagination takes them on. Plus I would love to continue looking at these wonderful works of art whenever I wanted to.

Zhang Xiaogang's works of art in the "Pace" gallery is something I wouldn't invest in on the other hand. I really just didn't resonate with the works, but that's just me. I'm sure someone else would fall in love with Xiaogang's works. I just don't see the allure to them, I wouldn't want to display them in my house for example. I simply don't like them, I could just sit here and go on a diatribe about these works. The thing is there's no need for that, because I wouldn't invest in this because they just don't fit with me like I said earlier. I think all of Xiaogang's works are really creative, they're filled with so much detail, but it just something I would not spend tons of money on it. The asking price on these works are crazy. Someone else might spend millions to have these works but I wouldn't spend a cent on these. This ultimately always comes down to your opinion and taste.

Yossi Milo Gallery

Charles Fréger
"Chirapa (Goat)"
2010-2011

Charles Fréger
"Busó"
2010-2011

The "Pace" Gallery

Zhang Xiaogang
"Young Woman" Painted Bronze
2013

Zhang Xiaogang
"Young Woman"
2013

"Fake O'keeffe"

This painting looks exactly like one of O’Keeffe’s artworks. O’Keeffe had such a huge fascination with flowers, in the paintings of her flowers the flowers were filled with so much detail, and she liked capturing the essence of the flower. In this painting I believe it is filled with so much detail like O’Keeffe’s previous works. O’Keeffe when she made her paintings of flowers, she liked zooming into the flower. Maybe it was because she wanted people’s imagination to wander when people looked at her paintings, or maybe it was for the viewers to pick up on the little details of the artwork. This O’Keeffe picture embodies all of that. This work of art has a certain ambiance to it, it provides space to let your imagination see this painting a different way than someone else would. The style of the painting is similar to her previous paintings. Maybe I’m reading too into this painting but to me this is filled with so much calmness, and peacefulness. I really do love this work of art, maybe you’ll see why I love this painting so much, or maybe you won’t. Either way, as long as you admire this painting I feel like it has done its job.

Illustrate a Story

What I found really interesting about this story is that, Daniel decided to make a huge sacrifice to not let down his fellow marines. Before that Daniel has actually preformed at the "Met". Daniel went to the marines for deployment training and messed up 3 of his fingers and Daniel knew he would be giving up his dream of playing the piano if he decided to cut his finger off and he did. He kept his promise.
A lot of elements of the story are included in the picture. I tried to be really creative by using the silhouettes. If you haven't noticed I put a silhouette of a kid which represents Daniel when he really loved playing the piano, then I put a silhouette of an older Daniel in the middle of the picture which shows that he's torn between going to the Marines, or playing the piano. And finally, the silhouette of the full grown adult represents that Daniel knows what he wants to do, and has stuck with it.

http://storycorps.org/listen/daniel-and-evelyn-hodd/