Carlos Crazy Art Thoughts: "Paintings"

Field Trip 6 Reaction

Our last field trip was very unique. This museum was enormous and had great galleries. Some artworks I always enjoy are portrait paintings. I believe it is a unique way to paint an important figure or landscape. The painting can be preserved though out time and can be eventually seen by future generations. This week we are taking the role of a curator so I am going to base my theme on portrait paintings. This museum only displays 1% of their artwork.

In the museum galleries are different. They all have different themes based on the curator who created them. Each curator has a unique style and view they would like to show the audience. But from so many artworks to choose from makes it very difficult to select the right ones. One particular portrait I enjoyed was “Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight” by Johan Christian Dahl. It was a beautiful sunset. It looked so real like if it was a picture instead of an oil painting.

Another artwork I enjoyed was “The Card Players” by Paul Cezanne. It shows three man playing cards while a fourth man just stands in the background watching. From a distance it also looks like a picture instead of a painting. Portraits can also display actions of people or objects.

Besides the rain, this trip turned out to be one of my favorites. They had sculptures to oil paintings from different cultures and time periods. They had Islamic paintings painted by Europeans. Oil paintings can look very real. They can display famous politicians or important landscapes.

My theme is “Paintings”. Painting is a form of creative expression that can use different surfaces. They can look very real and they can have important individuals or insignificant characters. But, they can also look different and display colors or objects that do not have to be real. So my theme is going to have paintings of landscapes, portraits of important political figures and animals. There is even religious paintings.