32 thoughts on “Expert Week”

1. https://prnt.sc/117g55b

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2. Robert Matalon

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3. Expert week 3

   One question I have is if there are any rules for how the raking of the Zen garden should be performed? What was most inspiring to me was the idea that Zen Buddhist’s have for enlightenment. That everyone is already enlightened, and as long as you are constantly aware and present of your being, you can understand enlightenment, This makes me believe that Zen gardens hold a very important intention in being an environment that helps individuals become more aware and present with themselves. There’s a certain calmness and peace that the image of the garden gives.
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   -Annabelle Rosas

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4. http://prnt.sc/1s3vzf9
   Pictured on the left is Nefertiti, the queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, and on the right is Tanit, a Punic Goddess. Both of these sculptures originate in a similar region and it’s fascinating to analyze the two. Both sculptures are highly naturalized, with this influence towards Tanit coming from Egyptian art. This can be seen in facial structure from nose shape to hairstyle, and much more. However, the sculpture of Tanit contains some stylized elements such as short arms and a long necklace, both probably a sign of beauty or femininity, being that Tanit is a goddess of fertility. In terms of composition, Nefertiti seems to be much more smooth and there is a greater distinction in her skin color compared to the rest of her body, whereas Tanit seems to be made of stone, with a rougher texture overall. The material used for each sculpture may have been due to environmental factors, as Nefertiti seems to be made of clay, which is common near river basins like the Nile River, and Tanit seems to be made of stone, which may have been more abundant or common to use for art purposes.
   One thing I’ve noticed about Japanese art is how small it tends to be. When looking at the cylindrical Haniwa and the Tomb Sculpture of a Seated Warrior, both pieces of art are very small, allowing greater attention to small details versus larger pieces of art that may lack such precise detail.
   One question I have about the lecture revolves around slide 30, which depicts an Egyptian sculpture and a Haniwa of a warrior from Japan. Japanese culture is highly distinctive due to Japan being an island and not in contact with neighboring countries throughout history. Taking this into account, how come there are so many similarities between Egyptian and Japanese sculptures like the ones depicted on slide 30?

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5. Expert Week 4 – Carceral Imagery & Imprisonment
   As an African-American mother with 2 sons, my interest in this subject stems from the mass incarceration rates of men of color. I was searching for some insight into the origins of prison complexes. The lecture was loaded with so many topics that peaked my interest but I was particularly intrigued by the Panopticon Prison located in Cuba. There is an ongoing debate on whether prison should be strictly for punishment or rehabilitation or maybe even both, but clearly the Panopticon was for punishment. It made me wonder what crimes would have had to have been committed in order to end up in such a place. As I stated during las week’s lecture, the tower in the middle seems to represent an omniscient presence to be feared by all prisoners. Knowing that their every move was being watched must have created a feeling of psychological imprisonment on top of the actual physical imprisonment they were facing. Each prison cell seems barely large enough for a person to stand in let alone lay down.
   My attention was also drawn to the simplicity and symmetry of each unit, perfectly lined up on top of one another. I took away a feeling of conformity, which is also what is expected from “model” prisoners – to conform. I felt this was in stark contrast to the “Imaginary Prisons”: Piranesi’s Prints from which I got a sense of complexity, confusion and disorder at first sight. Some of this may be attributed to the medium and the dark shading used, but it is definitely worth further research.

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6. The lecture was very interesting, The Tuaregs have an intriguing lifestyle. They live in tents which lives their lifestyle. This allows them to move around a lot. There are different confederation, in the pictures that were shown in the lecture shows two men a Tuareg man wearing indigo dyed turban and also a man wearing a white tagalmust. Tuaregs are very talented when it comes to jewelry. The jewelry is very detailed and unique. Women wore a talisman box which is meant to bring good luck. Overall, the lecture thought me new things and I learned interesting facts about the Tuaregs.

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7. Expert Week 5

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8. Expert Week 4: Carceral Imagery & Imprisonment

   The Panopticon, Presidio Modelo, really stood out to me about this lecture. The building’s circular structure reminded me of some sort of enclosed amphitheater – like the Colosseum. I have previously read about similar structures in the U.S. (Illinois Department of Corrections’ F-House, closed 2016) and couldn’t believe this concept made it to modern times, then I remembered that we live in a world where our every move is constantly being surveilled in everyday life. There is something extremely somber about the architecture of this prison with multiple large windows, yet a feeling of no escape.

