Cantor Arts Museum Essay

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Arts2D
Prof. Roehl
Cantor Arts Museum Report The Cantor Arts Center in Stanford was a good pick to visit because of its unique collections displayed. It was my first time being inside the beautiful Cantor Museum, and it was filled with a variety of artworks of all different styles. The Jakob’s Traum (2010) by Anselm Kiefer was one of the artworks that caught my eye. The medium of the work used many objects like paint, clay, ash, and chalk on board with iron, resin ferns, cotton and linen dresses, and a ceramic ladder. Jakob’s Traum emitted such a ghostly vibe when you just stare at it. The broken railroad with the light dirty dresses on its sides could have shown Kiefer’s intentions to paint a tragic accident on the train tracks. The
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The mask reminded me of the ancient Japanese culture where being a samurai was common. Salmon Mask appeared to have a face of a surprised worried person. The medium of the work are red cedar wood with red, black, and green over white paint. I believe the purpose of the mask was most likely designed for a featured show. Robert Arneson is an American sculpture during the late 20th century and one of hiswork I think is fascinating is the awesome Global Death and Destruction (1982-3). I would say this sculpture is the most chilling and dark sculpture in the museum. The medium of the art piece is stoneware with glazes. "WAR MEMORIAL" is inscribed on the front and the Engravings of a mushroom cloud, a head and a missile decorate the sides of the base could suggest a future nuclear catastrophe. A painting that caught my interest was The Accident (1899) by the Belgian painter Williem Geets. It is a painting took place in the crowded city of Holland where a man on the side bears half his chest to the public. The medium of the work was oil on canvas and I admired the red tones Geets used in the painting, it made the man’s character stood out from the
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