The Guggenheim

 

The Guggenheim Museum in New York is the first museum established by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, dedicated to modern art. Founded in 1937 in Upper East Side, NY, it is the best known of all the museums of the foundation, and is often called simply "The Guggenheim".

At the beginning it was called the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, and was founded to showcase avant-garde art of early modern artists such as Kandinsky and Mondrian. In 1959 it moved to the place where it is now (the corner of 89th STreet and 5th Avenue, opposite Central Park), and built the building designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

The building itself became a work of art. From the street, the building looks like a white ribbon rolled into a cylindrical shape, slightly wider at the top than at the bottom. Internally, the galleries form a spiral. Thus, the visitor sees the work as you walk up the illuminated spiral ramp. Its design was inspired by a "Ziggurat" Babylonian temple pyramid, inverted.

The Museum Guggenhein exhibits a great difference to the buildings in the vicinity because of its spiral shape, marked by the mergeing of triangles, ovals, arcs, circles and squares, which correspond to the concept of organic architecture used by Frank Lloyd Wright in his designs.

Structure:
This building has a spiral structure featuring a large exhibition hall lit by a skylight.

Materials:
The materials used in its construction were basically precast concrete blocks.

The white paint used on the internal walls makes the works of art stand out.

The skylight is supported by steel joints.

I love the look of this architecture. The circular shape it holds and the lightning is absolutely amazing. Structures like this is not seen often where I live. I love unique forms as in this one.

Under the Yoke (Burning the Brushwood) 1893

 

This painting is a scene in Lapinlahti, Northern Savo. The tradition of burn-beating was being practiced in this area. It was painted by Ero Jarnefelt. He drew sketches and took photographs of men and women at work. This painting was done using oil on canvas. It captures the beautiful background of the water and has great details on the struggles they faced. The blackened girl's face with soot added surrounding halo smoke and painted such reproach in her eyes that appealed to my heart on behalf of these heavily burden people.

External Springtime 1901

 

This sculpture was created by Auguste Rodin in 1901. It now stands at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. This sculpture has a figure of two people showing deep love and affection for one another. It uses carrara marble as its medium. This sculpture is full round giving you views of every angle. Its texture is both soft and rough. The softness of the two bodies joined together and the roughness of the rock they share their passionate kiss on. I chose this sculpture due to the passion and deep connection the two shared. It gives one hope that true love like this may still exist.