**Respect Writer*** Art Museum Visit

Part A

1. Name of Museum: The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU.

2. Title of work: Enter Romance

Artist: Donna Haynes

Country: USA

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3. Detailed Description and why?

It was a white room setting with crystal in all shapes at different lengths hanging from the ceiling. From far it almost looked like rain drop glistening in the sun light.

I chose this art piece because it was absolutely captivating and gorgeous.

4. The feeling the work aroused in you?

There was something about how romantic and pure this display that Donna Haynes had on display. The pureness brought a sense of compassion and love to me. It was something that made me feel warm in side as if I belonged in that scenery.

5. Questions you thought about:

Why did she choose to use crystals? Why did it feel so romantic and soothing? How long did it take to create such beauty and grace? Was this her original view prior to starting?

Part B: Non-European/Non-North American

1. Title: Luminous

Artist: Alexandra Trimino

Country: Columbia

2. Detailed description and why?

There was something captivating about the lights running through the neon colored glass and the pop of all the colors.

3. The feeling the work aroused in you?

It made me feel happy with all the different colors.

4. A list of questions?

Are there any two alike? How long did it take you to come up with the idea?

Part C: Most Distrubing

1. Title: Do It

Artist: Aida Ruilova

Country: US

2. Detailed description and why?

It was a disturbing 5 second video of this girl that seemed to be enjoying music on her head phones and then all of a sudden it shows clips of her trying to stay alive as if someone is hurting her.

3. The feeling the work aroused in you?

It made me feel helpless. As if there was nothing I can do to help this young girl from her vicious attacker.

4. A list of questions?

Who is hurting you? Why are they hurting you? Why can’t you get away?

Part D: 2 paragraphs on special exhibition

1. In the Beginning was the Word by Corita Kent

2. Purpose:

https://thefrost.fiu.edu/exhibitions/2016/corita-kent.html \/ read below

Summary of Exhibition

An anti-Vietnam War activist and an ardent fighter for civil rights, as well as a true believer in the power of love to change global hostilities, Corita Kent created a language that infused the language of populism with spiritual consciousness. 

Kent grew up in a religious family in Los Angeles which prompted her, at 18 years old, to join the Order of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in art at the Order’s college. While a student there she was introduced to the process of printmaking, the medium through which she would express her political and social activism.

In 1964, as an art teacher at the college, Kent discovered Pop Art. Los Angeles was fertile ground for pop artists such as Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Robert Indiana, Claes Oldenburg and Ed Ruscha.  Kent exposed her students to these artists, whose works were widely exhibited in museums and galleries. Kent as well drew inspiration from the language of Pop and began incorporating designs from print ads, street signs, billboards and product packaging into her art. She adapted mainstream advertisements and transformed them into positive messages of love and social righteousness.

Kent was deeply influenced by events such as the Vietnam War and the inaugural convention of the Second Vatican Council, the Roman Catholic Church’s attempt to update Catholicism for the modern world. She used words as her subject matter, including poems by Walt Whitman, lines of scripture, quotes from Martin Luther King Jr., layered over corporate logos, advertising slogans and album titles. She deconstructed and arranged her compositions to form bright, eye-catching Pop prints that, at first glance, belie the weightiness of the missives but then inspire contemplation. 

4. Select an object you feel is significant: Out of all the pieces on display for this collection, the ‘a man you can lean on’ caught my attention due to my recent marriage issues with my husband. I feel that I deserve a man that I can lean on and count on. It is something that every woman needs and deserves. Although it is not what the display is based on but it is what I interpreted from my current situation in life.

5. A man you can lean on, Artist Corita Kent, Country US.

Part E: What would I take home

1. I would probably take the exhibition of Enter Romance by Donna Haynes home with me.

2. Why? I could see that being something romantic that I can incorporate into my home. Something that would be soothing, maybe even to hanging from the ceiling by a nice picture window so that when the lights hit it, it can glisten and shine light like little diamonds through the house.