Professors (2016)
Tags
- Aaron Gilbert
- Abstract
- Albert Bierstadt
- american
- American Art
- art
- A Storm in the Rocky Mountains
- Awesome
- Brooklyn
- brooklyn museum
- Canvas
- Cassatt
- coffin
- death
- discussion
- Egypt
- egyptian
- Faile
- Fallen Bierstadt
- french
- George Washington
- John Biggers
- Landscape
- Life
- love
- Macaulay
- modern
- museum
- Nature
- Night at the Museum
- nyc
- Oil
- Oil on Canvas
- oil painting
- painting
- portrait
- rembrandt
- sculpture
- Statue
- Still life
- temple
- two ivans and oksana
- valerie hegarty
- Web of Life
- woman
George Washington by Gilbert Stewart, 1796
by: Kyra, Sabrina, James, Jack, Yashoma, Isabel, Isabelle
We talked a lot about the color difference between his neck and his face which may be a result of the painter splitting up the painting. He probably painted the neck first and then painted the face on a different day. We also discussed a lot about what George Washington could have been thinking in this portrait.
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“The Century Vase”
by: Shemika, Larissa, Anisha, Karen, Christine
We described the vase following the guidelines from the instructions given to us today. We each took turns describing what we saw on the vase and we connected the images to moments in American History. The things we forgot to add in were how the vase was presented. If we had more time, we would have taken more pictures that correspond to what we described in the audio.
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Tagged "Century Vase", American History, brooklyn museum, Karl L. H. Mueller
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Chinese Argument
by: Wenhui Zeng & Shahrin Azim
We observed the form of the work, and we were able to relate this piece to the time at which it was made. We did all the three types of analysis including format, content, and historical context. We would like to focus MORE on the historical context.
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Man’s Corset
by: Anisha, Larissa, Shemika,Kristen ,Karen
While looking at the man’s corset from Sudan, we analyzed the formal properties and discussed the possible story by the work of art. We also spoke of the meaning of the piece as well as what that means in comparison to our culture. If given the chance, we will like to speak about how the art made us feel, why was it in the museum and how it was presented. If we had more time, we would organize our discussion by topic.
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Tagged 20th Century, African Storage Annex, Arts of Africa, Man's Corset, Sudan
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Get off on the Right Foot – Hank Willis Thomas
by: Klaudia Kapo, Weronika Patycka
We focused primarily on the formal and historical analysis. We focused on the contrast of color and shapes in the formal analysis. We also mentioned mentioned how the facial expression alters the perception of the photo, while also comparing the two subjects, the shoe and the woman. For historical analysis, we thought about how corporate America has an effect on the way we see culture, especially sneaker-head culture. Overall, we looked at the image through a feminist perspective, focusing on how the image showed longing and was sexualized. We did not include much of the subject analysis since we did not mention how the image made us feel, instead we focused on the background and technical aspects. If we had more time, we would like to have researched more on the artist and discuss the importance of the piece in the exhibit.
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Tagged Corporate America, digital print, Hank Willis Thomas, photo, sneaker, Sneakerhead
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Aaron Gilbert’s The New One
by: Michelle Rangel and Nicole Rojas
We analyzed the painting characters, textures, and objects to figure out what was happening in the painting. We spoke about the relationship we believe the woman and the child had. We didn’t do historical analysis of the painting. If we had more time, we would like to find out more background information about Aaron Gilbert.
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The Bowl 1933
by: Erica Fu, Sosara Ma
We talked about the historical context of the painting and how the history can be significant to its meaning. We also talked about the general description of the painting – the appearances of the women, the attire, the facial expressions, and the artistic form of the painting. For example, the painting looks as if there is a window in front of the women, showing that the women are on display. Despite these observations, we didn’t take into account the size of the painting, the space, and the exact artistic style. If we had more time we would have liked to put 1930s music in the background of our video or the sound effects from the tea cup ride.
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Peaceable Kingdom
by: Donghyun Song, Sonja Visser
Since our audio files were unavailable, we were forced to choose someone else’s audio files to work with. From what we heard, we agreed with most of their analyses, especially when they called to attention the light-colored background and interestingly contrasting dark-colored foreground. However, we disagree with the statement that all the infants were female. If we had more time, we would have added our own audio inputs about Edward Hicks’ Peaceable Kingdom.
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Tagged 1833, Animals, brooklyn museum, Edward Hicks, Isaiah's Prophecy, Oil on Canvas, peaceable kingdom
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Discussion of John Biggers’ “Web of Life”
by: Theoren Hyland, Abraham Alex
The discourse surrounding John Biggers’ “Web of Life” focuses particularly on the specific elements of the painting itself, along with a thorough discussion of its subject matter. It pointed out the prominent aspects of the painting, such as the central figure of the breastfeeding woman, as well as the two contrasting seasons. However, there was a lack of conversation around the overarching historical context. Perhaps this piece was influenced by colonial and early American history, primarily slave culture. Additionally the author’s true intentions were not explored during the conversation as well as it could have been.
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Tagged Canvas Painting, John Biggers, Web of Life
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Halpert’s “View of Brooklyn Bridge”
by: Julia Aneiro, Gianna Cirrone, Dana Friedman
We analyzed the subject matter of the piece – the Brooklyn Bridge – and what the painting says about its historical context and the transitional period in which it was painted. We didn’t take the time to focus on the tones and colors used in the painting, which would have contributed to our analysis greatly. If we had more time, we would have paid more attention to the life and motives of the artist and how those might influence this work in a way that is less obvious.
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Tagged brooklyn bridge, Halpert, Oil on Canvas, samuel halpert, view of brooklyn bridge
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