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9. Expert week 5

   I found this week’s lecture to be quite informative and interesting. I enjoyed learning about who the Tuaregs are and about their history. I realized how geographically complex they are as well as the complexity of their identities. I realized how crucial trade is to their economy; the Tuaregs form a lot of connections as they are always moving from one place to another and people often turned to them for advice on whom to trade with. I found it interesting to think about whether the Tuaregs have a nomadic style due to the importance of trade in their economy, or if they trade due because of their nomadic lifestyle. I also loved seeing the handmade bags and jewelry. The image I’ve attached along with the post is one piece that I found to be especially beautiful.

   

   Bag (eljebira)
Andi Ouhoulou
Tuareg, Kel Ewey
Agadez, Niger
Leather, cloth, metal
Private Collection

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10. I’m not sure why, but the photo did not post.

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11. Expert week 6

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    The lecture was interesting since it enlightened me on the art in India during the Mughal rule. Akbar was a very influential ruler since he was able to be open minded and tolerant of other religions and this was followed by his successors, especially Jahangir. This was seen in the art created during that period which followed more Westernized patterns. There were no aspects of diagonals or as much as warm tones as before. In the painting of the Gulshan album, angels were seen in the border usually seen in Christian paintings. This illustrates that Jahangir was not only tolerant of other religions but also accepting of their ideas.

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12. Expert week 6
    This weeks lecture was very interesting and the art that was shown stood out to me. The art that stood out to me the most was “Lady with a Pursuit of Jahangir” 1603, Opaque watercolor on paper 18.4 x 13.7 cm. It was interesting to see how each painting had its own unique meaning to it, some were flat paintings, some were filled with more objects than the others. For example in “The Downfall of Zumurrud” the painting was very chaotic and had a lot going on. There was a lot of action present in the pictures of these art, the blood coming from the elephants trunk stood out the most. Overall this lecture showed me different techniques used in art that I had not seen before and it brought out a different type of beauty in each picture.

    https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/lady-portrait-jahangir-24998

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13. Expert Week 6

    This week’s lecture was very informative and captivating. I learned that the art pieces and paintings created during the Mughal period were influenced and emerged from Persian miniature paintings. Something that stood out to me was the incorporation of different cultures, ideologies, and religions that could be seen in the paintings of the Akbar and Jahangir era. In addition, the paintings were very captivating and used many formal elements and styles to depict their meanings. For example, the painting ” The Downfall of Zumurrud” was stylized and had many diagonals unlike the composition of realistic paintings which include a sense of depth, space, and shadows. All-in-all, the lecture was very intriguing.

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14. Expert Week 7

    The artwork of this week’s lecture was very intriguing. The ability of these enlightenment era artists to invoke feelings of humanity with such subtle details was interesting to see. But this does make sense since the enlightenment era was filled with so many ideas that explored the individual, his emotions, and his guiding principles. The Oath of Horatii demonstrates this invoking of humanity in the viewer through subtle details. The one boy who stares at the man as all the women avert their eyes gives the viewer a sense of dread and anxiety at what the boy is about to witness. The one soldier pulling onto the back of his comrade along with the looks on their faces gives a sense that they truly do not wish to be there but are bound by some duty or code.

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15. Expert Week 7

    This week’s lecture had many pieces of art that were truly enlightening. The painters during the enlightenment era had many powerful ideas that were portrayed through small details. The painting I want to focus on from the lecture is The Oath of the Horatii painted by Jacques- Louis David from 1785. There are many things going on in this painting but first I would like to focus on body language. The men in the painting seem to be embracing their duty of fighting during the revolution. They are all putting their hands up towards the swords as if they were proud. Something as small as the arm around the soldiers waist signifies that they are ready to work together to obtain a single goal. We find out later they are betting on who will win the battle. While you see the women towards the right of the image looking distraught because these men are getting ready to fight. We find out later that one is married to one of the men, while the other is married to the other man. So they look this way because regardless of who wins the battle, somebody will lose. Something that focuses on the background of the painting are these pillars that puts the man holding the swords in the center. The men are on the left side of the left pillar and the women are on the right side of the right pillar. The pillars do a good job of separating the painting into different sections. The center being the war and the men and women being the two sides of war.

