Last Thursday I went to the High Museum to view the traveling exhibition displaying works of art from the golden age of Venetian paintings, the main focus on Titian and his Diana paintings. As our assignment was to analyze the lay out of the exhibition, I found myself just glancing at the works of art and focusing on their placement, the color of the room and the room layout. But this exhibition forces you to view the art as you cannot view the exhibition highlight (Diana paintings) without first seeing the sketches that were the development of the Venetian style. When I did finally reach the main paintings I was first surprised for a moment at the bold nudity that was displayed in the paintings. This theme of nudity runs through both Diana paintings, almost connecting the two into one image. The paintings made no sense to me as I am not familiar with the stories they try to depict. Although I was certainly impressed by the detail that the artist captured, the realism was at a stark contrast with Dali’s exhibit, which I previously viewed.
We recently talked about the lack of recognition of talented female artists and their under representation in museums, who instead favor male artists. This exhibition clearly displayed that this trend has been in place for some time and continues to dominate museums today. The Titian Exhibit displays art pieces solely by male figures, a the title of the exhibit suggests. The previous exhibit I viewed (Dali’s Exhibit) follows the same trend. I find it hard to believe that such inequality can still exist, what makes a male artist any better than a female artist?
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