Week 4

What does MoLAA stand for?
The Museum of Latin American Art

Explain what you see on the above video clips?
The MoLAA features art forms of all sorts including paintings, photos, artifacts, and sculptures. The creations are made from anything from bright color combinations to earthy tones. There is wide usage of larger people, or curvier people compared to American art.

What did you learn from the video clips?
1. I learned that the MoLAA has an extraordinary sculpture garden that is internationally recognized as the most important collection of contemporary Latin American sculpture in the nation.

2. I learned that the MoLAA features Artistic movements and eras including: Torres-Garcia’s School of the South (1930s), Movimento Madí (1940s), Concretismo (1950s), Neo-concrete (late 1950s), Constructivist (late 1950s), Cinetismo (1960s), Kinetic (1960s) and Reconstructive (1970s).

3. The artwork includes media such as oils, paper machѐ, charcoal, wood, clay, plaster, bronze, acrylic, and wood.
What is one specific work in this location that attracted you? Give us the name, and related background info.


Andrѐs Michѐlena
1963, Venezuela
No-Thing. Nada, 2006
Vinyl and plexiglass



Andrѐs Michѐlena is a famous Venezuelan painter from a long line of family artists. He spent 4 years studying Architecture at Universidad Central de Venezuela, but in his final semester he met an artist named Pedro Leon Zapata, and he became interested in art and never returned to architecture. Andrѐs then began studying art at Federico Brandt Art Institute in Caracas. Andrѐs demonstrates the influence of his spirituality through his art. One can witness the conflict he has with Catholicism, Santeria, Astrology, Alchemy, and more recently as a Zen Buddhist practitioner, his art has always shown the depth that he goes to find his way. He now lives and works in Miama, Florida.

Some artwork:


Classmates Information:

1. Alexandra learned by reading about Paulo Freire that the more she thought about it, the more I realized how important our attitude is.

2. Debbie thinks that by looking at pictures, it seems that Paulo and his philosophies reached many people over many cultures.

3. Kristopher learned that Paulo Freire survived the Great Depression and developed himself within the poorer communities.

4. Mandi has always been more eager to learn about a certain subject if she could relate it to her everyday life.

5. Martin thinks that The words we learn serve the purpose of explaining the understanding we have of the world.

6. Mary thinks that just because something is one way doesn't mean it always has to stay that way.

7. Nicholas feels that it is important to look at why Paulo Friere wanted to help people become educated.

8. Ramona thinks that Paulo's Freire’s discussion "Before The Word", is a good example of how he thinks and his perception of the world.

9. Silvia really liked the quote “you can't teach to love. You have to love. The only way you can teach to love is by loving; I believe that love is the definite transformation".

10. Wanda feels that oppression leads to complacency and a false sense of the reality of the world.