    

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16. Week 9 Disability in Art History

    This week’s lecture is very meaningful. The artist uses oil paintings and sculptures to describe the social atmosphere, human values, and cultural phenomena at that time. Hieronymus Bosch painted his “Ship of Fools” around 1490-1500. This painting is one of three connected paintings. In the painting, several parts are cut by dragons, but what we see now “Ship of fools” can also be seen as an independent fragment.
    In this painting, we can see one more small boat carrying many people, and some people floating in the sea because the boat can no longer hold it. Whether it is a person on a boat or a person in the sea, they all look in one direction, which is the “food” hanging in the air. The people on the boat are scrambling to eat the “food”, and the people in the sea also raise the tableware to get a little food, and the pulp on the boat is likened to a spoon. What Hieronymus Bosch wants to express here is that the person in the picture is not a person, but a farce performed by a human being. Why is it a farce? The people on the boat were rude and thoughtless in their dress and behavior. The two most obvious characters in the boat are dressed in church clothes. It is conceivable that they should be members of the church. The person wearing the nun’s clothes is standing in the most advantageous position to obtain “food.” This “food” can be understood as the traditional cultural thoughts and human values of the society at that time. The church should be a sacred place of salvation, but the people in it eventually lost their value and fell into the society of the time together with others, gradually being swallowed up by dark desires, and others blindly followed. This act indirectly expressed that the church at that time was not truly sacred. What should be paid more attention to in the article is the clown on the tree. The clown is the only person with his back to everyone. She/he took the cup and sat on the branch, as if no matter what happened on the ship or at sea, it had nothing to do with him. I didn’t pay any attention to anyone and didn’t take any action. He was drinking water with his cup. In my opinion, the clown was the only sober-minded person in society at that time, because she/he did not participate in this farce. Even if the clown is aware of the ugliness of human nature, he/she does not want to change other people’s thoughts and behaviors, because the clown knows that whatever he/she does is useless, even the “sacred” church is among them. What’s more, she/he is a person who has no rights and no money.
    The overall painting is a group of fools drifting in the ocean of life. They have no thoughts. Although the church is on the boat, they have no morality and ignorance. Lost its direction for the “food” in front of him, even if the ship was sinking, he was indifferent. Hieronymus Bosch uses simple figures to form a contrast, symbolizing the stupidity and spiritual blindness of everything in the world. If I want to connect this painting to the current society, I would rather understand the “food” in the painting as the rights and money of the current society.

    For this painting, my question is why only the clown is facing away from everyone, and the people in the church fall into the farce on the boat instead. Shouldn’t the church belong to the Holy Spirit?

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17. Expert week 9

    The lecture on distability in art history was very interesting.It shows that art doesn’t only portray a flawless body but it does include figures with impairement ,after all every one is different.An artwork that depicts to be flawless will eventually be boring because we all know it is not very realistic.The picture that really caught my attention was the deform child in a wheel chair.The reason the picture caught my eyes is because it looks like a child that is very scared.The child face had a look of sadness.Anyone that looks at the picture can relate, should anyone be young and happen to be confined to a wheel chair especially for the first time would actually have that same look on their face.The look of sadness and confusiont.not knowing how you will move around.The picture shows a very realistic side of art , that disability is real even in art.

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18. Expert week 10
    I think this lecture is very interesting because I can understand how the early photos were formed and the manufacturing process. First of all, from the video “Photographic Processes | The Calotype”, you can learn that William Henry Fox Tolbert invented the first photographic negative process, which became the basis of virtually all photography that followed. He tried light and chemistry to make images by insinuation Leaf became the first photographic film ever. And I also learned that Tolbert used a self-made camera to experiment when the light from a paper placed on a reflective object entered the camera, and also invented negative and positive films. In addition, by reading “Dr. Rebecca Jaffrey Easby’s article “Louis Daguerre, Paris Boulevard or View of the Boulevard du Temple,” in Smarthistory” and videos “Early Photography: Making Daguerreotypes” you can learn that the daguerreotype was invented by Louis-Jacques Mande Daguerre Yes, and it is he who uses this technology to make it in use in the United States and Europe. I think the most prominent place is that I showed us the production process of daguerreotype in the video. In this series of production processes, the formation of a photo is like doing a chemical experiment, and every process must be careful and careful. Compared to our current mobile phone shooting, what we could do with just one button was a very difficult thing in 1839.
    My question is, how much would it cost to make a daguerreotype at the time? Is it a plaything belonging to the upper class? Is there a large factory to make daguerreotype?

