"Growing up, my mother taught me that I was a king. She explained
to me that because of this fact, I was born to take the world by storm
and have the ability to write my own destiny."
-Me
During the planning stages of the final project, I knew what topic I wanted to choose, but not how to go about it. "Outside and In, or Inside Out: How do others perceive me? How do I perceive myself?"
I've never really thought about how I percieve myself...or at least I didn't really have the know-how to write it in essay form, and every thing I thought of myself to this point has always been in free form in my notebooks or on songs that I have recorded. I kept questioning myself, "What in the world would my make believe exhibit even look like?" and "I really wish we can do this from the MoMA instead of the boring Met". But after going to the musuem, I realized that there are other ways in which I can express to the world my inner self.
Get Your Theme Together Kid (Harrison Ford): My exhibit consisted of three themes: Religion & Power, State of Mind and finally Setting & Comfort.
The Kings & Their Mantle: The major works I have included in this section of my exhibit are as follows: "Julius Caesar", "The Death of Socrates" and "Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus)". All works are represntative of the quote I have written above: I feel that deep down I am a king. These men that are represented below were all kings at one point, only to be beheaded by the very men that they ruled over. That thought has driven me to make my own decisions growing up, and that is one aspect not many know about me. The artworks can be viewed below, along with religious garmets to add to the religion aspect of this theme of my exhibit. Each artwork has been fully equipped with artist's name, artworks name in quotations, year completed and the section of the Met you can find it at for your viewing pleasure:
Andrea di Pietro di Marco Ferrucci
"Julius Caesar"
1512-1514
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Jacques-Louis David
"The Death of Socrates"
1787
European Paintings
Salvador Dalí
"Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus)"
1945
Modern and Contemporary Art
Some Italian guy.
"Stole"
mid-15th Century
Robert Lehman Collection
Some less Italian guy from New Zealand
"Cloak"
19th Century
Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Some Italian guy again. Ayyy *thumbs up*
"Chasuble"
Late 16th Century
Costume Institute
State of Mind: Though very self explanatory, these artworks deal with the theme of what goes through my mind. The standout piece here is Lee Krasner's "Untitled" which I think incorporates the organized craziness that goes on in my mind. That along with the Colombian gold that is a metaphor for my inner desire for success (even with the furnerary mask, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" reference).
Lee Krasner
"Untitled"
1948
Modern and Contemporary Art
Some Colombian guy
"Funerary Mask"
5th–1st century BCE
Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Is the Italian/Colombian schtick getting old? Its Colombian though
"Necklace"
10th–16th century
Setting & Comfort: This final theme for my exhibit incorporates the places where I would find myself. These two artworks are very on the contrary from what some of my peers might percieve. In retrospect, I can understand why. Though I portray a very outgoing personality, the places I have chosen to include in this section of the exhibit are both Edward J. Steichen's "Balzac, The Silhouette—4 A.M." and Eugene Schoen's "Photograph", which are both illustrations of very "off grid" looking places. These two photos, along with the comfort of Conrad Henninger's "Side Chair" make up for a very lonely but comforting place to live in for myself.
Edward J. Steichen
"Balzac, The Silhouette—4 A.M."
1908
Photographs
Eugene Schoen
"Photograph"
1940
Conrad Henninger
"Side Chair"
1887
"In conclusion, what people see on the outside ultimately does
not equate to what is truly going on in the inside. When taking a look at the
artwork included in my hypothetical exhibit, this can be proven true. On the
outside, I am a very outgoing, friendly person. I chose to exhibit this by
artwork that simply seemed nice and royal to me. But on the inside lies a
success hungry recluse, exemplified by the more depressing and thought
provoking art in my exhibit."
not equate to what is truly going on in the inside. When taking a look at the
artwork included in my hypothetical exhibit, this can be proven true. On the
outside, I am a very outgoing, friendly person. I chose to exhibit this by
artwork that simply seemed nice and royal to me. But on the inside lies a
success hungry recluse, exemplified by the more depressing and thought
provoking art in my exhibit."
"F the police"? But whats stopping you from killing me?
P.S. In all seriousness, the proper credit for "Stole", "Cloak", "Chasuble", "Funerary Mask", "Necklace" are unknown, so I will credit them to their cultures. The credit is as follows:
"Stole": Italian culture
"Cloak": Maori culture
"Chasuble": Italian culture
"Funerary Mask": Calima culture
"Necklace": Tairona culture
