An Intense Art Historically-Specific Exhibition
Museum link:
www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={92AB40A5-F3CB-423C-AB19-2B266B9EB362}
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Journal on New York gallery and museum exhibitions. With contributions from New School students in the class, The Art of Viewing Art, John Zinsser, instructor.
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I’m going to see the exhibit tomorrow, but I have seen prints of this piece several times before. I like the color pallet and the simplicity of the subjects. I also really enjoy the shading of the clothing, specifically all the colors used to create the effect.
More to come when I see the exhibit.
Mark, thanks. I don’t want to say to much before I let people see the show first. Or follow the lecture, which I’ve given a lot of attention to. Looking forward to the topic. I can say this, the longer you look, the more intense the experience.
(Art lexicon note: “palette” is the spelling relating to artist’s color. The other “pallet” is for moving stacks of paper. Spell check can’t help people with this one. My apologies for acting like a “schoolmarm”.)
I really enjoyed this show. I thought it was great how the prints in the beginning of the exhibition informed the viewer with an art historical context. Obviously Cezanne was the highlight of show. I totally agree with John- initially the paintings seem so simple but the longer your eye reads the painting the more intense it becomes.
I was surprised to hear about the long history of this thematic material stretching back over 300 years to the Flemish and French etchers.
I also appreciated the quotes on the wall in the exhibit himself, particularly the quote by Cezanne about still being a beginner even though he is quite old. I think the quote was recorded about three years before his death.
My personal favorite piece was his “Peasant” piece in blue in the final room of the exhibit. It was serene yet intriguing and the subject feels like it pulls you in.