The Museum 'Utopian Thought'

Text in and as Art The Yale University Art Gallery is a place for those who appreciate and want to enjoy different types of art in a professional setting. The Yale Art Gallery contains pieces from all regions and all eras, including: African Art, Arts of Islam, European Art, Art and Industry in Early America, Indo-Pacific Art, and American Art and Decorative Art before 1900. Each room is set up in a unique manner to fit its design. For example, the Yosemite Gallery has red painted walls that gave it an earthy aura and included pictures such as landscapes or artifacts such as pressed leaves or tree trunk rings while the Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Gallery has pure white walls with bright lighting and the pictures stood out due to the stark contrast between the paintings colors and their surroundings. The use of text and art are often considered separates but when, combined they can bring home a point even better than alone. The saying “show don’t tell” is helpful but a combination of showing and telling would be even better. The use of text and art do not need to be equal. However, if both are incorporated then they are more memorable and easier for …show more content…
Kirshenblatt-Gimblett discussed in her piece how museums can bring different groups of people and different cultures together in one place and show their similarities. She also discussed how a “sensory experience” incorporated multiple parts of the mind and body and therefore intrigues the viewer more (Kirshenblatt “The Museum”). Art is a part of every culture and every religion in some way, shape, or form and can be used as an effective medium to bring people together. As a society we often look at differences before similarities and that only perpetuates the separation of people who Said argued