Visiting The Museum Of Modern Art was a great experience. I got to see so many types of art such as paintings, sculptures, photographs, installations, and sketches. It was definitely better then viewing works of art through a computer screen. I had the chance to view the creativity of many artist up close and for some art works, I got to feel the texture. Each work of art displayed identifies the artist , whether their cultural, personal, or historical identity.
The first work of art that caught my eye was a piece from Frida Kahlo's , "Fulang-Chang and I". This oil painting identifies a part of her personal life. It is a portrait of herself with on of her pet monkey's. Many believe her pet monkey's sort of replaced the void space she may have had due to the fact that she wasn't able to conceive children. In my opinion after reading the description of Frida's artwork , the meaning that came to me was that she illustrated that she was strong in dealing with the unfortunate fact that she could not have children. Although she couldn't have the satisfaction of raising a child she still managed to move on with her pet monkey's.
The next work of art titled "Collective Suicide" created by David Alfaro Siquieros represents a period in History. The Spanish Civil war to be exact , which started on 1936 and ended in 1939. This artwork depicts what David Alfaro Siquiero saw in the battlefield. The left side are Chichimec Indians committing suicide so they would have to surrender to the Invading Spanish Conquistadors which are found in the lower right of the artwork. This was one point of view from the Spanish civil war that Siquieros witnessed while he served as a soldier against fascist forces.
The last artwork I choose titled "Zapatistas" created by Jose Clemente Orozco sort of has a perspective of culture. Orozco experienced a part of the Mexican Revolution and this could have been a scene he saw in his experience. It shows Zapatistas(A group of followers of Revolutionary leader Zapata) marching to their deaths. The men were fellow Mexican's that may have been people he knew and he witnessed their butchery deaths. The blacks and earthy reds he used captures violent experiences in the war.
The examples I have given show how the artist portray their personal life, culture , and historical events in their art works. These artist show how art can be a way tell a story without having to include words. Through their perspective viewer's get an idea of what the artist saw and /or experienced in the events or situations they have been through.
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| Frida Kahlo "Fulang-Chang and I" In two parts, oil on composition board (1937) with painted mirror frame (added after 1939); and mirror with painted mirror frame (after 1939) 1937 (assembled after 1939) |
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| David Alfaro Siquieros "Collective Suicide" Lacquer on wood with applied sections 1936 |
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| Jose Clemente Orozco Zapatistas Oil on canvas 1931 |
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