Umbrella, a photo from New York, Northeast

Photographer's Note

Symphony No. 1
1200 pixel version for Beta-users

At first sight these boys and girls don’t seems to be the kind of visitors you might expect in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
However, they are very interesting in this painting of Richard Pousette-Dart.
Especially the girls are looking seriously at the painting. The boys divide their attention between the painting and the girls.

But: HOW DID THEY MANAGED TO BRING AN UMBTELLA INSIDE THE MUSEUM

Symphony No. 1, The Transcendental
Artist: Richard Pousette-Dart (American, St. Paul, Minnesota 1916–1992 New York)
Date: 1941–42
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 228.6 x 304.8 cm
With this work of 1941-42, Pousette-Dart, then twenty-five years old, became the first of the Abstract Expressionists to make a mural-size painting. The monumental, heroic scale is integral to the artist's fundamental goals, expressive of highly personal, mystical beliefs that are as all-encompassing and vast as the work itself seemed at the time. Pousette-Dart worked in several media simultaneously, including painting and photography, and he also wrote a great deal, including poetry, art theory, and a host of other observations. He left more than 200 diaristic notebooks, providing an exceptional snapshot of the world view that shaped his art making. In a notebook probably written in 1940, he wrote, "Art is only significant as it takes us to the whole man and gives us new insights and opens secrets toward the unknown heart of our total mystic awareness." He also wrote, "My definition of religion amounts to art and my definition of art amounts to religion. … Art and religion are the inseparable structure and living adventure of the creative." (http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1996.367/)

papagolf21, Royaldevon, ikeharel, bukitgolfb301, Fis2, pierrefonds, tyro has marked this note useful

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papagolf21 (152605) 2016-06-26 0:45

Bonjour, cher Rob,
Le langage de l’art contemporain, ce n’est pas sorcier pour le spécialiste ou l'amateur.
Pour ma part, j'ai plus de mal à en saisir tout le sens. Cela ne m'empêche pas d'apprendre, d'être curieux et m'ouvrir aux nouvelles expériences.
Sujet et note très appréciés.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Tue (84016) 2016-06-26 1:01

Hallo Rob,
Ik herinner me nog wel dat het een vreselijk regenachtige dag was toen. De kleuren van hun t-shirts, paraplu en tas werken mooi samen met het schilderij.
Lars

lousat (131433) 2016-06-26 1:26

Hi Rob,funny comment,the girl watch the peinture and the boys watch the girl..heheheh...original capture from the musuem,i like a lot your original way to show us the artwork with someone inside the composition,different way to live what happen's inside places like that...excellent sharpness and colors despite the difficult light.Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (78332) 2016-06-26 1:43

Hello Rob,

I have come to really enjoy these candid photographs of people in their everyday life situations. It's a wonderful way of people watching from the comfort of your own home!
You are right, the girls are very intent on the art, whilst the boys are a little more intent on the girls, than the art.
It's a pleasing photograph in more than one way, for we can enjoy the art, too!

Have a good Sunday,
Bev :-)

bukitgolfb301 (53910) 2016-06-26 2:13

Hi dear Rob

Intersting note and posting from you.
So nice match of the abstract oil painting with young generation gullariess with getting tasty good light.

All the best and have a good Sunaday! Takero

holmertz (94686) 2016-06-26 2:33

Hello Rob,
Your photos from museums always amuse and attract me. Here is an interesting painting and an interesting behavior among the visitors. It's probably quite typical that it's the girls/women who care about the art. The presence of the umbrella is almost more mysterious than the meaning of the painting. How on earth could the guards at a museum like that miss it? I was almost thrown out of the Guggenheim for eating an apple at a very safe distance from anything valuable.
Best regards,
Gert

Fis2 (158215) 2016-06-26 3:39

Witaj Rob!
Another nice scene from museum.
Good POV and colors.
Interesting obraz.
Well done.
Have a good sunday afternoon.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (105561) 2016-06-26 4:51

HI Rib,

Yoou have captured well the serious expression of the persons looking at the painting. The point of view is showing the details of the painting. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Sergiom (117241) 2016-06-26 6:42

Bonour Rob,

Il y a quelque chose de très intéressant de voir autant de jeunes dans un musée.Ils regardent avec attention et discutent de l'oeuvre offerte.Très belle gestion de la lumière.

Bon dimanche

Serge

rychem (72179) 2016-06-26 8:30

I can understand the group of visitors is only an excuse to show us this beautiful abstract painting, very nice photo illustrating the atmosphere in the museum
regards Ryszard

serp2000 (47063) 2016-06-26 9:31

Hi, Rob, I like this idea to show a Picture In Picture. Well done. I have been trying to read the title (of a band) on the T-shirt, but I can't recognaze this name. Yep, the umbrella looks like a sword in his hand ;) Best! Serghei

tyro (30513) 2016-06-26 11:00

Hello Rob,

A fascinating note, especially about the artist Richard Pousette-Dart and his works and thoughts.

But, like you, I am amazed that this group of young people were allowed in this gallery with an umbrella, the perfect weapon people might use to damage art works.

But this is a very fine photograph, particularly as the light levels here do not look good and the image shows very little in the way of noise. The group are nicely gathered around the painting, the girls, as you say, studying it while the boys seem more intent on either talking or simply admiring the girls.

A perfect capture of a brief moment in time with well managed light, good colours and excellent details and sharpness.

Excellent!

Kind Regards,

John.

pajaran (104923) 2016-06-26 11:37

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst, lepo secanje na Richard Pousette-Dart ...
Dobar rad, dobar kontrast i ostrina, lepe boje, lepo pokazan umetnicka slika i posetioci.
Lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Beautiful view and the moment, interesting and good text, a nice memory of Richard Pousette-Dart ...
Good work, good contrast and sharpness, beautiful colors, beautiful pictures shown artistic and visitors.
Beautifully captured the moment.
Good evening and all the best.
Paja.

Silvio1953 (208597) 2016-06-26 14:57

Ciao Rob, lovely composition with cute boys and girls admiring beautiful artwork, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

berek (50518) 2016-06-26 23:27

Dear Rob,

I liked the museum inside details. umbrella name for the picture looks great. I did not see at first time this umbrella. creative composition with good light management.
Have a nice week.
Burak

ChrisJ (162660) 2016-06-27 9:25

Hallo Rob,

The group of 4 visitors admiring the bg abstract artwork add graphism to the composition as well as depth and layering. Good sharpness and excellent colour and saturation. Tfs!

emka (153414) 2016-06-27 13:17

Hello Rob, When I opened 1200 pixels version I looked for the umbrella. Indeed, very strange that they didn't notice. And why you think such young people can't be interested in art? But the mobile is always handy. and as to the painting , hm, I prefer older masters. Another pleasant "Scene from the exhibition".

WArm regrads Malgo

jmdias (105119) 2016-07-10 2:59

rob

another nice combination between people and artwork. yes, it is surprising they brought an umbrella to the museum. nice details and quality of image.

hugs

jorge