High Museum of Art: European Design Since 1985 Shaping the New Century

The European Design Since 1985 exhibit was very interesting to see. I thought the exhibits in this area of the museum were the most interesting, particularly the one with all of the dresser drawers connected to one another. It was something that was relatively simple, but it was also something that I have never seen or even thought about before, which made me very interested in it. Much of the exhibit was based around everyday furniture that was made into artwork, which I found to be really cool. I especially enjoyed the bench that was made to look like a dog.

I really liked that this exhibit contained different kinds of art. It was very cool to go from one exhibit that mostly had paintings, to this one that contained many different types of art. After seeing so many paintings, it was very cool to see a form of art that I did not even know existed.

Trip to the High Museum of Art: The Dali Exhibit

My trip to the High Museum of Art yesterday was a wonderful experience. I saw many things that fascinated me, including some of the paintings from the new Salvador Dali exhibit. I found Dali's paintings to be quite interesting to look at. What I really liked about them was that in each painting, there were many things going on, and he also paints things the way he wants to see them, not others For example in his painting Christ of saint John of the Cross, Dali did not show neither the crown of thorns on his head nor his arms nailed onto the cross. Instead, Jesus is seen hovering on the cross, not attached to anything. I really liked what he did with this, because it was different than any picture I have seen of Jesus on the Cross before. The picture is also on angle, as if you are on looking on Jesus from above like you are actually God, which I thought was different and was something I liked.

Although I found Dali to be somewhat bizarre, I really did enjoy looking at his paintings and trying to understand them.

My Definition of Art

Defining art is not an easy thing to do, and in fact, there has been debate on if art can even be defined. To me, art can be any creation that is able to transform a person or make him or her stop and contemplate the creation, such as a beautiful statue in a garden. People mostly think of paintings or drawings when they think of art, but I try to see art as being more than that, such as a song, or even a sculpture built out of sand (See picture). Art is a creation that allows people to form their own opinions about it, such as a painting, song, or film. After seeing a film for example, people form their own opinions about it, such as if they liked it. There are infinite possibilities of art, because art can be anything that someone creates, and is something that can be created out of almost anything.