High Musuem Paper

Shannon Crawford
Team 2
Intro to Art MW 7:00
High Museum visit
1. My favorite work of art was “Autumn on the Seine, Argenteuil” by Claude Monet because I love the way Monet paints. I love the colors he uses and the way he strokes his paint brush. His work is always different than everyone else’s.
2. A work of art that I liked but would not take home was “Farm Yard” by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps because the piece has beautiful colors and background but there are many people in the picture and I do not want paintings of other people in my house.
3. A work of art that taught me something that I did not know was “Untitled” 1985 by Martin Puryear. This taught me that there are many types of works that can be considered art. This piece was very unique and very big. It was a part of the contemporary section and was different than everything else. I learned that almost anything can be considered art!
4. A work of art that felt sad to me was “Moonlight Millsat PontAven” by Gaines Ruger Donolro. This painting was all blue. I have learned from the art class that the color blue demonstrates sadness. This artist created this sad painting with all blue using value. It is monochromatic.
5. A work of art that identifies a historic moment was “Jiangheng Cun, Shanzi Province” by Sze Tsung Leong. This is of villages and structures showing the destruction of the communist campaign. It was a part of the contemporary.
6. A work of art that reminded me of someone in my life was “E Shelton Inn” by unknown. I had neighbors growing up with the last name Shelton. There is a sign in the painting that says “Shelton.” The people are riding horses in the painting just as my neighbors did.
7. I could not pick one pience of art that shocked me. The entire museum was filled with shocking art. American art had many paintings of African Americans working and folk art had many bright colors and many pieces that some people may not consider art.
8. The Folk art and contemporary art gallery was much more bright and bigger than the rest of the museum. There was also I a lot of empty space in the middle of the room compared to the rest of the museum. There were fewer pictures of realistic objects and of people. It was much more abstract!
9. My favorite part of the museum was the Folk art gallery because the pieces were much more interesting to look at. I also like the outside of the museum and the exhibit they had of the Terracotta army. I liked the way the museum was set up and the way you had to walk up to each exhibit.