Albright Knox Gallery

I loved going to the Albright Knox museum, it was only my second time there, the first was 4th grade. It was cool to see really famous and expensive art up close. We looked at a Picaso that didnt seem like it would be a Picasso. There was two girls in it, one looked like she was a servant but painted more Eygptian style and the other was a front view of a girl that was like Greek/Roman style. We also looked at a huge painting that people have argued that a toddler could do but you can tell it was thought out a little. The painting took a long time and some of the paint splatters were big and some were small, the colors went well together. And the orange paint really made the peice work.We also saw some miminalist paintings like the ones Herb and Dorothy would collect, one was orange plexiglass hooked to the wall that made the wall glow orange, and one was two rectangular blocks. We saw that you don't actually have to create everything to be an artist, if it's your idea then you are the artist. The person who made the orange plexiglass art didn't actually make it and probubly didnt even hang it but it was still his idea and plan. We also saw a big mural of just pencil lines by the staircase. The aritst died before it was produced but it was still his concept which makes him the artist. Another big glowing neon sticks sculpture that was upstairs is another example of this. He didn't make the glowing sticks but it was still his plan. Another thing that I learned was great art isent always planned out exactly, things can happen unexpectedly and it can come out greater than planned. We looked at a huge oil painting where the artist covered it with newspaper and the print accidently got printed on to it, it looked very cool but was not planned. He even named it with something to do with the print. Another thing we looked at when we were there was a room with projecters and red colors going across a screen with glass throwing in the background. It was kinda spooky like a haunted house. And I felt bored after being inside. It did nothing for me, just thought it was weird. We also looked at some photographs that went around the room where the aritist was everysingle person and acted out a play. It was really neat!! I definitly would go back to the ALbright Knox it was fun and exciting!