Visit at the Blanton Museum of Art

Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin

has a great exhibition at the moment.

This is the link to the museum:

One of the exhibits is Goya MAD REASON

June 19-September 25, 2016

I visited the museum on the third Thursday this month, it stays open till 9p.m. and the admission is free. I took pictures and I am sharing these here only with the intention to share with you the beauty of the artwork and the great experience one can have admiring such great art.

Enjoy!

Francisco de Goya

(1746-1828)

Printmaking!

The exhibition has impressions of the artist's series;

Los desastres de la guerra, La tauromaquia, and Los disparates

an Arthur Ross Collection at the Yale University Art Gallery.

There was three paintings too and I had taken a picture of one, a still
life of fish on a platter but can't find it! :-/
Next, presents Xu Bing: Book from the Sky
a monumental installation by Chinese artist Xu Bing

The space is filled with magnificent printed text,
displayed in the form of hanging scrolls (the longest ones I've ever seen!), wall panels,
and books.

As I read here about its meaning, it says that the text cannot be read!
The characters were invented by the artist.
Readable or not to my opinion the artwork is beautiful.
I do love paper, typography and journals after all :-)

Walking up to the second floor, there is this beautiful structure of a biplane
with butterflies.

Saint AgathaOil on Canvas
Lorenzo Lippi
Florence, 1606-1665
The Suida-Manning Collection

Three Marys at the Tomb, 1570s
Oil on Panel
Jacopo Chimenti, called Jacopo da Empoli
Florence, 1551-1640
2002 Blanton Ball Purchase

Saint Cecilia circa 1626
Oil on canvas
Simon Vouet
Paris, 1590-1649
The Suida-Manning Collection

Personification of Knowledge, 1640s
Oil on canvas
Michel Dorigny
Saint-Quentin, France, 1616- Paris, France, 1665
The Suida-Manning Collection

Portrait of a Lady as Venus with cupid, n.p.
Oil on canvas
Pierre Mignard
Troyes, France, 1612-Paris, France, 1695
The Suida-Manning Collection

Mary Magdalene, circa 1624-25
Oil on canvas
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino
Cento, Ferrara, 1591-Bologna, 1666
The Suida-Manning Collection

RE-ENVISIONING THE VIRGIN MARY: Colonial Painting from South America
July 5, 2015- July 3, 2016