Category: 2024
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My current major, biology on the pre health track, relates to the Night at the Museum event as medicine can overlap with the racial issues certain art pieces invoked. Medicine is about the science as much as it is about caring for all patients equally.
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I felt that the museum had a wonder amount of works that related to the past and showed the history of different cultures and civilizations. There is no problem there. However- and it may be just because I didn’t see everything- but I felt like the museum was limited to only the past. There were…
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This art piece was by Albert Bierstadt entitled A Storm in the Rocky Mountains. I like how the colors came together and created a cool effect on the canvas. I have gone on hikes in the past and the view of the clouds/sky in this painting reminded me of the view I see when I…
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I think that the art that is currently in the museum should have a suggested song to listen to while viewing the piece. This adds another layer to the type of feelings the artist wants you to feel when admiring their work. I think it would be a nice, interactive aspect of the museum and…
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The place I saw myself in this piece of art was actually on the 1 percent that was not present in the painting. This painting represented me because the 99% made me think of everyone my age. It also demonstrates that I do not have the same college experience that a typical college student would…
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Hacienda La Fortuna
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The artwork I chose is an interpretation of the Virgin Mary, and the colors and change of Mary’s features gave her a more nurturing and mother figure. Mary is already seen as the impedimy of a mother and the collaboration of the cultures makes her seem more for the people.
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Hacienda La Fortuna
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I really liked the piece Biggers – web of life because it felt like a commentary on how women are the root of all life. The woman is the center of the roots, everything is branching off of her, and there are multiple bodies surrounding her in fetal position. It feels like it’s commenting on…
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Museums contain art, culture, and perspective. After attending Macaulay’s Night at the Museum, I can confidently say that this experience has reinforced my ideas about museums. I was able to observe many interesting paintings and sculptures which all exhibited these aspects of what a museum truly is. I would definitely encourage other Macaulay students to…
