The Beaucoup section visits the Hilliard Art Museum; below are their thoughts.
Isabelle Brumley
Beaucoup Editor
This was my first time visiting the Hilliard Art Museum, and I was impressed by it. When you first walk in, you are greeted by a cute little gift shop featuring art-themed trinkets, books, clothing and jewelry. The main art exhibit of the museum was “Rodin: Toward Modernity.” The exhibit featured 40 bronze structures that Auguste Rodin created in the late 1800s.
Looking at each art piece, I was amazed at the detail of each structure. Some were life-sized, while others were individual parts of the human body or smaller versions of people.
Upstairs featured a set of pieces called “Take Place: A Home in Four Movements” by Kevin Brisco Jr. This exhibit brought back some aspects of my childhood; for example, the window air conditioner painting reminded me of visiting my grandma’s old house.
My favorite art piece out of all of them was “The Gates of Hell.” Every time I look at that piece, I can’t help but stare at the intensity of the figures.
Overall, I enjoyed my experience at the Hilliard and will return soon for the upcoming exhibits.
Marie Ducote
Allons Writer
Rodin is a sculptor I have always heard of, but I have never seen any of his work. So, when this exhibit was announced, it piqued my interest to see some of his works in person.
I was amazed by the scale and details of the sculptures. Many of Rodin’s works have to do with movements of the human body.
While looking at the sculptors I felt like they could have come to life at any second. A few highlights of the exhibit for me were the bust of French author Victor Hugo, the sculpture called “Hand of God” and one of my favorite pieces I saw was a photo mural of the “Gates of Hell.” This last piece I mentioned, surprised me with the detail that was in the artwork,and my eyes kept darting to a new thing.
I hope to go back again to see some pieces I might have missed on my first visit.
Nyria Mustful
Allons Editor
Oh, the joys of visiting the Hilliard once more!
This time, though, I feel as though I had a very well-rounded experience that exposed me to so many different types of art besides paintings. The exhibit entitled “Rodin: Toward Modernity” was a showcase of Auguste Rodin’s sculpture work.
I’ve never been much of a sculpture fan, but he did make one of my favorite statues, called “The Thinker,” so I was looking forward to seeing his other works. I saw this artwork in front of the Rodin exhibit and I wanted to try and buy a part of it (even though I know it would take me years to afford it). It was this teapot made out of welded metal items, surrounded by teacups made in a similar fashion, only the teacups were this eggshell color and were composed of pearls, seashells and other random items, like baby shoes.
Once again, I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the Hilliard Art Museum and I’m excited to go back for what else is in store!
Kaelin Palmer
Photographer
The Hilliard Art Museum has always been a place where I go to relax, look at exhibits and escape the stressful moments of being a college student. When visiting again, I saw their art exhibit, Rodin: Toward Modernity, which was broken down into four categories: Burghers of Calais, The Gates of Hell, Portraiture and Fragments. Beautiful bronze statues were placed throughout the floor against an aesthetically pleasing teal background.
One quote I’ll remember the most is, “There is a muse who whispers inspiration to the poet.” written by Judith Sobol. This exhibit aimed to express the power of all parts of the human body, which I believe was successfully done. The museum even had a spot upstairs where we could draw, color, piece things together and write postcards. If you’re a student just wanting to let off some steam or relax, Hilliard Art Museum is definitely the right place to do so.
