Module #11- Art Gallery Visit 2

1. The Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway

2. https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-munch-museum-oslo

3. I selected this museum because the main work of art featured on the website was very colorful and reminded me of the lake I grew up on.

1. There are many lights throughout the ceiling as well as windows that cover a lot of the museum.

2. Mostly white walls are used with a few light blue or yellow accent walls.  The one thing I did notice was that some of the ceilings were painted black throughout.

3. There are several benches for visitors to sit on, as well as class walls that hang from the ceiling with art work on them/ descriptions of art work.  Some rooms even have desks or tables for artist to work at.

4. The movement is set up by the way that the walls are formed.  They built it so that you enter into a room through walls that create almost like a hallway that guide into the following exhibit.

1. The artworks were organized by artist and size.  I noticed that many pieces in each room were relatively the same size.

2. The artworks are similar in sizes depending on the room you were in.

3. The artworks are different because of the media choices used.  Some were paintings, while others were photos or sculptures.

4. Majority of the artworks had different frames from one another.  Many had plain black or gold frames, while others had elaborate gold frames with beautiful designs.

5. The art works were identified by a small card that was placed bellow each work of art.  I found this interesting because many of them were at knee length, making it harder to notice or seem less important.

6.  It varied in each room but in many, the frames were only inches apart from one another.

Picture #1

Edvard Munch

Two People: The Lonely Ones

Woodcut

1899

w557 x h395 mm

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/two-people-the-lonely-ones-edvard-munch/GwGd2TaGklgGmA

The work of art is well done and the color choice makes for a great use of emphasis.  I see a man and a woman who are standing away from one another.  The man seems sad and is in dark colors, while the woman is bright and glowing.  I believe that the artist was trying to show how the woman is unavailable to the man and he is saddened.

Picture #2

Edvard Munch

The Scream

Painting

1910

91 x 73.5 cm

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-scream-edvard-munch/eQFdRTFKDtVQ1A

The work of art is both beautiful and somewhat scary.  At first you get a calming feeling with the color choice the artist uses in the background but then once you notice the face of the person, you get an erie feeling.  Munch used color, emphasis, and texture throughout this work of art.  This particular work reminds me of a scary movie.  One where a girl is alone in the middle of nowhere screaming for help.  The artist is trying to say that what is important is now gone and dead and the things that shouldn't matter are taking over, such as materialistic items.

Picture #3

Edvard Munch

Shore with Red House

Painting

1904

w1090 x h690 mm



https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/shore-with-red-house/VAED9IbJ4_jNEQ

This work of art is my favorite by Edvard Munch.  It is a rocky shoreline leading into water with a red barn or house in the background. Texture and color was used throughout creating a beautiful shoreline of different shapes of rocks.  The red in the background really pops out and draws the viewers eye directly to it.  The movement is depicted very well in this piece of art.  This painting reminds me of going to the lake and searching for cool rocks with my family.  I believe the artist was trying to say that this was his happy place.

I thought that visiting The Munch Museum virtually was very interesting.  It was different having to view a gallery from a computer instead of physically being there but honestly if it wasn't for this particular situation I would have never seen or heard of this museum in Norway.  It was cool to see a place in a completely different country and to point out the similarities and differences of the way the museums look that I have visited in person.