Menil Collection

 Renzo Piano

Houston, Texas

1982 to 1986

The Menil Collection opened in 1986 in Houston, TX. During some research I found out that  Dominique de Menil,and her husband, John de Menil, became a power couple in the Houston art scene beginning in the 1970s. Their combined wealth and love for art left them with the inevitable goal of creating a place for Houstonians to come together and enjoy all that art had to given them. The Menil building has so much space to give and i love how the sun light goes in the the building as you are admiring the art. Renzo Piano designed the building the way he did because Dominique wanted to built the building were residential homes were located and wantedto have educational activities for the people. She wanted it to be open iluminated with natural light.This is the most interesting museum I've ever visited. It has the feel of a normal gallery, but there are some rooms that will blow you away. The art combined with the unique space can evoke a very visceral response. A few rooms were set up with the art in such a way that I wanted to leave and wanted to stay at the same time. There are other sites in the Menil Collection besides the gallery. I especially liked the Rothko Chapel. It is very beautiful.

Richard Serra

Out of Round X

Paintstick on handmade Hiromi Paper

79 1/2 x 79 inches

To me this painting is just a round whole painted in black and white or grey, but still a black hole. To me this piece of art is representational because it represents something to me and may to other people it is .This makes me feel sad when I look at it. It makes me realize that I feel empty inside, that I am not happy with myself nor the family I constructed with my husband even though we have a little girl, but Im not happy with him. It is just a picture of a hole a black one but it brings out so many feelings.