So this week I went to the Museum of Art here are BYU. At first I went through the American Exhibition which I liked a lot. I noticed a lot of the transitions that we talked about in class. I was actually a little impressed with myself when I thought something looked Dada and then I read the caption and it mentioned that it was in fact Dada. I also enjoyed looking at the buildings pictured and the architecture in them. Many of the pieces drew on patriotism that I am easily drawn into. We talked about some of the art in class but it really does seem different seeing it live up close and in the atmosphere of an exhibit.
The highlight of the museum was Walter Wick. I never really had the I spy books but I thought it was amazing the attention he put into the detail. The tricks that he played with the mind were pretty cool and a couple of them really tripped me out. I also enjoyed the I spy section. I wish I had a larger sheet to find all the things that were pictured but they did have a few things posted that we could search for. The different shapes that Wick saw and then incorporated into his work were amazing. How a pen can be in plain sight but hidden right into the surrounding takes imagination that Wick has plenty of. We really enjoyed finding all of the normal things to us but were out of place to the environment of the picture or painting. We found thimbles, matches, clothespins, hair pins, toy soldiers, and a lot of other things we didn’t find.
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Walter Wick's pictures were amazing! Seriously though... some of them blew my mind! Like the circus one, the picture at first looks like a round circus tent and then you realize its just a few chambers that are surrounded by mirrors which gives the scene so many more angles. It was so cool! And I agree that what makes his pictures really great is his attention to detail and imagination.
ReplyDeleteI like how Walter Wick creates the whole scene. He makes up his own little worlds. It's very impressive.
ReplyDeleteI love the MOA. I went once for my cultural event and then i went back again to look around just for fun. I like learning new things about art and then applying it. This class has made a difference in how i look at things. The Walter Wick section is awesome! I loved the models on display and then the pictures right next to them.
ReplyDeleteso we all agree that the MOA is completely amazing and Walter Wick is too. i have been back three times now to look at his stuff and some of the others there. He is so good and makes you feel like a kid again.
ReplyDeleteI really like what you wrote and you should be so proud of yourself for recognizing that something was dada, i know I would be! It sounds like a really neat exhibition and I agree that when you see art in person with the whole atmosphere it really makes a difference.
ReplyDeleteI think your analysis about the normal, every-day things we see every day. Maybe Walter Wick is trying to say something about creating something new with what we have, or maybe just jazzing up life a little.
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