Dallas Art Museum
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2012FA-ARTS-1301-4500
Art Appreciation
12/10/12
The Art Around the World The Dallas Art Museum is home to works of art created by many famous artists. Sculptures made by Redon or paintings by Pablo Picasso to name a few sit in the museum. The exhibit also contains artwork created by cultures and the assortment of their lifestyles. The variety of collections ranging from African art to Ancient American art is outstanding and the sheer magnificence of some of the pieces contained in the collections will leave you speechless. We will take a look at just a few in order to get a better understanding of the importance and artistic value of these different kinds of art forms. We first will look at a figure named "Malabi" a male ancestor figure held in the Oceania collection. This figure caught my eye immediately as I walked into the room. Its mere size was impressive and the detail as you approached was incredible. The …show more content…
Art and Religion in Africa. New York, N.Y.: Continuum International Publishing Group, 1998.
Ham, Anthony. West Africa 7. : Lonely Planet, 2009
Kjellgren, Eric. Oceania: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art . New York, N.Y.: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007.
Kleiner, Fred S., Mamiya, Christin J. Gardner 's Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives. Boston, Ma: Cengage Learning, 2009.
Markman, Peter T., Markman, Roberta H. Masks of the Spirit: Image and Metaphor in Mesoamerica. Berkeley, Los Angles, Oxford: University of California Press, 1989.
McEwan, Colin. Turquoise Mosaics from Mexico. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2006.
Art Works from The Dallas Art Museum
Sawos people., (village). (1890-1910). Male ancestor named Malabi [ancestor figure]
Mixtec-Aztec culture., (Mexico city). (A.D. 1350-1521). Mask, possibly of Tlaloc [ritual
2012FA-ARTS-1301-4500
Art Appreciation
12/10/12
The Art Around the World The Dallas Art Museum is home to works of art created by many famous artists. Sculptures made by Redon or paintings by Pablo Picasso to name a few sit in the museum. The exhibit also contains artwork created by cultures and the assortment of their lifestyles. The variety of collections ranging from African art to Ancient American art is outstanding and the sheer magnificence of some of the pieces contained in the collections will leave you speechless. We will take a look at just a few in order to get a better understanding of the importance and artistic value of these different kinds of art forms. We first will look at a figure named "Malabi" a male ancestor figure held in the Oceania collection. This figure caught my eye immediately as I walked into the room. Its mere size was impressive and the detail as you approached was incredible. The …show more content…
Art and Religion in Africa. New York, N.Y.: Continuum International Publishing Group, 1998.
Ham, Anthony. West Africa 7. : Lonely Planet, 2009
Kjellgren, Eric. Oceania: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art . New York, N.Y.: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007.
Kleiner, Fred S., Mamiya, Christin J. Gardner 's Art Through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives. Boston, Ma: Cengage Learning, 2009.
Markman, Peter T., Markman, Roberta H. Masks of the Spirit: Image and Metaphor in Mesoamerica. Berkeley, Los Angles, Oxford: University of California Press, 1989.
McEwan, Colin. Turquoise Mosaics from Mexico. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2006.
Art Works from The Dallas Art Museum
Sawos people., (village). (1890-1910). Male ancestor named Malabi [ancestor figure]
Mixtec-Aztec culture., (Mexico city). (A.D. 1350-1521). Mask, possibly of Tlaloc [ritual