We visited the De Pont Museum of Modern Art during the minor. This trip was an eye-opener for me as the mixture of tradition and new media art caused me to have very mixed emotions throughout the museum. I am a lover of traditional art as well as modern media, however, when mixed together I had a very overwhelming feeling. For example. The golden lady installation was one I really disliked. You could hear it from everywhere in the museum and I understand that that was the point of the installation but I felt it took away from other artists and their hard work
Below are some photos I took throughout the visit
My Favourite:
"The End - Vezenia" by Ragnar Kj
The concept of this installation was that the model and the artist lived together for 6 months and treated a painting once a day. People were also able to visit the home to see the process over these 6 months. At the beginning of the 6 months, you can see the pictures are very traditional and "normal," however as they progress you can see the artwork change to be more sketchy and manic. You can see the increase in beer bottles and mess in the apartment. Art changes the artist's mental state and creates a unique and interesting perspective. The thing I loved most was that people continued to visit the home throughout this period and they saw this development in real-time. They were confused if this development was part of the installation or the real decline in the artist's mental health
This mixture of traditional and modern art, I felt, really went hand in hand. The clear message in the art as well as an element of immersion through its story and the audience interaction really brought me in
We were then asked in preparation for our visit to the Utrecht Centraal Museum, to take two of our favourite pieces and find the modern or classic piece of art that conveys the emotion.
These are the two pieces I choose from the Tilburg Museum and the two photos I found matched them. You can read the PowerPoint I made for the class for more infomation
