Menil Visit

Menil Collection building Basic info:

Artist’s Name (if available): Renzo Piano

Date: 1982

The building itself looks like a modern greenhouse. Not sure what the building is all made of but it is a gray colored building with light blue windows. The outside has artwork in the grass and around the building to lure visitors in. The stores that surround the building looks like houses until you walk up and see the signs.  The floors had an erie creek to it I can imagine it would be a horrible stay at night. The place had a really laid back feel to it considering there were atleast 15 people sunbathing with beach towels in the grass and playing with their dogs.

 

Work of Art 

Artist’s Name (if available): Emerson

Title:N/A

Date: 2010

Materials: Paint stick on Handmade paper

Size:N/A

The first thing that I noticed on this one was that it reminded me of a black burning sun,  Balance of the artwork is shown with the same splatter like pattern on the paper's edges before it collects into a massive mold. This piece looks as if it were inspired by an eclipse. The artist gave it texture by building up the paint all the way around it in a 3" - 6" thick mound of paint. The color of it is black and it gives off dark art traits almost as it were a meteorite blocking off the sun as it crashes down.