Event Critique Art Museum

Use the following format for your museum critique; answers must be typed below the questions and all questions must appear in full on your final copy. ou can use this document as your template. !ay careful attention to the required number of words for those questions that have them. "ailure to follow the instructions here and on your syllabus will result in a substantially low grade. Minimal answers poorly written are a # grade or less. Elaboration of points$ e%cellent arguments$ and good writing garner higher grades. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 'ame( )ose *ivera Class time period +not section number, -* .(/012(30 4, 5hich museum did you visit6 +chec7 one, 898 Univ. of Utah 888 : U ;, <n 430 words$ describe at least one of the broad collections on a theme$ period$ geographic region$ or topic within the museum. =ne of the themes in the art museum was the :uddhism theme. -hey should statues of the :uddha$ whether fat or s7inny$ and many peculiar statues. =ne of with was the :uddha having a total of eight arms and three or four faces. -he faces were all in one head and they were loo7ing in different directions. <t was hard to tell if there was a face on the bac7 of the :uddha>s head. -here were also relief fragments of the :uddha meditating and his followers closely observing. -here was also different 7inds of busts of the :uddha. =ne of which was created in the 4; century. -he bust was green in color and showed the :uddha with a lot of te%ture. ?is hair loo7ed spi7ed up and was put about si% inches up from his head$ his eyes closed and his ear lobes stretched to the nec7 of the statue. /, @ive a brief$ one paragraph +400 words, description of a special e%hibit +as7 the curator what these are; they are usually in one of the first rooms,( <n the special e%hibit$ located in the section called Amodern art$B < as7 myself$ is this really art6 Upon entering the e%hibit$ there is green carpet$ and along the edges$ where the wall and the carpet meet$ there was green sand. <t was not noticeable from a distance until it is seen up close. Along with this peculiar piece of art$ there was a video shown of a woman giving birth. -he title of the video is called$ Giving Birth to Myself. 'e%t$ there was a computer proCector that proCected a clouds. <n the middle of the screen it said A ou>ll :e =7ay.B -he message of the artist or artists did not ma7e sense to me. D, 5hat 7ind of information is provided about the wor7s6 -ell me three places you might find more detailed information that doesn>t include the web Ehint( as7 a curator for help with this questionF <nformation could be found in articles that tell the story relating to the artwor7. Art ?istorians could provide information. :oo7s that relate to the artwor7 can also provide information.

3, Choose several wor7s that appealed to you. E%plain why you were drawn to these wor7s. Comment on the subCect$ style$ medium$ time period$ etc. 5ho were the artists6, -his question must be answered in its entirety. +-his should be at least 500 words =ne of the painting called$ The Return of Marcus Sextus (1801 180!" really caught my eye. -he story behind it is very relevant to the topic of war and death. -he story is about an ancient *oman hero named @eneral Marcus Ge%tus$ he had a wife and a daughter. ?owever$ he was banished from the city by the dictator Gulla. -ime passed and the dictator allowed Ge%tus to return home. 5hen he got home$ Ge%tus found his wife dead on the bed and his daughter was despondent. -he "rench artist$ !ierre1'arcisse @uerin$ painted this in the relation to the "rench *evolutionary 5ar. ?e resembled the dictator of the story to 'apoleon :onaparte. @uerin also resembled Ge%tus as if it were the soldiers coming home to their wife and children. -he Christianity painting were eye1catching because in the middle of the room$ it showed a painting of )esus Christ on the cross with a glowing ring around his head. <t was called the #rucifixion $ith Saints. <t was painted by an <talian artist named !olidoro di :artolomeo. <t shows the Hirgin Mary$ Mary Magdalene$ Gt. )ohn the Apostle$ Gt. "rancis of Assisi$ and Gt. Anthony$ all loo7ing upon )esus>s crucifi%ion. Moreover$ there were a lot of painting Madonna and a child. -his ma7es me wonder$ who is Madonna6 And why is she always holding a baby6 -he painting called Ma%onna an% #hil% $ith the &nfant Saint 'ohn an% a Gol%finch( created by the <talian artist$ !ierfrancesco di )acopo di Gandro "oschi$ is a good e%ample of Madonna and child. < have done research on Madonna and the child and Madonna represents )esus>s mother$ Mary$ and the baby is )esus himself. 6) How did the artwor7s you loo7ed at relate to material we have discussed in class6 E-hey do relate in many ways$ you Cust need to loo7 for those relationshipsF Minimum of 430 words. -he religious topics li7e :uddhism$ Christianity$ and ?induism$ are all related to the class. 5hile others relate to the topic of war and death that the class has discussed earlier in the semester$ li7e the painting called$ The Return of Marcus Sextus. -he Blac) *igure +ec) ,-.hora is a good e%ample of the war topic because it shows three @ree7 or *oman warriors fighting in a war. Gpears and shield in their hands$ ready to defend their country$ all painted in an amphora. I, 5hat was your personal reaction to this e%perience6 5ould you enCoy attending this type of event again6 5hy or why not6 EMinimum 400 wordsF My personal reaction about going to the museum was great. < enCoyed all of what the museum had to offer$ from a video of salt flats and modern art to more comple%$ enCoyable$ historical art. -hey had beautiful busts and marble statues from ancient *ome$ and a mummy>s tomb. -he art on the tomb was beautifully made. -he museum also had artifacts from the !olynesian tribes and the Mayan tribes. < would enCoy attending the museum again because of all the cultural and religious art. ?owever$ < did not li7e modern art nor did understand it. =ther than that$ my e%perience went well.