Art and Identity: The Museum of Modern Art

This was my first time at the Museum of Modern Arts. It was a fantastic a experience. The building was very beautiful with many different types of art. I really enjoyed my visit and would mind going back again. The first piece of art that caught my eye was a photography from Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Most of his photographs consist of people that show insignificant gestures with lots of emotion. This work of art embody its classification of personal identity because it depicts reality. It shows someone who seem to be homeless laying on the floor in the street. This is something we might see everyday in real life, weather if its someone in the street or even in the train station. Every time I see someone like this it hurt my heart because it could have been a friend or family member that I knew.

de Heem's "La Desserte" was my choice of cultural identity. This art was created by henry Matisse. This picture shows a table with food and different desserts. This painting looks like a special event was about to take place maybe just a cultural gathering. Every time i look at this picture it gets me hungry because i start to think about  thanksgiving. the colors that he uses is also an important part to this picture.

East Durham coal-miner just home from the pit was my choice of historical identity because it shows the home of a coal minor. This picture was tooken by Bill Brandt, a German-British photographer and photojournalist. You can tell that this is an old picture because of its scenery. The guy in the picture looks as if he had a long day of work. He looks drained out and is having a hard life. He also looks like he's living a harsh life of poverty while showing a life of dignity.

Still Life after Jan Davidsz. de Heem's "La Desserte"

Date:

Issy-les-Moulineaux, summer-fall 1915

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

71 1/4" x 7' 3" (180.9 x 220.8 cm)

Credit Line:

Gift and bequest of Florene M. Schoenborn and Samuel A. Marx

MoMA Number:

508.1964

Copyright:

© 2013 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Major Tom; Kansas City, Kansas; $20

Date:

1990-92

Medium:

Chromogenic color print

Dimensions:

15 1/8 x 22 3/4" (38.4 x 57.8 cm)

Credit Line:

E.T. Harmax Foundation Fund

MoMA Number:

306.1993.x1-x2

Copyright:

© 2013 Philip-Lorca diCorcia, courtesy David Zwirner, New York

East Durham Coal-Miner Just Home from the Pit

Date:

1937

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

9 1/2 x 7 9/16" (24.2 x 19.2 cm)

Credit Line:

Gift of Edwynn Houk in honor of Noya Brandt

MoMA Number:

661.2012

Copyright:

© 2013 Estate of Bill Brandt