#carnegieartmuseum

[mumblejinx]

Sunday Church at the Carnegie Art Museum. Burgoyne Diller’s “Untitled No. 21 (Second Theme),” from 1943-1945. I can get with this level of abstraction. Simple and beautiful. . . . . . . #sundaychurch #art #carnegieartmuseum #pittsburgh

[mumblejinx]

Sunday Church at the Carnegie. Robert Gwathmey’s “Hoeing,” 1943. Pretty Fresh. . . . . #carnegieartmuseum #pittsburgh #sundaychurch #art

[unadulteratedcollectordreamerblr]

Went to the opening of #solublepower , a group exhibition @carnegieartmuse and the closing for #terryarena of her spectacular residency exhibit at the Annex next door. Both were fab! Terry's work on top and #garybrewerart and #joannejulian on the bottom. Now I'm home and will begin another painting. #museum #residency #groupexhibition #carnegieartmuseum #cam (at Carnegie Art Museum)

[themedialuna]

Wheat Fields After the Rain by Van Gogh was the first piece of art that I can remember strongly connecting with, and it happened on a middle field trip. I must have started at this painting mesmerized for a solid 20 minutes until a chaperone prompted me to keep up with the group. It was this painting that inspired me to start drawing and painting. In collage I had to pick a work of art to study for a semester for an art writing course that involved several papers and a presentation at the end. It was a really great class! Naturally, I chose this due to my strong childhood connection to it. Early in Van Gogh's career he painted peasant life. Those works were dark and not seen favorably by the public. When Van Gogh's health deteriorated he went to the countryside to life where is painted peasant life and the countryside in the style he became known for with bright colors and contrasts with thick paint and lots of textures. Since taking this course, I like to think his artistic career made a full circle. This painting was painted several days before his death and is one of his final works. It's always good to look back on what your early influences are. I'm lucky to be able to frequent the Carnegie Museum so often to do so. #carnegieartmuseum #vangogh #wheatfields #flashbackfriday #fbf (at Carnegie Museum of Art)