Visit to Getty center museum
The visit to the Getty center of Malibu was a fun experience. The museum was filled with different antiques. They included sculptures, drawings, paintings, decorative arts, illuminated manuscripts and European or American photographs. I noticed that the museum hosted 44000 works of art, (Gaskin, 2011). I went to view artwork, in the museum, on a Wednesday. The museum was open for viewing from 10.00 AM to 5 PM. Getty museum was constructed in the late 1960. I was amazed on how big the museum was to hold art, (Murayama, 2011). The open gardens seemed to be the best description of how art can be expressed. Magnificent court-yards were another issue I noticed. Our tour instructor offered to us the history of art and the museum. Focus tours helped to identify the strengths o the museum collection. Purpose of the visit was to identify the difference between the European and American Arts. The assessment will evaluate four artworks. Durer (self-portrait), Freda Karlo portrait, Aristide Maillol on the night (crouching woman) sculpture and Henry Moore seated woman (1957) sculpture will be evaluated in this paper.
The item I found fascinating was for the Durer (self-portrait), Munich. The painting was done in early 1500. The artist was Albrecht Durer. Dimension of the painting was 66.3 cm by 49 cm or 26.1 inches by 19 inches. Painting was done in Alte Pinakothek, Munich. Painting was engraved with the signature of the artist. Theme was to offer the expression of the artist as monumental. Lighting was on the frontal point of the painting’s face, (Morris, 2011). Critics indicate that he was trying to imitate Christ in his paintings.
I noticed, in the painting, there was a man wearing the coat of fur collar. Painting had a good symmetry, (Gaskin, 2011). The face of the artist in the painting expressed a somber mood like that of Christ Jesus. Face expresses restlessness passion, anguish and turmoil for the passion within. Lack of a background helped in depicting the artist in more than one generational generation, (Murayama, 2011). Image of the artist was raised, in a manner, to suggest a blessing. Painting was done in the period of religious conventions, and the author could have used the early representation of Christ. It was a self-portrait for the artist while he was twenty-nine years old, (Morris, 2011). The portrait was on a painting of wood panel for the German Renaissance. Portrait was considered complex, iconic and personal for the self-portraits. Painting expresses how one can place the artist in the popular imagination. The artist used the portrait to express the state of the fashionable hairstyle and clothing’s.
Frida Karlo portrait with the monkey can be compared to the Durer (self-portrait), Munich. Frida was born in Mexico. Her education was self-taught. Her painting expresses a self-portrait with a thorn necklace, hummingbird and Harry Ransom center for Nicholas Murray collection. Frida uses a background that expresses the origin of the artist while Durer does not use any background. Frida and Durer paint their images in the frontal pose. Frontal pose of the painting help in the demanding of the immediacy of her presence, (Murayama, 2011). Lighting was on the frontal point of the painting’s face. Frida painted her painting in 1940 while Durer is painting his painting in 1500. Both paintings present an aspect of Christianity influence. Thorn necklace in Frida’s painting expresses the state of honor like that of Christ Jesus. Durer expresses his hand on the chest as in the sense of offering a blessing like Christ Jesus.
The other categories that were fascinating were the ones done by Aristide Maillol on the night (crouching woman) sculpture. It was a free-standing sculpture is offering the perspective of the artist, (Morris, 2011). The sculpture was presented in the year of 1920. The artist used bronze for the creation of the figure of the sculpture. The photo expresses a woman sleeping while her hands are on top of her legs as she sits down. Artist Aristide was a French national who had decided to be a painter.
Painting and sculpture creation were his hobbies. All works of the artist were on the female body. Sculpture was of high and required the high technical and aesthetic quality that had gained the artist recognition in most of France. Maillol sculpture can be compared to seated woman (1957) sculpture, (Morris, 2011). Moore drew the sculpture for the expression of the female femininity in the state of seating. The standing sculpture is offering the perspective of a woman seated while gazing on the people coming. Sculpture was made of Bronze. Dimensions for the sculpture are 62 inches by 56.25 inches by 42 inches. The sculpture was placed on the walkway to the section of sculptures. Sculptures of European and USA origin symbolized the state of the female feminist throughout the ages. Moore presented the sculpture in 1920, while Maillol presented the sculpture in 1920. Though they had time differences, they portrayed the same theme of feminine nature of women.
I learnt that the museum was built by Getty, who was a lover of art. His possession drove the funding for the marketing of the modernist perspective. Evaluation of the artwork in the museum helped to realize that numerous artworks in Europe and America were affected by the world war, (Gaskin, 2011). In the period, USA was focusing on visual culture of artwork the European focused on Abstracts. Europeans expressionism was seen to erupt after increase in Artwork of different regions.
Part of the painting from the European nations or France focused on the expression of ideologies or desires of the artists, (Gaskin, 2011). Pablo Picasso was an American artist that had embraced existentialist philosophy. Drawings on oil and charcoal canvas were widespread throughout the region of European and American Art. In the visit, I noticed a shift of artwork from ideologies to the state of the human form. Most artists were seen to revisit the expression of the human form. Sculptures of feminine nature were offered by different artists. The 1500 artwork focused on the increase of religious ideologies. Monumental provision of the clients helped in the sustenance of the possible ways of increasing the productivity and assurance of the performance of activities for the artwork.
In conclusion, Museum is beneficial in understanding artist’s perspectives. The issue that was interesting was on the realization of the different themes changing between the artworks. Generational differences help to offer the perspective of the thinking of the different artists in the past. Issue I disliked had to wait, in long queues, to use the bathrooms. The realization of the issues people are missing in the museum and having a chance to evaluate them made me feel empowered.
Reference
Gaskin, H. (2011). More than meets the eye: The indignity of Johan Tura’s writing and artwork. Journal on Scandinavian Studies, 83, 4, 591-608
Morris, N. J. (2011). The Orchard: educating a sustainable public artwork in the Gerbils, Glasgow. Journal on Cultural Geographies, 18, 3
Murayama, N. (2011). Furnishings and Artwork as Paradoxical Counterparts in the vocation of Donald Judd: Journal on Design Issues, 27, 3
