https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04 Favorite works from the members of the Museum Exploration course. Each member was asked to select at least two items of particular interest to them and display them in their virtual museum. en-us 2019-05-16 18:16:30 UTC 2026-01-23 15:26:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361356265 I chose this piece because it was from his collection of over 250 paintings of water lilies. It was fascinating how the use of color changed as he developed cataracts. (Worcester Museum)]]> 2019-05-18 03:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361356265 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361356586 I loved this piece at the DeCordova Sculpture Exhibit! It really stood out to me because the sculpture had tools, toys and many other imprints. Dine said that the heart functions as “a sign that one can care, that there is a constant presence of feeling.”  I found that to be really moving and seeing the personalization of items from his childhood on the sculpture within the heart was very clever.]]> 2019-05-18 03:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361356586 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361500926 Self Portrait with Hummingbird (MFA)

This piece stood out to me because I had learned about Frida Kahlo in Art History class during a lesson on surrealism and therefore could understand the background and context of this painting.]]> 2019-05-19 15:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361500926 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361501158 These are Malvaceae flowers from the Tower Hill Botanic garden. This piece stood out to me because it marked the beginning of spring in Southborough.]]> 2019-05-19 15:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361501158 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361543471 I find the way Richard Rosenblum is able to create a humanoid creature through roots. It is a beautiful sculpture that captures both the magicalness of nature and brings to mind the times when we have found human like things in nature on our own.]]> 2019-05-19 21:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361543471 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361544274 This piece of art is magnificent in the amount of detail it has, and through said detail, the amount of stories it tells. In only a few feet the story told could change into a completely different. Moreover, these depictions can be seen from any angle.]]> 2019-05-19 21:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361544274 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361760183 In the 20th century, women’s fashion got inspirations from men. Female apparel designers adopted traits from men’s clothing, and created symbols of power, elegance, and luxury. As a student interested in fashion, this is exhibition gave me historical background on the start of the  gender bending fashion in the 1900s]]> 2019-05-20 14:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361760183 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361760906 2019-05-20 14:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361760906 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361763446 Monet portrayed the Waterloo Bridge in diverse paintings, depicting the bridge on different weather and days. Monet’s use of colors and focus on the Waterloo Bridge was very interesting to look at]]> 2019-05-20 14:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361763446 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361764702 2019-05-20 14:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361764702 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361771116 I chose this piece because it really stood out to me in the first museum we visited. I loved how the watercolor was used and when looking closely at the painting you can see each brush stroke.]]> 2019-05-20 15:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361771116 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361821813 2019-05-20 16:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361821813 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361822571 This is a series of photos of things that are discarded, including buildings, memories, and people. The photographer does not just take pictures of the beautiful side of a city but also captures the life of what would be called the "unpleasant subjects" like city dwellers. I like how the photographer tries to include and present everyone. ]]> 2019-05-20 17:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361822571 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361825367 2019-05-20 17:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361825367 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361825503 I like how the painter made a contrast between the feast and underprivileged people's toil in the background to caution against material excess. ]]> 2019-05-20 17:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/361825503 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/362125319 Anoka Faruquee and David Driscoll 
Acrylic on linen on panel 
The creators of this piece used layers of acrylic paint to make a heavily textured surface reminiscent of a vinyl record.]]> 2019-05-21 13:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/362125319 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/362142606 I like these paintings because they are very simple landscapes that illustrate mood. ]]> 2019-05-21 13:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/362142606 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/362143684 I like this piece because it is a colllection of seemingly random images curated together to give a different message. ]]> 2019-05-21 13:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/362143684 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/362159906 I have never seen a guitar made out of silver before and the little details in this piece really stood out to me.]]> 2019-05-21 14:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/362159906 https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/362164181 I was already familiar with other parts of this piece and got excited to see it in Worcester Art Museum. I love how the sea is portrayed in this piece. It is no surprise that Hiroshige had influence on Monet with his work.]]> 2019-05-21 14:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jameswallace2/qf8nir0wkg04/wish/362164181