NEWYORK NEWYORK!! 10th Nov- 16th Nov 2009

The start of my amazing art journey :)

This is the Whitney gallery.....i never went to the exhibition that was on, which was Georgio O'Keefe. I'm not inspired or interested in O'Keefe and this is why i never went to see her work. I went inside the gallery and had a look in the gift shop.....there was amazing things to buy like artists collectible items...but they were far too expensive. For some reason i expected the Whitney building and it's art work to be old and tradition. The building is very modern and contemporary.

Here is me and my friend sitting on an amazing Alice in wonderland sculpture in Central park.

This is me adoring Egyptian art including these mummies. I love Egyptian art and i was extremely happy to see more than enough of it at the Metropolitan.

Here i took a picture of how there is comfort to admire artwork. Lots of galleries such as the Tate do not have seats to sit and relax. I think you should be in a relaxed state when viewing art as your mind can wander more.

Arthur Dove. Portrait of Ralph Dusenberry 1924.

Oil, folden wooden ruler, wood and pasted printed paper on canvas.

I don't like this piece as it's far too strange and basic. I don't see how this is a portrait of Ralph Dusenberry as i would have expected a painting of his face. Maybe this is a representation of his life or his profession. His job could have been an architect or something to do with maths (because of the rulers.)

Paul Klee. One Who Understands. 1934. Oil and gypsum on unprimed canvas.

The squared circle of the abstract head in Klee's painting is made of the same lines that divide the picture like a cracked windowpane.

This drawing in this piece only consists of lines. I don't know whether to call this a drawing or a painting. I think it could be more of a painting as it has been created with oil paint and it is framed. This painting looks like a 5 year old has made it...i know a great majority of Klee's work consists of lines but the lines in this piece make the work look childish.

Alberto Giacometti. Annette the Artists Wife 1961 oil on canvas.

This painting of the artists wife looks like something out of a hooror film. She sits propped with her hands crossed resting on her lap. Her face is the darkest part of the painting this makes it hard to examine her facial features. The painting is quick and messy, and i love this i like working like this myself. The colours are rather dull too. The sketched effect with the surrounding washes highten the features of his wife.

Paul Klee. Small Portrait of a Girl in Yellow 1925 Gypsum and oil on canvas .

This is the only painting i have ever seen that is exhibited in a plastic frame. The reason for this could be it is far too expensive and special for it to get damged or touched. This plastic frame around the piece give the painting a certain quality to it. Because its restricted it makes the viewer drawn in to look at the piece.

This piece is rather different to most of Klee's other works. This consists of no linear lines.

Constantin Brancusi, Sleeping muse 1910 Bronze.

This piece is of a bronze head that looks to be in the heaviness of sleeping. It is one head which i have taken photos of on different angles. I did this because i found not only her sleeping facial expressions interesting but also her her and the hole in her neck. This bronze head rests on a plynth. Just like women centries ago and still sometimes now they are seen as a muse, an object for motherhood, mens fantasies and housewives etc. The goldness to this piece gives the impression that women are special, they are 'golden'.

Arthur Segal. Strasse auf Helgoland ll. 1924. Oil on board with painted frame.

This piece looks like it has references to Cubism. It also reminds me of Picasso in the way he has painted shapes and colours like this in some of his own work.

I was attracted to this painting not only for it's blending colours and abstract shapes but also because the frame is painted in the same way the imagery is. This makes the frame more involved with the painting. It also gives the impression that the piece plays with the viewers eye and it's purpose is to give the impression of it being an illusion.

Not many frames that surround the painting or any artwork are painted just like the piece is. The frame and the piece it surrounds are usually two seperate things.

Charles Ray. Untitled 1973, printed 1989. Gelatin silver print.

This print disturbs me because of it's imagery. A male figure is wrapped up by rope or the branches. Is he dead? Alive? Getting tortured? The piece gives the impression to some sick joke, a joke that i find too shocking to like the piece.

Although i don't like the subject matter i do like the quality to the work and the photograph.

Joan Miro. Painting 1927, Tempera and oil on canvas.

I can't help but be disapointed by this painting, the fact that it is titled painting disapoints me even more. The two boats on the bottom of the piece are the only things that get the chance to interest me. Everything else is splash of paint, squiggle here and a line and shape there...it is too basic and it should not have the oppurtuntity to be up in any gallery. It probably only is because it is Joan Miro and most people know the artists work.

Diego Rivera. Table on a cafe Terrace 1915. Oil on canvas.

In Rivera's distinct brand of Cubism, Pointillism was introduced to amplify contrasts in texture and pattern.

I was extreamly lucky to see a piece of work by Diego...although i expected his work to be much bigger because he is known for his murals. I have just completed an essay were i talked about his wife's work Frida Kahlo.

When i viewed this painted i wanted to took it, it's dotted pattern gave texture that was raised. Objects such as a bottle of absinthe, shiny metal spoon and a cigar box sit on the table. The objects may refer to Diego's personality and heritage.

Zaha Hadid. Gyre Lounge Chair 2006.

Polyester resin, polyurethane lacquer.

I fell in love with this chair when i saw it. It's vibrant green colour, it's sharp retro shape and the fact that it glistens made me want to touch it and relex on it...although its hard shape does'nt look like comfort is it purpose, it's style is it's purpose.