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19. Expert Week 10
    This week’s lecture was really interesting as we learned about the different ways photographs were created. The daguerreotype created images by light, not heat and it took roughly 8 minutes for the image to process. The calotype (1841) starts with photogenic drawings and was coated with salt, water, and silver nitrate to get a negative image. These pictures took 2 minutes however, it wasn’t as clear as the daguerreotype since it became blurry after each copy. The wet collodion process on the other hand used eggs and created clear images like the daguerreotype and also made multiples like the calotype. Daguerreotypes were more sentimental in a way because the person usually held an object while the photo was processing. Likewise, in this image (http://prnt.sc/1y0akt1), the women is seen to be holding a portrait of a man. I can tell this is a daguerreotype because it’s clear, the lines are more defined and vivid, and the woman looks like she’s posing and sitting for a long time since these took almost 8 minutes to complete.

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20. Expert week 11

    What I took away from the lecture was that Frida Kahlo’s art was beautiful and the story behind her as an artist was very interesting. I liked that she didn’t find herself to be a surrealist because she didn’t want to be put into a box. What stood out to me visually was Frida Kahlo painting The Two Fridas because in this painting you can see the hearts of the two Fridas threw there body and clothes. One has a normal heart and the other Frida heart looks like it was torn apart while she holds scissors and blood drips on her dress. I find this visually interesting because it is a kinda of graphic image with the blood on the dress and the open heart. What stood out to me contextually was the Frida Kahlo painting that is the Self Portrait with The Cropped Hair because I found it interesting that she painted herself to look so gender fluid with the short hair. I also liked that you can see the long pieces of hair on the floor and the scissors in her hand again. I liked how she was always fighting against the beauty standards that women had against them especially during the 1940 where this was a time where women had to fit a certain role that was already made for them. The visual connections I made with the period in history the work is from was that women were trying to fight against the standards that society had set for them to be a certain way, to have a certain job, or to look a certain way. I thought it was interesting that women artists used they’re pieces of work to speak for them to rebel against the standards that were set for them. My question is for the painting of the Two Fridas was I wondered what she meant by having one of the hearts torn out.

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21. Week 11, “Women Living in a Surreal World”, was extremely informative and had intriguing aspects to learn about the Surrealist movement as well as the women and artwork created during the movement. Moreover, the surrealist movement covered a lot of ground being that it arose from post war trauma, the rise of Nazis and the creation of new societies.

    Members of the Surrealist movement seeked to overthrow oppressive rules, some of which from the Enlightenment, and were against new innovative modern developments. They tapped into superior realities of the subconscious mind, such as fantasies, dreams and desires which are VERY interesting ideas in and out of themselves. There were also a diverse group of women who were involved in the Surrealist movement, and were able to pursue careers in art from connections and resources.

    Frida Kahlo, for example, had elements in her artwork similar to elements of the Surrealist movement but didn’t consider herself part of the movement- this is because women were perceived as muses with their bodies predominantly seen as objects (this, of course, is an issue that still has not been resolved today). Frida’s work consisted of drawing ideas from the popular culture in Mexico and folk art which involved questions of identity, gender fluidity, post-colonialism, class, race, and the relationship with self. One piece I found especially intriguing this week was “The Two Fridas” by Frida Kahlo in 1939. ( https://prnt.sc/1yacmo8 )

    I believe if I didn’t choose the Leonora Carrington piece for my formal analysis paper, this definitely would have been my alternative pick. There is such a sharp contrast- from colors, tone, physical elements and emotions between the two Fridas depicted in the piece with one more dull and the other more vivid which draws for a lot of interesting analysis and conversation. Consequently, I believe this Lecture Week was especially interesting for many of these elements and more.

