My Hands Touch Your Art: Louise Bourgeois and James Turrel

The art of James Turrel is spectacularly sophisticated and super modern. He uses technology and led lights to project his fascinating work. Their work installations unfold our senses of perception and sensation when appreciating them. The combination of elements he uses gives us an illusion, which our mind transforms into mass physically, but really don't exist. Thus, in his projections  perfect symmetry that is aesthetic is appreciated. The use of monochromatic colors in obscure places shows intensity and gives the sensation that we are traveling through an infinite tunnel. Without a doubt, he is a contemporary artist that uses technology.

When I saw the video of Louise Bourgeois in my art class, I was attracted by her art. Her hands sculptures say a lot about the persons. For example, playful hands of a child that take away the flower in a garden. In the same way two clasped  hands could be hands that caress. Hands that work hard to support their families or the same hands of Louise that originates meaningful art.

"The Woven Child"- I found it very interesting

My opinion is that both artist love nature and the human being . They have their own way to make art and share  them with the world. On one hand Louis is a poet that connects her art with poetry and on the other hand is Jame's spiritual energy that explodes in color.

More of Wynwood: Rain of Creation

Then, I visited Gallery 212, which had a large collection by artist Michael Perez. Most of his paintings are faces of beautiful women that reflect deep looks.The use of secondary colors is present in his art. His drawings of dance of curving lines brings out the sensuality of the faces and playful hair that makes me imagine the wind playing with the hair. In addition, Michael decorates his paintings with circles of colors that make his art work very unique.

In the same gallery was an exhibition of different colors of panthers. I found them as precious sculptures. Maybe there were in exhibition because of the real panthers located in the Everglades, the swamps of Florida. These are two of many.

see it?

The final exposition I visited was by James Mathison, who is Venezuelan and took courses at the St. Martin's Institute of Arts in London, England. His collection is in Venezuela and the United States.

Wynwood: Rain of Creation

This was my first time going to Wynwood Artwalk Exposition. Although I had been invited by my son before, I never found the chance to go. The day I went it was raining, but my God I was amazed by the beauty of  the art, the variety of culture and the energy of its visitors.
First of all, I arrived to Alberto Linero's Gallery, there was a valuable display of beautiful paintings and interesting sculptures. However, one of the collections that grabbed  my attention was by the artisit Florentina Giannotta. Her art had vibrant colors,  intensely bright and unusual figures. Florentina was born in New York, from Italian parents. She has been living in Italy since she was five years old. She studied architecture with a focus on recovery of history centers. In 2005 her work on characters like Jean Austen, the English novelist, Napoleon and Christopher Columbus became art. She has participated in exhibitions around the world. She was commissioned to paint the altar piece for the curia of Lecce, Italy. In addition, her work is in permanent collection on the Diocesan Museum of Lecce. Here is a list of her art.

El Joven G. LaFay

Paul F.

Emma and Knightley

Don Pedro

George III

Lousa Carlota

Cardinal Pichelieu

In her figurative art I can appreciate the bright finish of the paintings. For example, she used pure hue red and blue which give intensity, as well as the black to emphasize details in the figures, such as the clothes and the background. Each piece of art has flowers, like they're living among beautiful gardens that they're enjoying. Thus, the lines that draw the clothes show me the rich and costly elaboration of the cloths worn.
I found a lot of value in her collection, specially because she is new to the art field and her exhibitions are in many countries.    


In the same gallery I found two sculptures of pregnant women, which I think is a delicate work as tribute to women during the gestation. I forgot to take notes of the artist.

Sculpture by Pepon Osorio

I like the installation of work made by the Puerto Rican artist, Pepon Osorio. He reflects his culture, his believes and  his joyfulness. When at first time I saw his art, immediately what came to my mind was the Caribbean. I like the way he mixed media to give the forms of his sculptures. Pepon arranges carefully every piece of  his art using elaborates fabrics, wood, toys, plastic, hair, any kind of material that he can imagine.With his modern style, he presents to us any neighborhood of his natal Puerto Rico. In the same way, his creativity allows him to personalize a family into his sculpture or a popular barber. In addition, of the addition of colors and  forms of his sculptures, I like the story contained in each sculpture that he so masterfully creates. He is the people's artist. He interacts in a natural enthusiasm with his public. This artist considers a challenge being an artist.

More of the Lowe Art Museum

Unknown artist

Italy, Florentine School

Bust of Saint John The Baptist as a child

Late 15th or early 16th century

Terracota and glaze

Gift of the Samuel H Kress Foundation

China

Eastern Han Dynasty, 25-220

Horse and Cart, late 2nd  to early 3rd century

Gift of Dr. Gerald Shepps

Roman Empire

31 BCE-4th century CE

Hero Relief, 2nd to 3rd century marble

Museum purchase

Paul Manship

United States 1885-1966

Europa and the Bull, 1924

Bronze

Gift of Dr and Mrs. Rudolf E Drosd

One of the bottom pictures shows an art sculpture showcased in the outside of the Lowe Art Museum.

That's me at the museum!

 

Good Ideas Prevail in Time: “Portrait of Bearded Roman”

     I went to the Lowe Art Museum. What captured my total attention was the sculpture of  the “Portrait of a Bearded Roman”. It is believed to be Emperor Antonino Pius, who governed in the mid 2^nd century. He was born in Lanuvium, Italy, in September 86 A.D. Antonino is consider to be one of the five good Roman Emperors. He was acclaimed for his qualities of clemency, intelligent and purity.

     Contemplating the sculpture, I could perceive the sense that he was a good person. Observing his expression, I could imagine an attentive man willing to hear. Thus, he looked like he irradiated a deep calmness. This emperor probably had the greatest patience since he was so accustomed to hearing the problems of his people, in order to find solutions.

This extraordinary emperor was ahead of his time. One of his important acts was centralizing the government. He, working with a battery of experts in the laws, made revisions to roman laws. Including the ruling that a person must be considered innocent until prove guilty. As you can see many rules used nowadays come from centuries back. This man was a seeker of justice and the truth.

In Her Eyes: Jessica Stockholder

     Art 21 portrays a feeling and creativity of the contemporary artists. For instance, one could think of plastic as simple and cheap, settled inside freezers and refrigerators trying to keep our foods fresh while saving space. However, in the eyes of artist Jessica Stockholder, this object is the most valuable material that helps her develop her sculptures.
   
     Jessica Stockholder appreciates the most simple materials and has a deep sensitivity in creating her art. She loves the easy access to plastic, like finding it in Walmart. She likes the vibrant colors which she relates to culture. This extraordinary artist breaks barriers by easily incorporating new materials, like paper, and giving her imagination form.

     When Stockholder talks about the attraction of freezers and refrigerators, this gives us two view points. She loves them because they hold food, which to her forms a sense of love and family. The other explanation is that she thinks freezer and refrigerators have the negative reflection of absence of love. Thus, she appreciates the beauty offered by nature and throughout a thinking process mixed with colors of plastic she gives life to awesome sculptures which make unpredictable results.

     In 2009, the New York Times cited "for more than 25 years Ms.Stockholder has been celebrated for site-specific sculptures and installations that challenge boundaries, blurring the distinctions among painting. Sculptures and environment, and even breaching gallery walls by extending beyond windows and doors."

     One of her famous sculptures, Father Backyard sculpture, is an art work that shows how she used nature, architecture, and a mattress with bright colors. This sculpture is located in her father's backyard.