Reflection of DePaul Art Museum
Momo, Ouadir and I visited the
DePaul Art Museum for doing team project.
When we got there, we noticed that the museum was smaller than other
public museums, but it was a new and clear building. Firstly, we decided to grasp impression and
information of the museum. My first
impression of the museum is very calm and warm because there was a just one
person, who we interviewed with, and the lights of the ceiling created warm
atmosphere. In terms of sound, there is
no any sound such as background music, people’s talking and some noise. It was very quiet, so we even talked in
whispers each other during searching the museum. In case of basic information of the museum, its
work day is every day for free because it is public museum. There is no gift shop, food facilities and
library. If we want to use the library,
we could use the DePaul’s library which located in two blocks away from the
museum. The museum is made of first and
second floors. In terms of one special
exhibit, the paintings in the second floor exhibit are very vivid and dynamic.
Also, they have bright and various colors.
So while I was appreciating the paintings, I felt that active expression
and dynamism. The paintings made me an active person briefly. We chose the painting named ‘Adolescence’
made by Richard Hull. The reason why we chose the painting is it seems like
adolescence’s passion and variation as the painting’s name. Also, it has
various colors and turbulent lines just like Van Gogh’s art works. The curve
lines are very dynamic and vital. As we
interviewed with one employee, we learned about new characteristics of the
museum. It is a public museum, and all
of materials are new because it opened just one year ago. The most interesting
thing is that all art works of the museum are made by just Chicago artists. We interviewed one visitor who is majoring in
art in the DePaul University. That is
why she visited the museum. I think that her age is around 21 or 22. She liked the museum’s atmosphere especially
high ceiling and lights. And she liked the second floor exhibit because she
liked the vivid and colorful paintings. After I finished the museum trip, I realized
that even though a museum is small, the museum has unique atmosphere and its
own style.
