Museums Matter!

In class today there were many presentations, all discussing specific museums around the country and some outside of the U.S. What went through my mind the whole time was the fact that I have never been to most of them. As an artist I think it is important to see the most art that you can, and specifically in museums. I believe this because it gives me historical and contemporary context at the same time. There are so many different museums that house hundreds of different collections. I want to make it a goal to see most of the museums that we learned about today. The Tate, MoMa, Philly, SFMOMA, and the Guggenheim are ones that I know I could visit. To be able to personally view the work in these exhibitions would be phenomenal!




-Muriel Holloway

Auction Houses

I really enjoyed last class because I was able to learn so many new things about Auction Houses from my classmates, as well as my own research. There were quite a few auction houses that caught my interest, such as Christie's, and Sothebys. I was really impressed with their collections, past auctions and over all professionalism. From their websites I could see how easy and pleasant their websites were. I also liked hearing what type of art that my classmates would bid on. It helps me gain a little more info on them as artists, and how that might affect their work.

Spanish Master Revealed

Last class I really enjoyed the article talking about Velazques. We discussed how we thought if the painting was a self portrait. My classmates gave great reasons for backing their statements. I believed it was a portrait because of the expression and the figure's gaze in the painting. If it wasn't a self portrait the figure would be looking and facing a different direction. To draw oneself, you have to look into a mirror so you can get the proportions and expressions down properly. You are also looking at yourself, so your gaze is aimed directly at you, just like a living persons.

VALUE

Muriel Holloway
2/9/15
Business of Fine Art
Mark Ormond



The word value is often mentioned when talking about many different things. When we think of that word, many different things and meanings come to mind. It makes me wonder if my meaning or idea of value is the same or vastly different from others. While in class I thought about how often I have to look at my art in terms of value. Sometimes I don't even think about where my art will go and if others would prescribe value to it. Last class made me wonder how the art of the past had value when there are so many forms of it. Also who is the one that declares it? There are endless discussions in the world of art so it really just makes my head ache at the thought.