Critical Document For my museum selection I decided to visit the Wittliff Collection at Texas State University. When I arrived, there was no one else but me and the librarian. To be honest, I probably would never have gone to an art museum if my teacher hadn't asked me to. This was my first time visiting the Wittliff Collection, so I asked the librarian, “Are there any other works of art besides photography from the Southwest and Mexico?” She replied, “No, the Wittliff is only known for photography of the Southwest and Mexico.” I smiled with a sense of embarrassment and continued to look at the different photos. As I walked around Wittliff, I was overwhelmed by all the different types of photography. There were so many amazing pieces that it became difficult to choose which ones to write about. However, in the end I managed to choose three unique photography pieces by Alinka Echeverria, Geoff Winningham and Keith Carter. I found the photography piece “From the Road to Tepeyac,” by Alinka Echeverria, intriguing. This photographic piece depicted a kneeling man with a sculpture strapped to his back. The woman in the statue had a green flag with multiple stars draped around her. This woman appeared to be the Virgin Mary. Below the Virgin Mary was an angel with green, white and red wings. The colors on the flag around the Virgin Mary and the angel's wings represent Mexico. Additionally, the stars on the flag feature the repetition constructed in this photographic piece. There is no physical line to the foreground; however, this piece implicitly directs the gaze from one point to another. When I first saw this photographic piece, I wondered why the statue of the Virgin Mary and an angel were on the man's back. I realized that the Virgin Mary is... middle of paper... the cause of all the evil that had happened. This scene represents guilt and desperation, however Simba doesn't fall for it. Scar ends up falling into a pit of fire representing Hell. The hues used to create the fire are monochromatic red and orange. In the fire pit there is no physical line to the foreground. At the end of the story, Simba reclaims the throne and restores the Pride Land. The circle of life continues as Simba and Nala give birth to a newborn cub. The film The Lion King is not just an animated film by Walt Disney, but an inspiring film. I think this is a good movie to watch for anyone because it has a lot of meaning, such as life lessons. Throughout the film there were several examples of life lessons such as hope, justice and perseverance. I would definitely watch it again and both kids and adults would watch it.
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