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22. Expert Week 7
    The recorded lecture enlightened me in many aspects of Neoclassicism. It is very logical that after luxurious and pretentious baroque and rococo heroic and humane Neoclassicism came. The new ideas were represented through the naturalistic colors, straight lines, and new freeways of expressing the actions of people in the paintings. The Oath of the Horatii, painted by Jacques- Louis David is one of the great examples of those new traditions. I am not a fan myself of the Biblical motives in the paintings, however, the traditional Greek settings with the columns represented in the painting make it very pleasing to look at. It gives these heroic vibes and of the sacrifice, the person is about to make. After looking at the neoclassical works, rococo is looking artificial.

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23. Expert Week 11:
    This week, I discovered something new. I knew who Farida Kahlo was, but not who Leonora Carrington was. I was startled to find that the female surrealists served as muses for well-known male artists. Surrealist works sparked my curiosity in art since they revealed a new side of it, such as how the historical period, artist challenges, and other factors can all be observed in the art piece itself.
    One or more of the artists’ self-portraits have been drawn by both of them. Which I believe speaks a lot because if you ask someone who they are, they either don’t know or just say nice things about themselves. The fact that the artists portray themselves as flawed individuals is significant to the audience, as does the fact that the time period has a significant impact on the drawings. Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace, 1940, and Leonora Carrington’s Self-Portrait (The White Horse Inn), 1936-37, were two pieces that caught my attention. Both of the artworks used a variety of different methods to get their message across, which I found fascinating because I’m not always sure what the artists are trying to convey when I look at them. The question I have is, what influence Leonora Carrington to draw in a surrealistic way?

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24. Expert Week 11:
    This week, I discovered something new. I knew who Farida Kahlo was, but not who Leonora Carrington was. I was startled to find that the female surrealists served as muses for well-known male artists. Surrealist works sparked my curiosity in art since they revealed a new side of it, such as how the historical period, artist challenges, and other factors can all be observed in the art piece itself.

    One or more of the artists’ self-portraits have been drawn by both of them. Which I believe speaks a lot because if you ask someone who they are, they either don’t know or just say nice things about themselves. The fact that the artists portray themselves as flawed individuals is significant to the audience, as does the fact that the time period has a significant impact on the drawings. Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace, 1940, and Leonora Carrington’s Self-Portrait (The White Horse Inn), 1936-37, were two pieces that caught my attention. Both of the artworks used a variety of different methods to get their message across, which I found fascinating because I’m not always sure what the artists are trying to convey when I look at them. The question I have is, what influence Leonora Carrington to draw in a surrealistic way?

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25. During Week 11’s “Women Living in a Surreal World” I was intrigued about the Surrealist movement that took place during this time including how influential women and their artworks were. The movement took place after the war and the rise of Nazi’s but also a different society. Women were so important in the Surrealist movement in that they were able to have careers in art and create something so new and different like digging in their mind and producing fantasies and ideas.
    I had previous knowledge on Frida Kahlo but I did not know she did not want to consider herself a part of this movement. Women were seen as objects and did not want to be apart of something like that. Her art was popular culture taken place in Mexico and folk art based. It’s interesting to note how influential her art was because it reflected gender identity, sexuality, race and class. The Self Portrait with the Cropped Hair shows gender fluidity in the sense that the art piece, she had really short hair which could be considered masculine, but she did not let that define her. With her hair on the floor and the scissors in her hand, you could tell she was fighting beauty standards that she did not fit in or agree with. Women were fighting for change and during this movement, they did that with art because they could not be as vocal with it. Women today are still fighting for the same reasons, we are just more vocal in today’s time.

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26. Expert Week 12: Harlem Renaissance
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    This week’s lecture was informative, especially getting to learn more about the migration series and the various amounts of this portrayal through different styles of art. Throughout the lecture, one thing that stood out for me specifically was the different styles of art that were used to portray this era. For the migration series, Jacob Lawrence’s work illustrated three separate states in which families and individuals were migrating, highlighting the specific color scheme and “comic-like” features. Photography and portraits were also prominent highlighting families and individuals during this era. Overall, this lecture described how connections from the Harlem renaissance are still prominent in present-day Harlem connecting how each individual person and portraits had a significant effect on the styles and environment Harlem has today.
    – Sandra Zdunczyk

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27. The lecture on Harlem Renaissance was very fascinating. I learned how important the art movement called “Harlem Renaissance” was and how it still has impacts to this day. One thing that stood out to me was when Lawrence said when another family was arriving in Harlem then people would give their cloth to them and take their furnaces to them which shows how strong the community was out there. The community had a distinct art and was led by African Americans which means their art was based on their experience and from their point of view. The art had elements of realism and included a lot of shapes and colors. Most of the art describes their current times and the things they faced as African Americans in the 1900s.

