Project #5 You're the Curator! & Field Trip #6 Reaction

            Welcome to my online exhibit entitled “Emotion through Art in the Collection of the MoMa”.  It was important that the theme be warm, welcoming and an eye opener to various sections of the MoMa. My goal is that after viewers see this online exhibit, they will pursue to visit the various sections from which the art was selected from. The MoMa can certainly be overwhelming; however via this online exhibit you will have an opportunity to see various works from the Painting & Sculpture, Photography, Film, Prints & Illustrated Books and Drawings all a part of the MoMa’s permanent collection.

Pablo Picasso, "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", 1907, Painting & Sculpture

Cindy Sherman, "Untitled Film Still #2", 1977, Photography

Andrew Wyeth, "Christina's World", 1948, Painting & Sculpture

David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", 2008, Film

David Wark Griffith, "Her Awakening", 1911, Film

Frank Borzage, "Lazybones", 1925, Film

Kathe Kollwitz, "Mother with a Child in her Arms", 1916, Prints & Illustrated Books

Abraham Rattner, "Mother and Child", 1938, Painting & Sculpture

Julia Margaret Cameron, "Venus Chiding Cupid & Removing His Wings", 1872, Photography

David Cronenberg, "A History of Violence", 2005, Film

Sue Coe, "Doctor Giving Massage to a Patient with Aids", 1993, Prints & Illustrated Books

David Alfaro Siqueiros, "The Sob", 1939, Painting & Sculpture

Hernan Bas, "The Start of the Rain", 2004, Drawings

Sam Salisbury, "Untitled (Companion #3)", 2003, Drawings

Cindy Sherman, "Untitled Film Still #32", 1979, Photography

            The organization of this exhibit was key and not an easy task. I paired art from different sections of the MoMa which were similar in emotion yet different in artistic style. I was able to include art work which depicted strength, self-esteem, relationships, affection, bonding, hurt and sorrow. The artists selected range in cultural background.  The year of completion span from the 1800’s to the present. Therefore, materials used also varied from oil on canvas, to black and white, color photography and sketching to name a few. Various forms of emotion are represented.

             There are three specific art pieces which are particularly dear to me. They are “Lazybones”, “Mother with a Child in her Arms” and “Mother and Child”. Here are three opportunities to portray emotion through art from the collections of the MoMa. The three pieces come from the Film, Prints & Illustrated Books and Painting & Sculpture. Each one shows the beauty and strength in the bond between a child and parent. They are from different years in the 1900’s, yet the warm emotion is present in all three making the concept the same. They share an immense feeling of happiness without the use of words. The only difference is the material used to create them. As a curator, it was exciting to bring all three works together for viewers.

As I am about to have my first baby girl this July, the three pieces captured my heart and soul. It overjoyed me to find the image with the father and baby girl, as it was very uncommon in my search. I hope you enjoy this online mini tour and visit the MoMa soon. Perhaps you too can find pieces of art in different sections which share similarities.