| Julie Heffernan Self portrait as Wunderkabinett | | | 7/2/2013 | Museum Visit Assignment | | |

Julie Heffernan Self portrait as Wunderkabinett
Museum visit assignment The Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC is a timeless building and a work of art itself. The building was designed with a contemporary style and is an outward expression of its artistic, belongings inside. I visited the Museum on Tuesday, July 02, 2013, at around 2 in the afternoon. I was within the museum for about 2 ½ hours, observing the exhibits. The building itself exceeded my expectations, but the inside took my breath away. Every detail within was elaborate and intended with thought; from the glass windows, to the straight lines of the architecture, to the
This setting allows Ms. Heffernan to bring her fantasies to life for others and allows her audience to see a reflective, deeper, representation of herself. Ms. Heffernan’s has based all of her work as self-portraits. The artist most always depicts a woman at the center of her paintings; herself. Most of her work features herself conveyed with random objects in a figurative manner. Her paintings defy most viewers’ expectations of what art is and certainly sets her apart from other artist. Her creations include an eccentric combination of unusual style and elaborate images. Most of her paintings that I have viewed online and as well as at the museum have contained a serene, quiet, and chimera illustrations. She creates a sense of familiarity, yet entices viewers to question the enchanting and intriguing viewing experience. One of the great influences, along with birth of her “image screening” technique, was within her childhood of being raised Catholic. She was frequently surrounded by influential, powerful, religious images and sculptures, which triggered her inspiration and creativeness for always including the presence of imagination within her work. I was attracted to the Self Portrait as Wunderkabinett by Julie Heffernan by the inimitability and sensuousness. I was enraptured by questions of what is this, why