EyelinerAndLipstick: Outside and In, Or inside out

It’s been said “don’t judge a book by its cover”, but we do it no matter what. I think others judge me by what they see or think they know about me. I realize the woman I am through the art works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and helped me realize the type of person I wanted to become and who I really am. Some of the works that stand out to me exemplify what others perceive of me and how I perceive myself. If i were a curator I would have an exhibit called “Misunderstood”, separated into two parts. One with the theme of how I perceive myself and another with how others perceive me, all told through the artwork.

Inside

-The painting by Domenico Tieplo titled “America” I found that I can

relate to this oversized woman. This woman is hugging and looks like

she protecting a house and has pope hats by her feet. I have this

painting in my exhibit because I can relate to it. I find myself a

person that is always at home and loves to be around family more then

- Next you will see a textile stamp titled “Testa” that also represents

me by the shades, highlights and stains in my life. Another work you

will see is a photograph by Raoul Ubac, titled “Le Combat des

Penthésilées”. The purpose of this picture is the struggles I have had

with others and the struggles that others put me through.

-You can also find a beautiful painting by Apollonio di Giovanni di

Tomaso, titled “The Story of Easther”. I found this painting rather

interesting because states that it is “Tempera and gold on wood” in

the caption, and the gold really makes everything stand out and that is

why it is in this exhibit. Everyone in this painting looks like they

are having a good time. I find that I have a lot of family and friends

that are important to me and are a highlight in my life.

Outside
-The stain glass window by Louis Comfort Tiffany titled “Bella Apartment Window” can show that I am a person that will show how I feel but at times hide from it because of insecurities and being scared. The dark like going through the window shows the separation

- Frederic Remangton sculpture is a man and a horse going down a “rocky decline” stated in the caption, and the name of this is “The Mountain Man”. This would be in the exhibit because family members say that i have a hard time moving forward and i am afraid of change.

In conclusion I would have this exhibit to show others how different I am to what others perceive me as. I would like to show others not to judge someone by assumptions, because the person that you might judge will perceive themselves very differently.