Peace, Rest, and Relaxation Through Art

I chose “Peace, Rest, and Relaxation Through Art”, as the theme for my final project because I find these to be even more vital since I began college. Being at peace with yourself and with those around you is important because you must like who you are, and fighting with those around you all the time is needless stress. Rest just might be the most imperative out of the three because if you don’t get enough, you’ll be on edge, and you can’t get through the peacefully whether you’re a student or an employee. Relaxation comes into play usually when you don’t have enough time to get a good amount of rest, and when you’re trying to remain at peace with all the chaotic situations going on around you. All three of these seem to piece together perfectly in the puzzle of everyday life. I’ve been trying to implement enough time for all these throughout the week so that I don’t feel like I’m losing my freaking mind.
During the trip, I selected 10 items which I thought were good examples of peace, rest, and relaxation, out of those 10 the following 3 each displays 1 of the 3 parts of the theme.
For peace I chose, “Pair of Seated Figures Playing Liubo” which goes goes with, “Liubo Board and Pieces”. Here you can see 2 people playing a game of Liubo . The expression on the left guy’s face seems calm and peaceful. The guy on the right seems a little tenser, but if you look at it from another mindset it would seems as though it was a cheerful game all around and that they are both smiling.
For rest I chose, “Laurette in a Green Robe, Black Background” by Henri Matisse. Here a somewhat pretty woman is sitting down on a luxuriously comfy looking chair, sleeping, with her head looking down and legs crossed. She looks quite content there.
Finally, for relaxation I chose, “Ariadne” by Giorgio de Chirico. In this artwork, I see a well-developed woman basking in the warmth of the sun.  This brings to mind the thought of just throwing one’s self into bed after a long day’s work and just forgetting about the rest of the world.

 Artist:
 Title: "Pair of Seated Figures Playing Liubo"
 Years Completed: 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
 Section of Museum: Asian Art








 


   Artist: Henri Matisse
   Title: Laurette in a Green Robe, Black Background
   Years Completed: 1916
   Section of Museum: Modern and Contemporary Art








                                                                                             

                                                                                     

Artist: Giorgio de Chirico
Title: Ariadne
Years Completed: 1913
Section of Museum: Modern and Contemporary Art

Artist: Pablo Picasso
Title: Girl Reading at Table
Years Completed: 1934
Section of Museum: Modern and Contemporary Art

   Artist: Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski)
   Title: Thérèse Dreaming
   Years Completed:  1938
   Section of Museum: Modern and Contemporary Art

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 Artist:

 Title: Colossal Statue of a Pharoah
 Years Completed: (c.a. 1919 - 1885 b.c.)
 Section of Museum: Egyptian Art

 Artist:
 Title: Mummy of Artemidora
 Years Completed: A.D. 90–100
 Section of Museum: Egyptian Art

 Artist:
 Title: Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet
 Years Completed: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
 Section of Museum: Egyptian Art

 Artist:
 Title: Yuny and His Wife Renenutet
 Years Completed: ca. 1294–1279 B.C.
 Section of Museum: Egyptian Art

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 Artist:
 Title: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in "Water Moon" Form (Shuiyue Guanyin)
 Years Completed: 11th century
 Section of Museum: Asian Art