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28. This week’s lecture was very interesting to me. I learned a lot more about the Harlem Renaissance. The color schemes used in Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series showed a lot more than what was pictured. Viewers, I believe, were able to understand the hardships of the black community, especially when their art was never acknowledged the way it should have been.
    Augusta Savage was an artist who really stood out to me. Her piece “The Harp” was really beautiful and caught my eye. I like the literal stance on it where we see every voice is lifted and combining all as a harp which could be considered as a symbol of worship. Hearing that she was forced to destroy it herself makes her more inspiring. I cannot imagine working so hard and for so long on something just for it to be gone.

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29. This weeks lecture was very fascinating. It was so interesting to learn about Mexican Muralism and the in depth information that describes it. The 3 Mexican muralists ( Los Tres Grandes) were very interesting and learning about their political ideology and individual style behind their artwork really drew me in. Diving into the artwork’s of the muralists during the lecture and really breaking down each part of the pieces opened my eyes as a viewer and made me see art in a different way. I love examining different artwork’s because every time you look, you see the artwork in a different light. Seeing the different styles and perspectives was very interesting. The murals were all so unique to each artist and as an observer, viewing the pieces unleashed creativity.

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30. Expert Week: “Los Tres Grandes.”
    This weeks lecture was very informative. I, myself am Mexican, and surprisingly I didn’t know a lot of Mexican muralism. its really fascinating to me how these “tres grandes” wanted to express their political views through art. others express themselves through voice, or writing about it. I never thought about art as a form of getting an opinion across, especially a political one. so for me this weeks lecture was very eye opening. next time I visit Mexico ill be sure to remember all the information that is behind each and every mural!!

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31. Expert Week – Week 13: Los Tres Grandes

    How Mexican muralism emerged was a very interesting and intriguing class, and with what I learned now I can understand why it is undoubtedly one of the most relevant artistic phenomena in the history of art in Mexico and also internationally. Something that stood out in me during the discussion, listening to my classmates give their perspectives, is that they all had a common theme that Los Tres Grandes (Orozco, Rivera, and Siqueiros) sought the construction of a national identity, and for me this was it reflects as a monumental art because through the different arts that we saw in class we noticed that Mexican muralisms addresses ethnic, mythical, political, social and historical aspects of the country, both from the pre-Columbian past and from the colonial period. Visually, ‘The Epic of American Civilization: Modern Migration of the Spirit’ (1932‐34) by Jose Clemente Orozco was the art that stood out the most. When I see it, I can visualize different emotions through the destroyed objects and the trajectory of the colors. When I saw this work for the first time, for me it pointed to indigenous/native power or force against those who come from abroad. I, being part Hispanic and coming from a Latin country, had learned a lot about the different indigenous social classes that existed before colonization and I think that is why this Orozco art, specifically, stands out a lot because for me basically this art reflected many things from what I know to those events in history. Finally, although the work of the three main muralists share certain characteristics, it was also fascinating to learn that each of them developed a particular personality and style. Rivera is the one who with the greatest enthusiasm addresses the triumphs of the Revolution, on themes inspired by popular art and pre-Hispanic cultures. Orozco is more distrustful and skeptical of the reality that surrounds him. On the other hand, Siqueiros finds the main motive for his work in the struggle before the social drama of humanity. I feel that Mexican muralisms transformed the perception of Mexican art inside and outside of it.

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32. Expert Week 13: Los Tres Grandes

    I thought this weeks was very interesting and informative. I learned a lot more about Mexican Muralism and all the different people involved, Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. The artwork named ‘Echo of a Scream’ from David Alfaro Siqueiros on pyroxylin on wood was such vivid artwork, the artist was trying to represent all the emotions going on. They wanted to represent their political views through art which was really interesting too me. The viewers of the artwork can clearly see all of the hardships that these people are facing, the artists make it clear with the work. All of the murals were different to each artist and too each viewer. Next time I visit a Spanish country, I’m going to remember about all of this.

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