The High Museum: A Break From Normalcy

maya martin / courtesy of Vox Atlanta

Art serves, above all, to bring each of us a little bit closer. Art is poignant. Art is honest.

It seems that the High Museum of Art is always searching for new pieces of art to add to its temporary and permanent collections to contribute to a diverse and unique collection.

From intimidating sculptures of horses to abstract portraits of the night, I found that most of the High’s art comes to life by breaking from the normal and expected. Why paint a man exactly as he is when you could make his silhouette a coloring book? Why draw the night sky at the top of the portrait when it could be breathing into every corner of the page?