Norton Simon Museum - Events

A Challenge for Creative Expression: Textured Transformation

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:30:00 -0800

Date : Friday, February 10, 2012
Time : 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Host : Jose Antonio Aguirre
Type : Adult Drawing Class

The Norton Simon Museum is known for its collection of works by many of the world's greatest artists. Join artist José Antonio Aguirre as he investigates how artists in the Museum's collections have expressed their creative visions and changed the course of art history, from ancient to modern times. Participants are encouraged to use a variety of drawing techniques to create original reinterpretations of selected works of art in the galleries.

Textured Transformations
The visual narrative that is created between space, detail and color determines the relationship between the viewer and the work of art. Looking at 19th-century European art, particularly Impressionism, participants create works using pattern and texture.

All levels of experience are welcome. Each class is $20 ($16 for members), and space is limited to 18 participants. All materials and admission to the galleries on the day of class are included. Online registration is required.

Family Art Night: Temple Guardians

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:30:00 -0800

Date : Friday, February 10, 2012
Time : 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Teacher : Staff Educator
Type : Family Program

Learn about the fearless stone sculptures that protected ancient temples in Cambodia, then create a paper guardian for your home. This program is free with Museum admission and designed for families with children ages 4 to 10.

Paul Cézanne's Tulips in a Vase, c.1888-90

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:30:00 -0800

Date : Saturday, February 11, 2012
Time : 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Host : Staff Educator
Type : Spotlight Talk

Join a Museum educator on Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. for a focused 20-minute discussion of artwork and exhibitions. Today's talk is on Paul Cézanne's Tulips in a Vase, c.1888-90.

Paul Cézanne's Tulips in a Vase, c.1888-90

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:30:00 -0800

Date : Saturday, February 11, 2012
Time : 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Host : Staff Educator
Type : Spotlight Talk

Join a Museum educator on Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. for a focused 20-minute discussion of artwork and exhibitions. Today's talk is on Paul Cézanne's Tulips in a Vase, c.1888-90.

Contentious Gesture: Abstract Expressionism Comes to LA Printshops

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:00:00 -0800

Date : Saturday, February 11, 2012
Time : 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Speaker : Dr. David Acton, Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Worcester Art Museum
Type : Lecture

In the late 1940s, as the upheavals of World War II transformed the fine arts of Europe and the United States, Southern California resisted change. Even as young artists, art schools and local museums began looking toward a fresh, if uncertain, future, an aging hierarchy clung tenaciously to its values. Cubism baffled them, modernism offended them and notions of abstract surrealism and expressive gesture enraged them. Despite the artists' valiant battles, these concepts and forms gradually infiltrated Los Angeles painting studios and printshops. In this lecture, Acton tells the story of the lonely explorations of several creative adventurers and their gradual acceptance by the intricate establishment of an American capital of culture.

Held in the theater. Stickers for ensured seating will be distributed starting at 3:00 p.m.

Aspects of the Buddha

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0800

Date : Sunday, February 12, 2012
Time : 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Host : Staff Educator
Type : Afternoon Salon

Join a museum educator on select Sunday afternoons for a dynamic discussion of art. This winter's Afternoon Salons examine transitions: in the development of the Renaissance style from medieval traditions, in the subtle differences in the depiction of the Buddha, and in the evolution of the landscape.

Discuss the evolution in the representation of the Buddha by examining works from ancient Ghandara (modern-day Pakistan), India and Thailand. Start in ancient Ghandara with Siddhartha Meditating below the Jambu Tree, 3rd century, then move to India for Buddha Shakyamuni, c. 550, and end with Meditating Buddha Protected by a Three-Headed Serpent Deity, 10th century, from Thailand.

A Challenge for Creative Expression: Stylization and Appropriation

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:30:00 -0800

Date : Friday, February 17, 2012
Time : 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Host : Jose Antonio Aguirre
Type : Adult Drawing Class

The Norton Simon Museum is known for its collection of works by many of the world's greatest artists. Join artist José Antonio Aguirre as he investigates how artists in the Museum's collections have expressed their creative visions and changed the course of art history, from ancient to modern times. Participants are encouraged to use a variety of drawing techniques to create original reinterpretations of selected works of art in the galleries.

Stylization and Appropriation
Participants select works of art from the exhibit Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California to create a piece that is rendered as an opposite (a black-and-white image into a color one, or vice versa). They reinterpret the original artwork, emphasizing the graphic quality of the design.

All levels of experience are welcome. Each class is $20 ($16 for members), and space is limited to 18 participants. All materials and admission to the galleries on the day of class are included. Online registration is required.

Family Days: Birds of Love

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0800

Date : Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time : 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Teacher : Staff Educator
Type : Family Program

Discover the beauty of Jean-Honoré Fragonard's Happy Lovers and create a pair of birds. Keep one for yourself, and give the other to a loved one. This program is free with Museum admission and recommended for children ages 4-8.

Francisco de Zurbarán's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose, 1633

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:30:00 -0800

Date : Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time : 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Host : Staff Educator
Type : Spotlight Talk

Join a Museum educator on Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. for a focused 20-minute discussion of artwork and exhibitions. Today's talk is on Francisco de Zurbarán's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose, 1633.

Francisco de Zurbarán's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose, 1633

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:30:00 -0800

Date : Saturday, February 18, 2012
Time : 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Host : Staff Educator
Type : Spotlight Talk

The Face of the Renaissance: Materials and Techniques of a Northern Master
An Artist's Demonstration by Sylvana Barrett

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0800

Date : Thursday, February 23, 2012
Time : 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Host : Sylvana Barrett
Type : Adult Art History Class

Join artist and educator Sylvana Barrett for a lecture and demonstration of Renaissance painting technique. The focus of this program is Hans Memling, the 15th-century northern European artist whose Portrait of a Man, c. 1470-75, is on loan from The Frick Collection this season and will hang alongside the Museum's Christ Giving His Blessing, 1478. A discussion of Renaissance technique through materials and methods is illustrated by a display of historic pigments, binders and equipment typical of an artist's studio in the 15th century.

Presented in the Museum's theater. The program is for visitors of all ages with comments and questions encouraged throughout. Free with admission; no registration required.

Norton Simon Museum - Events

A Challenge for Creative Expression: Textured Transformation

Family Art Night: Temple Guardians

Paul Cézanne's Tulips in a Vase, c.1888-90

Paul Cézanne's Tulips in a Vase, c.1888-90

Contentious Gesture: Abstract Expressionism Comes to LA Printshops

Aspects of the Buddha

A Challenge for Creative Expression: Stylization and Appropriation

Family Days: Birds of Love

Francisco de Zurbarán's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose, 1633

Francisco de Zurbarán's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose, 1633

The Face of the Renaissance: Materials and Techniques of a Northern Master An Artist's Demonstration by Sylvana Barrett

The Face of the Renaissance: Materials and Techniques of a Northern Master
An Artist's Demonstration by Sylvana Barrett