Art Gallery Visit

After days of looking at paitings in class and was able to see pieces of arts by famous artists through slides and understand different movements of arts, I thought that I have a feelings and knowledge of what art is about. However, after the visit to the art gallery, I was able to get the feeling of how it is to be looking at the works of artists in a museum or gallery. Looking at paintings in a classroom through a projector or pictures in book only give me an image of what the paintings look like through colors and concept of the paintings. On the other hand, looking at paintings in a gallery further my understanding of the concept of art through the detailed work done by the artists. Furthermore stepping into a gallery give me the feeling of realism and look at real pieces of arts by artists make me become more curious and examine the detail work done by the artists better.

I have three favorite pieces during my visit to the gallery. The first one is "Washing Away" by Trang Nguyen is an example of realism painting because of it detailed value, color, and subject along with the historical content of the castle in the background. My second favorite is "Youth Today" by Kevin Weines is an example of Impressionism and a bit of realism in it. It has the content that describes the youth of the 21st century and it's a satire of the 21st century. The last piece that I like is "shoes" I like this piece because of it detailed pencil work by the artist and it reminds me of Chardin's work, this piece has the still image of a pair of Converse shoes just like Chardin's (the artist who couldn't draw subjects that move) work.

Out of the three pieces that I like, the photographic piece is my favorite. "Youth Today" has the satire of the 21st century and a strong content. It has a lot of emotions in it. Simliar to Hogarth's Marriage Contract, which was the satire of the England society on the 1800s.