Modern Masters

I must admit, I am a little sad about having to blog about the art gallery :( However, I will do my best to give my honest opinion. Also, I don't think you gave any guidelines as to length or other specifics, so don't expect a work of genius--I'm just whipping something up :)

Okay, I have visited the art gallery in Insalaco a few times this year. Many of the times I have been impressed, and others...not so much. Sadly, this was one of the "not so much" visits. The exhibit was coined "Modern Masters" as it displays many famous modern works of art. One of the few things that did impress me was the amount of work done by well known artists. It's so nice that Misericordia can house some of these in their modest gallery. Also, a painting that I did enjoy was an untitled piece by Eugene Berman. I loved all the swirls of colors. It was nice to see a modern painting with a modern flair without losing it's shape. To me it looked like the setting of a mysterious murder scene: several men leaving the ally with guns, old brick building, and a neat town behind. Of course, it's probably meant to be something completely different lol.

Sadly, I must say that other than a few pieces I did not really enjoy the exhibit. I know it doesn't seem very open-minded but I didn't see a lot of talent in the works. Not to say that the artists aren't talented, as I'm sure they are. However, I don't particularly see talent in the type of art they practice. For instance, I know Picasso was an excellent painter. His early works are beautiful--You can tell that he has such raw talent. However, as he gets older he wants to learn how to do modern paintings. My question is why?? Why would you want to learn how to paint like a five year old, when you already have the skill to paint like Rembrandt? Although, I have seen some of Picasso's later works, and I do see the talent in many of his modern pieces. I am not ignorant enough to not see the genius in all of his work. However, for the most part many of the pieces in the exhibit looked like child's play. An example being Alexender Calder's untitled piece. What is so great about that?? It's a bunch of colored dots!! This is one piece where I feel confident in saying I could do the same :)

Sorry this post became more of a ranting session for me. I did see talent in some of the works, I guess I just don't appreciate that type of art. I would like to say that I'll work on appreciating it or that I'll try to become more open-minded, but I don't think I want to. I love artwork. When we went to Italy, I was overwhelmed with the beauty surrounding me: Cathedrals, art museums, architecture, statues...That's my type of art and I'm okay with that :)