Author Archives: John Sorrentino

About John Sorrentino

I am a PhD candidate in French Literature at the CUNY Graduate Center. I currently work as an instructional technology fellow at the Macaulay Honors College of CUNY.

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Young Women of Sparta

Posted on October 6, 2013 by John Sorrentino

by: Jaclyn Tortora, Rebecca Drabczyk, Josh Solomowitz,


The experience was really interesting. We enjoyed looking at and speaking about the art. It was fun applying what we learned prior to the museum visit to the actual Night at the Museum.

The End of the Working Day

Posted on October 6, 2013 by John Sorrentino

by: Jeffrey Dietrich, Michal Miara, Antonio Lynch


The experience was enjoyable because I got to meet new people and become friends with them. Also we employed teamwork both at the museum and today in uploading this video. I also enjoyed viewing some new and interesting art pieces at the museum.

The Peaceable Kingdom

Posted on October 6, 2013 by John Sorrentino

by: Michael Franco, Odette Kasavi, Gloria Safdieh, Renee Saff


Our experience at the Brooklyn Museum made us realize that all art has a multitude of dimensions that people often don’t pick up on by merely glancing at a painting. We used to hastily walk through museums with a goal of getting to see every possible artwork. By doing this, we now know that we weren’t getting a full experience. What makes art beautiful is that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Billions of people can look at the same painting, but everyone sees something else.

The End of the Working Day: a Conversation

Posted on October 6, 2013 by John Sorrentino

by: Jennifer Ulloa, Charles Bachmann, Lucas Alejandro, Katherine Sanominsky


The experience of going to the museum after regular hours was definitely interesting. I feel like it would have been better to have a little bit more practice talking about visual art before recording our impressions. When I listened to it through the second time, I thought that it sounded better than I was expecting, but there were definitely still parts that made me cringe. I think being forced, in a way, to look at the art and really think about it was a cool exercise, and it definitely made me analyze the artwork more carefully than I normally would have.

Young Woman Overtaken by a Storm

Posted on October 5, 2013 by John Sorrentino

by: Corrin Chow, Adriana Cushnie, Brook Dahl, Tiffany Christian


Our video is about a conversation focusing on Chevalier Féréol de Bonnemaison’s painting Young Woman Overtaken by a Storm. The piece was painted in 1799 during the wake of the French Revolution. Its stormy background attests to the sociopolitical turmoil overtaking the country as a result of the movement to break away from monarchy. As a way to exercise our artistic conversationalist skills, our group attempts to decipher de Bonnemaison’s artistic intent.

Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps

Posted on October 5, 2013 by John Sorrentino

by: Ralph Schneider, Dimitri Pavlidis, Kevin Parakkattu


Overall the experience was very interesting to say the least. We had learned about each others insights of art and each others taste of said subject. To sum it up it was enjoyable.

Sylvan Lake by Matthew Brandt

Posted on October 5, 2013 by John Sorrentino

by: Dina Pugliesi, Alina Pena, and Abanob Saleh


We were surprised by the depth of discussion we were able to achieve. It was a fun experience overall being able to view such a diverse body of work.

A Resting Place of Prisoners

Posted on October 5, 2013 by John Sorrentino

by: Palwasha Syar, Nisma Zakria


This experience was very enriching. In the beginning we didn’t have a lot to say about most of the paintings, however, we soon learned to assess each painting with a critical eye. My team and I were able to analyze and appreciate the paintings when looking at the meaning behind it. We held educating conversations with the other students and we learned a lot of new information about the paintings through out the Brooklyn museum.

Night at the Museum

Posted on October 5, 2013 by John Sorrentino

by: Ruby Cabuya, Paulina Librizzi, Alec Mateo, Izabela Suster


It was a unique museum experience, and we made friends along the way 🙂

Coffin in the Form of a Sneaker

Posted on October 5, 2013 by John Sorrentino

by: Noam Ben Yakir, Marisa Aguilo-Cuadra, Sarah Kim, Glenn Liu


The experience was enlightening. I was surprised at the insight my classmates were capable of.

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