My Visit to the Memorial Art Gallery

All of the artwork that I saw at the Memorial Art Gallery here in Rochester, NY was wonderful! I was born and raised here, and in my 23 years of life here have never been to this gallery! It was truly an amazing experience. All of the pictures I uploaded were the pieces that impressed me the most. That is why I chose to take pictures of these specific pieces. There was also a new exhibit called "Fiber Art International" which was by far my absolute favorite. But, unfortunately they did not allow us to take photos in this exhibit. Some images of the fiber art exhibit can be viewed at http://fiberartinternational.org/exhibits. I really enjoyed Sara Nissims "Children of the World" (from fiber art exhibit). She hand wove and embroidered this piece with metallic and cotton threads of many different colors. It was very stimulating to look at.Out of all the pieces I saw today, Jacob Lawrence's "Summer Street Scene in Harlem" made the greatest impression on me. I would say it is because he did a marvelous job in reproducing the energy of what it would feel like to be in the streets of Harlem on a summer day. The pastels are still soft yet vibrant all at the same time. You can see the movement of the people in the way their bodies are positioned on the canvas. Another piece that was cool was Devorah Sperber's artwork. Her piece was made entirely of hundreds of spools of thread! With the human eye it was more difficult to make out the image, especially because it is upside-down. But when I took a picture of it, the image was more clear and I was able to make out the shape of a man and a woman.

The piece i felt a connection with is Robert Lee MacCameron's "New Orleans Man." The thing that drew me in to this painting was how familiar the artist made the man seem. He had this real, warm, inviting smile and expression on his face. It was almost as if I was standing in front of someone I knew. I loved how he softly blended the man's shadows and the colors of his jacket. I also felt a connection to Trautmann's "Galaxy" and Gwathmey's "Non-Fiction." I connected with the colors of "Galaxy" because it seemed to have a lot of personality. It reminded me of myself somehow if that makes sense. When looking at  "Non-Fiction" you can't help but feel or at least sense the emotion on the little girl's face. The title and image are quite puzzling, and for that reason it is also a piece I would like to know more about.

"Landscape with Garage Light's" is another one that puzzled me. I want to know what exactly the author trying to say or show by creating this piece. Lastly, going back to my friend, "The New Orleans Man," I want to know who he is and what the artist chose to draw him. Below is the link to a slideshow of all of these images. I attempted to share it directly to blogger by following the steps in the powerpoint, but it kept giving me the same errors.
http://s1179.photobucket.com/albums/x394/sramsay87/Memorial%20Art%20Gallery%20Visit/