Looking deeper will expose that the silhouette of this fazade appears to be a stump of a gigantic tree, which is horizontally lapped with wooden planks giving it a rough texture similar to that of tree bark. In the center of the stump is an opening and the entrance or main doorway to the structure. It may look as if it is the dwelling of some fairy-tale forest creature resides in this part of the building. This amusing but intentional concept may have been part of Ando's scheme to fuse the building into its environment.
How ever interesting the fazade may seem, the site plan is quite absorbing itself. From the main structure, a straight, narrow path juts out to the North-West. This trail leads to an observatory station, about an eighth in size relative to the main building. In contrast to the pruned cone, the observatory station is a small cuboid annexe.1 Looking from above, the Museum of Wood has a very modern and seemingly technology advanced appearance, high tech and somewhat computerized with its concentric circles, defining straight lines, and right angles. Nonetheless, from a more romantic approach, it can be depicted that the walkway is a delicate stem and from it a sole fruit or a flower blossoms. Looking from the plane view the observer is guided towards the exit of the museum to an elevated walkway. Curiosity may first intrigue the viewer to take the walkway, but a long route is then exposed as he exits the building. The viewer finds that he has no other choice but to walk the dreary distance. He soon realizes that the narrowness of the path and his curiosity may push him to walk even faster. When he reaches the observatory station he is finally rewarded and his curiosity lightened with awe striking views of the forest. Ando defines his center points clearly, making no confusion in where a start begins and a finish ends. His use of space to distinguish this is evident and his understanding of the reaction of certain geometries is quite clear in the museum.
Tadao Ando - The Japanese architects influence on my work through his use of Materials, light and space By neill Lyons It started with me pulling this guys name, whom I had never heard of before out of a hat in 1st year in my formative year at university. ... To be fair to myself though, my initial thoughts when delving into the psychic of the man Tadao Ando was I will return to Ando. ...
Grant Wood was born on a farm near Anamosa, Iowa on February 13, 1891. ... (Cedar Rapids Museum of Art 1) He served as artist in residence at the University of Iowa from 1935 to 1942. ... Wood is best known for his later paintings, which depicts the scenes and people of his native Iowa. ... This satirical treatment can be observed in Wood's most famous work, the double portrait American Gothic. ... Interpetitive focusing mainly on content of Grant Wood's American Gothic. ...
As a lover of ancient history, going to a museum is the only way to fully experience a work of art. ... Another Greek art form represented in the Metropolitan Museum is the Greek pottery. ... One of the beautiful statues of Roman civilization is displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ... Moving along the museum we came into the section dedicated to infamous Egyptian art. ... Looking at this graceful figure one can see the difference between a work made in wood and one made out of stone. ...
Museum of choice: Philadelphia Art Museum Art Piece #1 Title: Cat playing with 2 dogs Artist: Dutch (active the Hague, Delft, and, Amsterdam Medium: Oil on Canvas Year made: 1652 Gallery work located: European Art 1500-1550 This piece when I saw it hanging up struck me as being hilarious. ... The way how the painting depicted the calmness of the woods after a snowfall made me fell actually very calm and relaxed. ... The tall trees and the small shrubbery on the ground looked so much like the woods I used to have. Every time it snowed outside I would beg my parents to go for a walk...
As I walked into the front doors of the Dallas Museum of Art, I was already feeling anxious. ... Art ranges from the primitive inscriptions on wood to large silver shrines; from the pyramids of ancient Egypt, to a child's drawings. ... The first thing that I saw when I walked into the museum was Semiramis by William Westmore Story in 1872-1873. ... It was wood covered in beautiful silver with many ornate designs all over it. ... The trip that I took to the Dallas Museum of Art was truly a rewarding experience. ...
How Japanese wood block prints changed the face of art and the Art Nouveau poster. It would be difficult to look back on modern day art history and not see the influence of the Japanese wood block print. ... Japanese Ukiyo-e artists" like Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai, and Ando Hiroshige, with their woodblock prints of everyday life, changed the face of art history forever. ...
For my museum report I decided to do mine on a Kouros found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A Kouros is a Greek statue of a young male. The height of the sculpture was 6"4" tall. While observing this piece I found that it was made out of tan colored marble, and naked. His arms are...
Elitejorg Museum On the day before, my the long awaited spring break, I visited Indianapolis" Elitejorg Museum with the Attractions Management class. ... The museum was founded and opened over ten years ago, and it has been growing ever since. ... These museums are all non-profit organizations where a lot of people volunteers work as guides, and gift shop clerks. At the museum there are many temporary exhibits that go on in order for repeat visit to the museum. ... Like in the museum business, I learned they are very slow, and they have to be very careful where and how they spend money...