Contemporary Art: Menil Collection Vs Contemporary Arts Museum

Contemporary Art has often been and overlooked aspect over the classical pieces of art and artists from the previous art eras and earlier, but many of the great artists in history come from this modern era. The term contemporary art means pieces of art that are produced in the current period of time and the common start point for this type of art is from the 1970’s to the present day. In Houston there are two museums that display Contemporary Art for no fee, the Menil Collection, and Contemporary Arts Museum. In these two museums I was able to see many pieces of art from extremely talented and creative artists. Each museum had a collection of pieces that made you wonder, smirk, and cringe. In the Menil Collection there was a lively and colorful piece by Johnnie Swearingen
These two pieces have many differences and some important similarities that make them both interesting and unique pieces of contemporary art.
These two pieces of art have significantly more differences than they have similarities. When you analyze both pieces you can tell both artists were in a different state of mind. In the piece by Johnnie Swearingen she is displaying a religious theme that has a church filled with proud followers listening to a preacher, also in the piece she makes sure to include many vibrant and exciting colors. These colors help the theme and message she is sending to the viewer, the colors yellow, orange, blue, brown, red and white are bright colors that attract viewers. In the Egret piece the atmosphere is dark and frightening, the fact that there are disfigured baby dolls hanging from the trees help the frightening aspect. The atmosphere is void of exciting color or any positive vibes. Dozens of disfigured dolls staring down at an egret