free essay art museum visit
The Call to Mysticism
The name of the art museum I attended was Coral Springs Art Museum. The address is 2855 Coral Springs Drive in Coral Springs, Florida 33065. The name of the exhibit is "Art in the Age of Terror" by Tim Holmes. Tim Holmes' exhibit contained sculptures, sketches and paintings.
The work of art I chose is called "The Call to Mysticism" by Tim Holmes. The work of art was created in 2001. Tim Holmes made this painting with crayon. The approximate size of the painting is fifty-eight by thirty inches.
I arrived at the art museum and started circling the different rooms. Then I saw it, those piercing eyes that see right through you and a long black veil that covered her whole body except her one arm. Her eyes were drawn to perfection, as if she were speaking a story but could hear no voice. Her body was draped with thick, black, vertical lines that began from her head and finished down to her feet. This showed repetition and rhythm, a unity that showed flow. The deep shading of the veil on the top of the head portrays that she still wants to be sheltered in the dark but then as you come to the fixed point of the cross, the shading is slowly disappearing, meaning that the artist wants you to focus on the cross in the woman's hand. That one arm was showing because it had the importance of holding that magnificent cross. Thus, meaning this work of art was made for some spiritual sustenance. That cross was so bright it made you stare for minutes without blinking. The emphasis of the cross being so bright was used to draw your attention to that one specific spot. This in my opinion was because the woman just lost someone very significant in her life and the cross was a deep longing for connection. Personally I feel the soul is delighted by connection, whether it is with an animal, complete stranger, friend, family member or higher being. Some subconscious need is fulfilled by relationships and since she lost an important person in her life, she was looking for another. The relationship she was looking for was religion, (this explaining the cross) some sort of higher being. And that higher being meaning God.
Every artist has their own personal style. Whether it is because of the time period, their cultural background, the city, state, or the country they were born in, but the way a person sculpts, sketches, or paints has to do with a sense of expressive identity. Personal styles evolve naturally as artists incorporate their influences and growth into their works of art. My opinion on Tim Holmes' personal style in this crayon painting is his freedom of religion and his wanting a balanced universe within us. Our task is to combine our opposed components into a forceful balanced universe. Maybe, that's what the parable means by saying we are created in the image of God.
I selected this work of art for several reasons. The first, being the cross in her hand. I believe a cross is a very significant symbol, a strong and important aspect of my life because of my catholic upbringing and faith. The second are her piercing eyes that pull you into her black mystique. Her eyes are a mystery, anyone who looks into them feels some sort of emotion.
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