Showing posts with label african american. Show all posts
Showing posts with label african american. Show all posts
Monday, October 17, 2016
Kerry James Marshall
Mastry by contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall was an outstanding solo exhibition that closed at the end of September. Marshall is a masterful and interesting painter and artist. He offers commentary on the privilege and history of formal museum exhibitions and gallery hangings. In a water-downed nutshell, he is described as reinterpreting western art history using African-American figures in traditional painting styles and position. However, his signature iconographic markers extend his art historical references into an artistic voice of his own. Some of Marshall's techniques include linear halos that evoke medieval saints and virgins, distorting illusion using trompe l'oeil, the positions of figures in specific foreground placement, as well as other techniques. Overall, I thought the exhibition was breathtaking and remarkable. I, of course, loved his use of glitter to hyperbolize certain emotions and ideas. Marshall is gaining more and more attention and due credit for his wonderful career and I hope he will continue to have a successful reception in the future.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Milwaukee
My road trip included a trip to Wisconsin where I was lucky enough to revisit the Milwaukee Art Museum (previously I was on a layover in Summer 2010). I was extra lucky to catch the last day of the exhibition 30 Americans: Rubell Family Collection, featuring 30 prominent contemporary and modern African American artists. My favorite contemporary artist, Kara Walker was included -- check out the Art:21 feature of her below.
Milwaukee's art museum, besides the outstanding temporary exhibition, included an amazing permanent collection. My time from The Frick Collection made me appreciate the superb pairing of Jean-Honoré Fragonard with contemporary artist Yinka Shonibare. 18th Century meets the 21st Century; where globalization, colonization, and art diverge in an interesting apex.
The more I continue see museums around the country the more I'm developing my knowledge and appreciation of the great culture within our country. Despite the dismissive attitude of some congressional leaders who think museums are fine being closed by the government shut down, Americans should continue to invest in the culture directly in front of them. Not ignore them. But that's just my little tid-bit this week. Anyway, Milwaukee was a surprising pleasure and I hope it thrives and continues to share it's wonderful collection.
Famous atrium inside the museum:
Fragonard with Shonibare:
PBS series Art:21 featuring Kara Walker (my favorite):
Milwaukee's art museum, besides the outstanding temporary exhibition, included an amazing permanent collection. My time from The Frick Collection made me appreciate the superb pairing of Jean-Honoré Fragonard with contemporary artist Yinka Shonibare. 18th Century meets the 21st Century; where globalization, colonization, and art diverge in an interesting apex.
The more I continue see museums around the country the more I'm developing my knowledge and appreciation of the great culture within our country. Despite the dismissive attitude of some congressional leaders who think museums are fine being closed by the government shut down, Americans should continue to invest in the culture directly in front of them. Not ignore them. But that's just my little tid-bit this week. Anyway, Milwaukee was a surprising pleasure and I hope it thrives and continues to share it's wonderful collection.
Famous atrium inside the museum:
Fragonard with Shonibare:
PBS series Art:21 featuring Kara Walker (my favorite):
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