The Menil Collection

Sandra Thomas
Art Apreciation 1301
April 22,2012


The Building: As you stepped out of your car the first thing you notice is a large red jack, then you see the large building.The building is huge the colors seem to be greenish-gray hues, tall white pilars seem to hold the building up it remains you of an old victorian home in the south.The white rails on the top of the building looks like a balcony, the green trees seem to grow right into the building itself. There are mazes embedded in the ground that makes designs ,and the white sails look like solar panels used to collect wind. The giant pengelium gray in color hanging on the front is slowly swinging when the wind blows. The flooring all troughout the building was a beautiful mahagony wood floors with vents showing.There are several building where the people go see the many beautiful display of art.
Artist:Renzo Piano
Date:1982


I have chosen two pieces to showcase.
1.Work of Art
Artist:Moscow
Title:Entry into Jerusalem
Date:Early 16th Century
Material:Oil paint on a panel of wood
Size:11in by 14in
This is a beautiful piece that shows Jesus coming in on the colt-donkey into Jerusalem. Their are people watching on both sides, the apostles and the people of that city they are spreading down cloths down on the ground before him.These cloths are beautiful green and red, all throghout the picture there are complimentary colors of red, green, yellow and browns. Every one on this piece are brown skinned, with wool hair dark brown in color. the colors are so bright and beautiful.

2. Work of Art
Artist:George Segal
Title:Seated Women
Date:1967
Material:Plaster, Wood chair
Size:Life size

This piece was very odd indeed I thought there was someone in this plaster it looked so life like.The color was white all over and the chair was an old wood one with a vinel material, a burgandy color.This seated women remains you of the piece The Thinker,she has her hand up under her chin and the elbow resting on the top of the chair. She has a good pose and she is sitting in the center of the floor. The period that this piece was made was during a time when plaster was very popular to use.This women is all totally white.A very nice piece of work.