What I saw:
The DeYoung Museum at the Golden Gate Park was filled with
Early American and Contemporary American art.
However, the pieces that really “spoke” to me were the sculptural
pieces. I fell in love with the depth
and interest created by the sculptures as they unique shapes with their
craftsmanship. One of the art pieces
that I loved was the “Lettres sur les Aveugles II” by Frank Stella. This gradation of color appealed to my love
of clean lines and simple expression.
What I learned:
The Museum had an entire wing of native American art created
from feathers. This wing was the most
educational to me, as I had previously not seen clothing and accessories made
from feathers quite like this area was showing.
The feathers were arranged in beautiful color blocks to create impressive
ceremonial garments to be used by native Indians.
What I appreciated most:
The Museum had an entire wing of native American art created
from feathers. This wing was the most
educational to me, as I had previously not seen clothing and accessories made
from feathers quite like this area was showing.
The feathers were arranged in beautiful color blocks to create
impressive ceremonial garments to be used by native Indians.
Teachers note for future trip:
As mentioned above, I found out that this museum was one of
the stops on the bus tours provided around the city. If I were to do this again, I would include
this stop as one of the stops on the tour.
Additionally, there was apparently another Museum right across from the
DeYoung Museum titled the California Academy of Sciences. This museum costs ~$30 a person, so is a bit
more expensive than the DeYoung Museum, but offered a eco-friendly natural
history museum. I would be sure that I
include time and budget to attend this museum as well (as part of the bus
tour).
Images:
Overall View:
This overall view shows the lower portion of the DeYoung Museum and the towering observatory (I had originally thought the museum consisted of the lower floors, but the museum is the far left two story building, and the tower consist mainly of office space, except for the top 10th floor observation deck).
Picture #1
This odd sculpture was designed to look like a man with a top hat on. I suppose if you tilt your head, you can see him bending over? I appreciated the clean lines and geometric shapes of this piece though, and how as you moved around the piece the image changed.
Picture #2
This large (approximately 8'x8') canvas caught my attention for the use of color and gradation to create a center focal point. The eye is instantly drawn to the center, as if angular lines from the corners of the canvas were drawing you into the center of the space.
Picture #3
This sculpture piece was created by using burnt planks of wood and suspending them in the air. I especially appreciated the way they were able to capture this piece as if it was wood being blown apart in an explosion, and frozen in time. This was fun to walk around and view the various angles of the wood planks.
Picture #4
This overall view shows the lower portion of the DeYoung Museum and the towering observatory (I had originally thought the museum consisted of the lower floors, but the museum is the far left two story building, and the tower consist mainly of office space, except for the top 10th floor observation deck).
Picture #1
This odd sculpture was designed to look like a man with a top hat on. I suppose if you tilt your head, you can see him bending over? I appreciated the clean lines and geometric shapes of this piece though, and how as you moved around the piece the image changed.
Picture #2
This large (approximately 8'x8') canvas caught my attention for the use of color and gradation to create a center focal point. The eye is instantly drawn to the center, as if angular lines from the corners of the canvas were drawing you into the center of the space.
Picture #3
This sculpture piece was created by using burnt planks of wood and suspending them in the air. I especially appreciated the way they were able to capture this piece as if it was wood being blown apart in an explosion, and frozen in time. This was fun to walk around and view the various angles of the wood planks.
Picture #4
This one was my sons favorite piece in the museum (ignore his goofy smile). The back of the chair was painted to appear as if it were a three dimensional space with water flowing from the top, when in fact it was a flat piece of wood painted to appear as though there were depth to the piece.
Picture #5
Picture #5
I included this photograph as there was an entire wing of historical furniture pieces, and this one was a terrific example of Victorian style furniture from the ball and claw feet to the spindles at the top and decorative gingerbreading on the facade.
Sketches:
Sketch #1
This sketch is of a metal sculpture that I found thoroughly intriguing. Love loved how the shapes moved in and out of each other to create the overall look.
Sketch #2
This sketch is of one of the furniture pieces in the furniture exhibition
Sketch #3
There was a Rotunda in the Golden Gate Park that I loved, so I did a quick sketch of the ceiling
Sketch #4
This is a view of the DeYoung Museum from the Golden Gate Park
Flyers and Handouts:
Click here for the Brochure
Click here for the Exhibits
Click here for the Map of Golden Gate Park
Click here for the Ticket Stub
