AP Art Studio, Portfolio Development and Drawing & Painting classes visit to The Museum of Modern Art November 3, 2016
RHS at MoMA A message to art students from artist MaryBeth Thielhelm: When looking at art trust yourself in what you feel or don t feel and don t question your reaction. Absorb everything you see: the colors, the textures, the depth, the light, the shadows, the composition, the size Get up close to the piece then look at it from the other side of the room. Spend some time in front of a piece that draws you in. What kind of presence does it evoke? Can you describe it in words?
Students commented on their experience at the Museum of Modern Art
Statement about my MoMA Experience: Sara Dischino Where do I even start? The MoMa is a place of peace and is sacred in many facets. It s a place of refuge from day to day stressors and a time to be one with something greater than our own little bubbles. Art has no schedule. Time is placed on everything but a painting has no sense of time. It flows and evolves and is its own entity. Overall though, it feels like home. It was my 3rd time at the MoMa and also my favorite time. This is why: I evaluated art, I felt art, and I allowed my intuition to bring me to the pieces that felt right. I stood very close to some pieces and put myself in the artist s shoes, imagining each brush stroke. I stood far away and looked at some works as a whole. The key component to it being an experience that will alter who I am as an artist though, was the realization that the only way to get better is to not only challenge myself but to put a piece of myself into everything I create. Feelings and emotion poured into art creates something endlessly meaningful.
Andre Derain 1908 Bathing By: Sara Dischino This work inspired me! At first I walked by it, not really giving it a second thought. But then I realized how colorful it was and how right up my alley it was as well. Fauvism has always been my favorite. What I liked about this was that the colors weren t too outlandish but were still vibrant and alive. It has movement. This work of art had feeling and meaning behind it. It truly depicts the beauty of the human body. It made me feel alive, in the here and now. And, overall, made me want to create!
I love the colors and the composition of this piece, so much that I could stare at it for hours. The mark making shows the movement of everything so well that the viewer is transported into the painting. This piece inspires me because I hope to do the same with my art some day. ~ Tara Egan
A general statement about my museum experience... I always enjoy going to different museums to see the many variations of styles artists have. This museum I liked because there were both complex and simplistic pieces that made me appreciate the different forms and styles in art. Seeing pieces from different artists makes me want to challenge myself and attempt different forms of art and use new techniques that I have not tried before. ~ Tara Egan
Robert Matta, Vertigo of Eros, 1944 Oil on Canvas This picture was a new one to me as I had never seen it before. Looking at it makes me a little dizzy, which is one of the reasons I chose it. It s engaging to the eye because of its angular turns and really gives the feeling of vertigo. It really intrigued me. -Mackenzie Coakley
Robert Matta Vertigo of Eros, 1944 Oil on Canvas To me, this painting is art. Art is expression through media and imagery, something definitely present in this painting. Not only does it tell a story (an art form on its own), it is also colorfully displayed. The painting pulls at emotion, which is one of the main goals of every art piece. A painting like this would be included in a museum because of its ability to reach a person so profoundly that it can be felt for ages. -Mackenzie Coakley
Although this might not be considered (by some) as a work of art, I found this to be thrilling yet so aesthetically pleasing. It is simple yet it expresses such vibrant nature. Personally, this is something I want to achieve as an artist and whoever thought of this caught that main idea/style. This is so eye catching and I just enjoyed this so much. It really puts me at ease when I see this. ~ Ivy Pajak
I was really excited to see this piece. I ve always seen pictures of it but never in real life and to see it was just absolutely phenomenal. It was really big which surprised me a lot. I love Picasso s work and this is by far one of my favorites. To see it in the MoMA basically made my day. ~Meghan Spino
I really liked this piece because it was just so impressive. I feel like I could stare at it for days and still not see everything. The colors and the composition are just absolutely fantastic. ~Meghan Spino
I really liked the attention to detail. Especially the smoke and the shadows. The chosen colors go well together and the piece as a whole is very unique. ~ Gretchen Ruoff
I really liked having the freedom to go around in the museum. It was nice to have a list of specific works to look at, and even better that (artist) MaryBeth was there to chime in as I examined some of the prices. Personally I went pretty slow, and spent a longer time with some of the works. The ones that captivated me I tried to imagine myself painting and tried to figure out where they started and the technique behind it. I looked for mistakes and wanted to see how they made it work. I gained a lot of insight to how an artist thinks and proceeds. It was a much different experience this time compared to my first visit at the MoMa. -Gretchen Ruoff
I like this painting because you can tell how much time the artist spent working on it. The way they showed the glow from the light makes it really detailed and colorful. I also like how they took something as simple as a street light and turned it into something really creative and fun. ~ Ishmael Ortiz
My Experience At first I was very pleased and had fun at the museum. I did not realize how many different kinds of artwork there were. It was very nice to see all the different styles of art from different artists. It gave me inspiration to try some of the techniques they did. Another thing I did not realize is how big the museum is. I felt a bit rushed but I got to see a lot if not all of it. Overall it was a very enjoyable and fun experience. - Ishmael Ortiz
This piece really excited me because of the unique design of the foreground, (especially) the figure s outfits as well as the plants that run hor izontally along the bottom of the painting -Alexander W. Baccaro
My Experience! I love MoMA! I was extremely excited by the fact that i finally got to see Warhol s soup cans! I've been to MoMA before but at the time the Warhol exhibit was part of a traveling show. I ve always loved his work and was filled with joy when I finally saw them! - Alexander W. Baccaro
Umberto Boccioni City rises Oil paint Created 1910 I overall love this oil painting, I really love the contrast between colors and the intricate line work Boccioni managed to get in this oil painting. - Evan V
My Experience I really loved the museum, it was amazing to see so many great works in person and to fully examine the amount of time and effort the artist put into their piece. -Evan V
Recommendations from the Artist Paintings and Sculpture Not to be Missed: 4th Floor Collections Galleries: James Rosenquist, F-111, 1964-65 Oil on Canvas with Aluminum Eva Hesse, Repetition Nineteen III, 1968 Fiberglass and Polyester Resin 5th Floor Collections Galleries: Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night Saint Remy, June 1889 Oil on Canvas Henri Rousseau, The Dream, 1910 Oil on Canvas Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d Avignon, Paris, 1907 Oil on Canvas Henri Matisse, Dance (1), Paris, Boulevard des Invalides, 1909 Oil on Canvas Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1914-26 Oil on Canvas, three panels Jasper Johns, Flag, 1954-55 Encaustic, Oil and Collage on Fabric & Plywood Jackson Pollock, One: Number31, 1950 Oil and Enamel Paint on Canvas Mark Rothko, No.3/No.13, 1949 Oil on Canvas Andrew Wyeth, Christina s World, 1948 Tempera on Panel Edward Hopper, House by the Railroad, 1925 Oil on Canvas