Week 5

What does MoLAA stand for?
Museum of Latin American Art. It is where the best of the best latin American artwork is showcased.

Explain what you see on the above video clips (be specific)?

Video 1 -> this is a simple photo slideshow. The pictures are great and the good thing about it is that the name plate and artist information is shown in the very next picture.

Video 2 -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLkgMi5ZdQc This video is great! The pictures are shown zoomed in and you feel like you are actually there in the museum. It makes me want to go to the museum. The person who made the video obviously loves the museum and wanted to shere their passion.

What did you learn from the video clips (3 facts)?
A. The museum is huge! there are walls that are just dedicated to the artwork, as well as an outdoor Sculpture Garden.
B. The museum was opened in 1996 and is the ONLY museum dedicated to showcasing Latin American artwork.
C. The museum holds tours for schools and promotes the education of Latin American artwork.

What is one specific work in this location that attracted you? Give us the name, and related
background info which you must do more research on google.com.

It is so hard for me to choose a favorite. I really like everything in the sculpture garden. I think that sculpture is the best form of artwork. ‘Spiritual & Religious Practices’ cracks me up. I don't quite quite understand it, but it makes me smile just to try to look at it and find out where it begins and ends.


Alyssa believes that "found the way to live and be happy was to help others that couldn't better themselves."

Brandon mentioned that the Brazilian government did not agree with his ideas. and that in 1964 he was put in jail for his literacy training and then exiled from Brazil.

Jamison called him "a free thinking Brazilian educator."

Julisa quotes that "Paulo Regius Neves Freire was born September 19, 1921 in Recife, Brazil, and he died on May 2, 1997."