Yale art Galler #2

 When I went to the Yale Art Gallery I saw some other great art pieces. The following pieces are the

ones that stuck out to me. 

This piece is on the 1st floor which is usually the oldest piece. It was created by a Unidentified Bamana Artist and it is called Animal Head for a Puppet Masquerade. It was made in Mali in the Mid to late 20th century. It is made out of wood with paint, mirrors, cloth, and metal. It depicts a buffalo surmounted by a hyena and a crocodile. This headpiece was used in light-hearted performances communicating serious messages to youth associations in Mali. I took note of this because it was very colorful. I was attracted to the colors because it seemed like many of the pieces on this floor weren't using paint at this point.

This piece is called Undine Rising from the Waters by Chauncey Bradley Ives and was made in 1880 from marble. I took a picture of it because I liked the way the sculpture draped her clothing I thought it looked so light and airy yet it was marble. After Research the figure is supposed to be a Mediterranean sea spirit who takes the form of a human to marry a man and when he cheats on her she is forced to kill him due to the sea spirit traditions. She rises form a water spirit fountain to claim his life. It makes sense that the artist made the medium so light and smooth because it was supposed to be water. 

 This piece is called the Promenade des Anglais and was made in 1924-1925 by Francis Picabia. I took a picture of it because I am always drawn to beach pictures, I find this landscape calming and it makes me feel excited for summer. After research, I find out this is a famous beach in the south of France. I didn't notice the mixed media, it is all different kinds of unorthodox materials, it is important to look closer! The palm trees are macaroni and feathers and the people are leather while the frame is snake skin. Now looking at it does make the figures jump from the foreground. I love collages and make them myself, I didn't even know this was one of them. I am going to try myself to make my collages blend easier into reality as Picabia does.