First I would like to say the trip to the Metropolitan Museum was absolutely amazing! I enjoyed every moment of it I saw a lot of cool paintings and sculptures. This was my first time going so it was a great experience for me. I haven't been to a museum quite like it before. The first time I set eyes on the Metropolitan Museum of Art and stepped into the Great Hall, I was overtaken by amazement at the magnitude of the beautiful building and the promise of the great work it held within its walls. Looking at the collection of masterpieces at the Met over and over again just increased my interest in art and art history, enough to inspire me to want to do this project. What better way to learn art history than to experience it firsthand? So I really appreciate professor Rosenberg for taking the time out to take the class on the trip to the Met. All the paintings I saw were cool and interesting. I had some favorites some that I liked more than others but there was this one painting that struck my eyes the most, which in this essay I'm going to talk about. The talented artist James Rosenquist created the painting that had me in such awe when I saw it which is called House On Fire. House Of Fire was created in 1981 it was an oil on canvas painting. When I walked into the floor where the painting was put on display I saw some really interesting artwork. As I walked a little bit further to the middle of the room I saw this large canvas painting that took up most of the wall where it was hanging from. I literally got so excited when I saw the painting I even told the guy I was talking to at the time that I was definitely going to do my project on that painting. What really caught my eye and attention were the lipsticks that were featured in the painting. Everyone that knows me, knows that I'm very obsessed with makeup especially lipsticks. So I instantly fell in love with the painting. It was like I never saw anything like it before. Just all t