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Essay / A description of the visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art
I visited the San Antonio Museum of Art for my museum needs. One of my favorite things to do is go to museums. I had never been to the San Antonio Art Museum before, so I was excited to go. At the time of my visit, they were hosting the "Lethal Beauty" samurai collection, which is actually why I came there. I have selected a handful of paintings and objects that I found interesting and hope to explain. The museum was organized according to a mix of periods and types of art. A very friendly environment for all types of people to enjoy the story. Arriving at the museum, the first exhibit I visited was the Egyptian section. This exhibit contained many broken relief sculptures, known as “relief fragments.” These fragments were written in hieroglyphics, which made an instant connection with what we had reviewed during the course. I really enjoyed these reliefs because of their age. The specific relief I am referring to is of the Greek pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus and was made around 285-246 BC. Made from limestone, a chisel and a hammer, this piece features beautiful engravings. On the left it was a hawk or some other bird and on the right it was a pharaoh. These two images are connected by hieroglyphs in the center of the fragment. After reading the description, the location of everything made a lot more sense to me. This fragment spelled out Ptolemy's name and has spiritual connotations. The next section that caught my eye was the Roman exhibit. The statues were quite stunning and probably my favorite section besides the main exhibit, Lethal Beauty. This exhibition contained a wide variety of sculpted works. They had busts of philosophers... middle of paper ... The story ends with Johnny Quid returning to Archie's house after rehab. He ironically declares that he now wants to become like Archie, a "Real RocknRolla". I love this money and the ending. As serious as the plot may seem, it is indeed a comedy and the actors all seem to be having fun. The overly dramatic scenes and constant use of vulgar language give it that "London gangster" feel. It took me a few views to fully understand the plot because there are a ton of scenes connecting each character or group of characters together. Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla is a very entertaining film. A bit confusing at first but contains some great actors who all seem to be having a great time creating this film. I find the value of this film in the humor brought to light by the actors. This added benefit gives a whole new contrast and dimension to the main storyline..