The theme for The Precious Object gives the viewer a reaction of wonderment and at the same time delight with amazement. Charles Wilson Peale’s artworks at Peale’s Philadelphia museum inspired the art room at the Hennepin County Library. Charles Wilson Peale’s created his artworks to give his viewers contemplation, amazement, delight, and wonderment. Each of the artist’s artworks in the Cargill Hall was unique because they each made their artworks by hand. Some of the artworks are taxidermies of animals like the snake and duck. Others are paintings, collages, handmade items, and ranges in size from life size to small. Displaying these artworks at the Hennepin County Library is the perfect place because the library is a place where imagination and learning develops the mind. The artworks give new imagination to the viewers when they see an exhibit they never saw before. Each of the artist’s artworks in the Cargill Hall is unique.
The artwork “Mimicry” made by the artist Alison Hiltner is a mixed media of artificial flowers. The flowers are ball shaped with pink to red petals and all sizes from big to small. The flowers have green spider leg vines that are arranged so that they look like they are growing on the floor and on the column in the room. I like the artwork because the artist has a creative imagination. She can bring life to beautiful flowers by making them look alive and real.
Alison Hiltner’s artworks can be found at the URL below:
http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=243301#
The artwork “Painting Painting with Van Der Weyden” made by the artist Margaret Wall-Romana is oil on wood panel. Rogier van der Weyden’s art painting “Deposition From the Cross” inspired this artist’s artwork. Rogier’s painting has Christ brought down from the cross. The artist Margaret sees Christ in van der Weyden’s painting in her own unique creative way. The artist paints a nature landscape to portray Christ’s death and rebirth from Persephone’s dream. The artwork has vines, four leaf clover, budding flowers, butterfly, and dry leaves. She uses colors of dark brown for vines, green plants, white veil or cave, yellow butterfly, a purple and orange flower. All the plants and vines look like they are inside a white cave. Looking through the white cave you see a landscape view of green mountains. I like that the artist has a creative eye, she gives her painting a personal meaning of an inspirational figure and paints it from her own perspective.
Margaret Wall-Romana’s artworks can be found at the URL below:
http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=243324#
www.mwallromana.com
The artwork “54847” by the artist Ginny Maki is made of felt material, thread, and wire. The felt material is white and gray thread is used to sew the material into houses and buildings. There is no roof on them so you can see right through the houses and buildings. Windows and doors are sewn on the felt with gray thread to make them more realistic. There are loose and clumped up gray thread hanging from the felt. The artist hangs the houses and buildings to make them look like they are floating in the air. Each house and building is hung differently. Some twisted, some on their side, and others look broken apart. The artist takes a memory of a place or location and makes a contrast of how the places were conceived and experienced. I like this artist because she thinks creatively. She expresses personal behavior through the homes and buildings.
Ginny Maki’s artworks can be found at the URL below:
http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=243312#
www.mnartists.org/Ginny_Maki
The artwork “Blinded by words” is by the artist Beth Barron. She hand stitched the words on white cotton cloth with white cotton thread. White color dog hair surrounds the rectangular cloth on the sides and bottom. There is a magnifying glass pinned next to the artwork so the viewers can get a closer look or read the white sewn words. There are some brown spots on the cloth to make it look like it was used. The artist is portraying that incoherent words can be blinding. I like this artist because she has a really creative idea portraying the blindness of words.
Beth Barron’s artworks can be found at the URL below:
http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=243306#
http://www.mnartists.org/Beth_Barron
Cesar Pelli is a creative architect. The architecture of the Hennepin Library is in the shape of a rectangle but when you go inside, it is a triangle. You can reach each floor by elevator, escalator, or stairs. When you get to each floor you can see the outside traffic and people. There are hallways or bridges on every floor that you can take to reach the other side. The Hennepin Library is the perfect place for studying, reading and to put an art exhibit that can let the viewer use their imagination and at the same time create wonderment.
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