2B Museum of Modern Art

Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points

2B Museum of Modern Art

Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points

http://www.moma.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYVuuznIhkIhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art

Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point

The museum of moder art in San Francisco has displayed a number of different expositions over the years. From Van Gough to the most recent expo of Frida Kahlo, MOMA has been the place to go to experience any type of art wit no boundaries. MOMA has had expositions with artists from all over the world. This is a chance for people to taste a little bit of the culture of a foreign place through the art and expression of the artist.

Contains the following "analytical elements":
Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point

When you enter MOMA with its immensely high ceiling and constant crowd of people it is like entering a different world. It has six floors of art with anything from contemporary photographers of the early 1900's to indigenous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. It is almost too much to bear taking it floor by floor and trying to see and absorb everything in one visit. The crowd of people does not make it very easy to maneuver around without running into people occasionally. The high ceilings allow for echos of occasional shrieks but for the most part people are quite and just look at the piece trying to figure out what it all means. Some rooms are darker than others and some more crowded than others. The pieces range anywhere from tiny to full walls of canvas stretched out along wide white walls. People migrate like cattle from one painting to another in silence except for the occasional whisper. The whole experience is calming and refreshing.

Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point

My choice is based on what I have been exposed to and can describe from personal memory. I am completely comfortable describing the atmosphere of MOMA because I have been there many times and enjoy it thoroughly. Every time I go I learn something new and am exposed to a new artist that I had never heard of before.

Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point

I have not been to many museums and so my choice was quite simple. I hope to have more exposure in the future to more museums and more cultures as well.

Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point

I learned that MOMA has had hundreds of expositions with hundreds of different artists over the year. I would like to know who the first artist to ever be displayed at MOMA was?

5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point

I chose to look at Christopher Allen's 2A project in which he describes the city of Santa Clara and why it is one of the most important cities in our state of California. Although it's population is only about 100,000 people Santa Clara has accomplished many things. It is responsible for many advancements in computer and technology. I have personally never been to Santa Clara but it is very surprising to me that such a small city has produced so much for the rest of California. The city though small is very diverse. In my opinion diversity is the key to succeed and so i believe that this city is a perfect example of why together we succeed. If you put different experiences and opinions together the outcome is positive.
http://chris03c.blogspot.com/