Art Museum of South Texas

Let’s face it; I’m not a big fan of art.  The only thing I know about it is that some of it looks good to me and some does not.  I don’t have any clue what the artist was ‘feeling’ or what his motivation was (other than to make enough money not to starve). Since I have retired I have, for some reason, found myself in a number of art museums.  One reason is that it is usually an inexpensive way to whittle away a good chunk of bad weather day.

The Art Museum of South Texas is in the SEA (Sports, Entertainment, and Art) district of Corpus Christi.  The museum is associated with Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and focuses on fine art and craft of the Americas with particular interest in Texas and surrounding states, including those in Mexico.  The museum has been in operation since 1945 starting as Centenial Art Museum.  It moved to its current location in 1972 and had its opening festival at the new location in October. In 1995 the Legislature of the State of Texas appropriated special funding to have the Art Museum of South Texas affiliated with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and administered as a cooperative joint venture.  The museum underwent a major expansion in 2006. The expansion was designed by internationally renowned architect Ricardo Legorreta and doubled the gallery and exhibition space of the Art Museum. The expansion was funded by private sector donations and community support.
I really liked some of the art and sculpture in this museum.  It was aesthetically pleasing and really required no interpretation.  There is very little modern or abstract art and when there is it is easy to ‘get’, like the big ball made of folding lawn chairs!