Clark Metzger - Art Muesum Visit

Garrett Montgomery - Art Muesum Visit

After walking around the Dallas Museum of Art for a few hours, I finally found the picture I wanted to write my paper about. This painting is of the Eiffel Tower and however it being that I forgot to look at who the artist was and the name of the painting, my descriptions will be

Group Paragone Discussion

Do you think one type of art is superior to another?
   Our group concluded that there is not a superior form of art.  Our
main reasoning is that all forms of art require a very specific skill or
talent and that placing value on it is largely subjective.  In some
cases, not just in our Picasso group, it is all “in the eyes of the
beholder” as Allen stated.  

Do you think a discussion as a paragone is useful?
   We had mixed feelings for this topic.  Amy and Clark thought that the
use of a paragone is not useful, feeling that direct comparison of
different art forms is more confrontational than useful. On the other
hand Allen and I did not use the word “useful” in our statements, though
we both feel that they are interesting and give us a good amount of
information about the subjects that are being discussed.

How did your week as an artist influence your interpretation of this
reading?
   Except for Clark, who is still reassured that he has difficulty with
art, our group seemed to benefit very much from our “standing in the
shoes” project.  For the painters it gave them a better understanding of
the challenges that accompany painting, and both Clark and Amy agreed
that the proper use of light and shadow is very difficult. As for me,
doing the sculpting, I realized that it is much easier to picture in
your head what you want than to actually sculpt it using a particular
medium.