My
visit at the Museum Of Modern Art and also at the PS1 Exhibit was so exciting .
I was able to see plenty of works of art . Some of them were breathless .
The main parts of the museum that I visited
were the Contemporary Galleries between 1980 and Now from 2nd floor
, Inventing Abstraction from the 6th floor and the most important
and the one I liked so much was the Painting & Sculpture part from 5th
floor . Also the MOMA PS1 exhibit from Queens was interesting . Every piece of
art was different in its own way and made me see what the artist really wanted
to say through his piece .
First of all , paintings are my favorite type
of art . I have my favorite artists like Picasso , Van Gogh and Rembrandt van
Rijn . My choice of a work of art that embodies individual identity is Picasso’s
painting “Bather” from MOMA . The medium used is oil on canvas and was painted in
1908-09 . In the painting we have a nude female after the bath . The background
is simplified in 3 colors . I consider this individual identity because shows
personal characteristics of somebody . I this case was about Picasso’s subject
that is a nude female . The painting
present in the same time different views how is also said in the painting
information , “ The bather’s body is broken into discrete parts : her breasts ,
stomach , and shoulders are hardened into geometric arcs and curves , and her
right foot twists unnaturally “ .
For
historical identity I found another painting . I chose “Departure” by Max
Beckmann from MOMA as well . The medium
used is oil on canvas and is also a triptych , a three part format . The
painting show a king on his departure in the middle piece and on the side are images
of sin and salvation . Initially , the german artist said that is no
explanation for the painting , but after , “ became to be seen as one of the
emblematic artistic responses to Hitler’s Germany “ . The detail and what was going on back then in
Germany gives this painting a powerful historical identity .
However ,
for the cultural identity I didn’t choose a painting . I looked for something
that represents my culture and I found a great work of art : “ Iconostasis “ by
Sammlung Ludwig at MOMA PS1 . The artist used mixed media . There are
practically icons on a wall . Traditionally this wall is used in Eastern
Christian church to separate the public from its sanctuary . This work of art
moved me from the second I stepped in the room . I am an orthodox and my church
has this . Living far from home , in a country that doesn’t have that much of
your culture , to see I piece of art that warms you little bit is priceless . This
piece was finished in two years and the result is fabulous .
These two
trips were useful for my knowledge and for the little artist inside me . New
ideas of creativity kicked in . However
, these three examples of identity are just a small part of plenty other
pieces of art that soon il will discover thanks to my art professor .
Personal Identity Historical Identity Cultural Identity
Pablo Picasso Max Beckmann Sammlung Ludwig
" Bather " " Departure " "Iconostasis"
Oil on canvas Oil on canvas , three panels Mixed media
1908-1909 Frankfurt-1932;Berlin 1933-34 1977-78
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