Your DIA Favorites:
The Wedding Dance
It exemplifies the joy of the human condition, despite problems and turmoil. It shows us that there is joy always available to us.”
DETROIT INDUSTRY
It represents so much. It was daring because part of its message was communistic, yet, Edsel Ford, from a family that was the essence of capitalism, paid for it and stood by Rivera.”
MARTHA AND MARY MAGDALENE
It shows two saints as REAL women who are shifting their view from the beauty that is outside to the light that is inside.”
DETROIT INDUSTRY
I love the Diego Rivera auto plant picture because it shows everyday people and the beauty of honest work. ”
THE NUT GATHERERS
I think it shows such an intimacy between girlfriends,sharing stories and secrets. ”
The Wedding Dance
It shows love, family, friends, happiness! Keep coming back here to visit the original, just to make sure it is still as beautiful as I remember.”
Portrait of Postman Roulin
He has a hat.”
Annunciatory Angel
I love Fra Angelico's Annunciatory Angel because the golden colors give the angel a divine aura. The position of the hands make him look like he is about to make an important announcement. Beautiful!”
MARTHA AND MARY MAGDALENE
The action in Caravaggio's works is incredible---not only do the characters represent a story, but you can easily imagine them walking off the canvas. ”
Belshazzar's Feast
My mother was a student at Wayne State and I was a bored 7-year-old. A guard took pity and showed me how the lines in the floor and his hand would follow you as you crossed the room. Magic!”
Donkey
I have seen the donkey for 50 years. It reminds me that the DIA has provided me and countless others a lifetime of art experiences--and it is good kick to pet it, too! I love the DIA!”
MELANCHOLY WOMAN
It reminds me of all the sorrow so many people I know have been through and how they didn't give up and fought through it.”
COTOPAXI
It is so breathtaking. When I first saw it, I truly thought that it was a photograph. Also, I am an artist and I would love to be make to make something as amazing as this one day.”
Eleonora of Toledo and Her Son
The black, soft, velvety fabric of her dress with golden tassels and costly pearls make her appear regal in the portrait. My favorite show stopper. ”
DETROIT INDUSTRY
One of the most brilliant and moving pieces on planet earth. The subject is political, yet the mural transcends politics to a meditation on the human condition.”
MELANCHOLY WOMAN
I feel like I am sitting right next to the sad woman. I can feel the sadness in the artwork.”
COTOPAXI
It is an awe-inspiring study of nature at its most violent and overwhelming. The billowing clouds of volcanic gases, torrents of lava and blood-red landscape symbolize the horrors of the Civil War.”
Chapel
I love 16th/17th century churches since much effort was put in their architecture. This chapel seems dark and humble, but the little golden ornament and colorful stain glass windows draw attention.”
THE WINDOW
I love it because of the use of the color GREEN and the simplicity of it! Its appearance is on a small scale yet the impact that it leaves with me is massive! ”
SELF PORTRAIT
I feel like I'm looking into Van Gogh's soul when I see his self-portrait. I especially love the broad strokes in his yellow hat and the red in his beard. This painting brings me joy.”
Gladioli
It takes me back to a younger time when I visited many of the famous museums in Europe and saw these paintings in person. Seeing them "up close and personal" is exhilarating!!”
Ballet Dancer Adjusting her Costume
It reminds me of when I saw the Degas' complete collection of ballerinas here years ago, and in Paris just last year. These ballerinas are beautiful, and Degas's drawings bring life to their art form.”
Commode
Its glory is astounding. Shall I count the ways? Its supple curves give it the demure of a tender french lady. Its sturdy shape suggest that she was a larger more refined lady of the night. ”
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SELF PORTRAIT
It looks like me.”