Project 3

      "Illustrate a Story"

         In this story, Dawn Burke talks to her husband about keeping rats as pets in their house.  She was always disgusted of rats but when she saw her neighbors pet rat she started to like it. Eventually, she bought her own pet rat and named it Trizilla. Soon enough Dawn and her husband bought more pet rats and before they knew it, they had seventy two. They were the first rat sanctuary in the United States to have 501 C3 status. Someone said that the rats in their house have so much space and freedom that its like a "Taj Mahal" for rats. My illustration shows Mr. and Mrs. Burke's  living room. It has plenty of space and open cages on tables the way Mrs. Burke explained it. It's like a paradise for rats. This out of the ordinary couple has rats as pets because they want to show others that they are worth more then snake bate. They want to show people that rats have hearts and its wrong to mistreat them. They also show people that rats can become house pets. Dawn Burke talks about Anne, her heart rat and she explains how smart she is and how she greets guests at the door.  In my illustration the rat in the center looking at you depicts Anne, greeting the viewer into their house.

   
                                                              Rat Paradise

Field Trip 5

Chelsea Galleries

Last week I visited the galleries in Chelsea. I had a very great time and a good ecercise walking from gallery to gallery looking at all types of unique art work.    I found Jim Kempner Fine Art Gallery on  501 W 23^rd St, very interesting.  However, the artwork in Anton Kearn Gallery on 532 West 20th St,didn’t really impress me.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

I would like to buy and display these sculptures above in my room because they depict my favorite sport, which is swimming. "Miniature Quan", the two sculptures kneeling on the ball is 11 x 11 x 7.1 in, perfect size to place on a desk. This sculpture exemplifies the importance of the balance of a swimmer,proportion and her body language. They come in different colors so you can choose the one that stands out to you the most. "Bling Miniature Serena", the one  is another work done by Feuerman, and it is also a sculpture of a girl swimmer. However, this one focuses more on the swimmers face. This sculpture is different then others because the cap that the swimmer is wearing has Swarovski crystals. It is 9.5 x 17 x 7.5 in, also a good size to place on a desk. Her works almost seem real when you see it in person. They look like they are ready to swim away. All of the details on the sculpture, like the water droplets, she hand paints. "Miniature Quan" is $14,800 and "Bling Miniature Serena" is $38,000. Even though these works are pretty expensive, when I become rich I would definitely consider buying atleast one of them.  It would be nice to pass by these works daily because they will remind me of the time I use to compete in swimming competitions. This would influence my daily life because it will cause me to be confident and strong. I wouldn’t be afraid to invest in one of these works because swimming is a sport that will never get boring or forgotten. Therefore I believe this work will always stay popular.

“Meat” by Wilhelm Sasnal is one work of art that I wouldn’t buy. This is a 63 1/8 x 86 3/4 inch oil on canvas painting. I would never consider buying this work because I wouldn’t like to look at a piece of meat hanging in my apartment. Passing this painting daily would be tremendous because it would make my stomach growl, especially in the morning. This painting doesn’t interest me and I see no meaning behind it. Another work by the same artist that I wouldn’t buy is “Untitled”. “Untitled is a 63x63 ich, oil on canvas painting. This painting is very plain and contains only two colors, black and white. I wouldn’t like if this dull painting was hanging on my wall because it frightens me a bit. In the painting there is a person with no face, just ears and chin. I wouldn’t invest in these two paintings because to me there is no meaning behind it.

It all depends on your personal preference what you like and don’t like. If I don’t understand the artwork or it doesn’t give me a feeling of aesthetic emotion, then I don’t plan on investing in it.

  

Field Trip 1

Our first trip introduced us to the world of modern Art. Each work of art at MoMa, had some sort of story behind it. All artists express a unique form of identity through their artwork. Identity plays a big role in art because it identifies the artist’s personal, historical and cultural background. Roaming around the museum I found three works that had an interesting identity.

The first piece of artwork that caught my eye was “The Three Musicians” by Fernand Léger. This painting reflects the authors cultural identity. It is an oil on canvas painting created in 1944. The first thing I looked at when I saw this painting were the three men playing instruments. The three men in the painting are Pauvre Picasso, Pauvre Braque and Léger himself. The setting of the painting takes place in Paris. They all are dressed elegant and look very professional. Leger used his personal form of cubism to create this piece. The reason I chose this picture as cultural identity is because it made me feel like im in a fancy restaurant, eating a delicious meal, and listening to romantic music in Paris. 

G.Schleicher’s and Konstanty Gutschow’s “Bank and Office Building” has a historical identity. It is a silver-gelatin photograph that was taken in Germany,1928. This picture automatically took me to the past and I felt like I was living in the old days because of all the detail it has. In the photograph you can see the brick floor and the train tracks on it.  There are people in the backround all just roaming around the busy city. It is a non-colorful photograph because back then they didn’t have the technology we have today. The reason I would consider this piece as a historical indentity is because nowadays we live a totally different lifestyle then people back then. Everything looks completely different. The car on the left side of the photo is the first luxury Ford invented. Almost in the center there’s an announcement booth which 

Visiting MoMa was a great experience because it allowed me to view art differently.  I learned to appreciate and understand the work by viewing it through the artist’s eye.  The story’s behind the paintings makes it easier for you to identify their identity. There’s more behind art then it’s beauty if you actually take the time to perceive it!