Art Gallery Visit 2

Step 1: The Exhibition

Questions about the exhibit:

1. What is the title of the exhibit?

The Title of the exhibit was called Craft: In Black and White.

2. What is the theme of the exhibition?

Just as the name suggests it is crafts such as sculptures, vases and other non-paintings that are designed with black and with as the common theme.

Step 2: The Gallery

Questions about the physical space:
1. What type of lighting is used?

The lighting used was halogen and it was direct, or spot lighting. Very little ambient lighting with large focus on directly lighting the works themselves.

2. What colors are used on the walls?

All of the colors of the walls were white.

3. What materials are used in the interior architecture of the space?

The gallery was designed with simple clean lines in mind, simple wood pedestals that were white, and black are all that holds the works up.

4. How is the movement of the viewer through the gallery space?

 There was a somewhat circular setup with a very large piece in the middle.

Step 3: The Artwork

Questions about the artwork:

1. How are the artworks organized?

      The artwork was organized in what seemed like no particular order or fashion. There was a mixture of different pieces such as furniture, vases, statues and wall art, but there is no grouping of them.

2. How are the artrworks similar?

They all have only two colors, black and white.

3. How are the artworks different?

Some of them are statues, some are wall art, some are abstracts, some are vases.

4. How are the artworks framed?

Some were encased in glass, some of them had nothing surrounding them.

5. How are the artworks identified and labeled?

There was a little plaque on the wall beside them that had the specifics of the art piece.

6. What is the proximity of the artwork to each other?

There is quite a lot of space between the works.

Art Criticism: Describing, Analyzing, and Interpreting Artwork

Artist: _Rina Peleg

Title of work: Untitled

Media: _Porcelain

Date: _1983

Size: __39x20x12 Inches

Source of picture (URL): Digital Camera

1.   Be receptive - Keep an open mind.  Look for what is good.  No put-downs allowed.

2.   Description – Describe what you see.  (subject matter)?

I see intricate work done to create what looks like wicker that has been unfinished. It is tall and slim but broad. It has many bends and shapes throughout to really give the piece character.

3.   Formal analysis – (form) what principles and elements were used and how are they used?

They used form, line, texture, and pattern.

4.  Bracketing - Is there anything in or about this work that reminds you of anything else? Do you see any symbols, metaphors, or allegories?  (iconography)

When I look at this piece of art it reminds me of two different things, one a woven beach bag or something similar, or two a wicker chair that has been ruined.

4.   Interpretation - (content) what do you think the artist was trying to say?

It looks like it is trying to say that you can make beautiful things out of things that are not beautiful. Or you can make old new again.

Art Criticism: Describing, Analyzing, and Interpreting Artwork

Artist: _Bill Stewart

Title of work: Shaman

Media: _glazed terracotta

Date: _1989

Size: __approx 60x12x14

Source of picture (URL): Digital Camera

1.   Be receptive - Keep an open mind.  Look for what is good.  No put-downs allowed.

2.   Description – Describe what you see.  (subject matter)?

A tower made of different things that are molded together. Looks like a bird on the bottom and it looks like bird legs sticking out of the side. The top looks to have 3 disc like forms on it.

3.   Formal analysis – (form) what principles and elements were used and how are they used?

They used form, lines, space, and proportion.

4.  Bracketing - Is there anything in or about this work that reminds you of anything else? Do you see any symbols, metaphors, or allegories?  (iconography)

It makes me think of a totem pole for American Indian culture but with a twist.

4.   Interpretation - (content) what do you think the artist was trying to say?

It looks to me like it is trying to say that nature integrates with everything.

Art Criticism: Describing, Analyzing, and Interpreting Artwork

Artist: _Julie York

Title of work: Untilted

Media: _porcelain

Date: _2000

Size: __approx 40x30x14

Source of picture (URL): Digital Camera

1.   Be receptive - Keep an open mind.  Look for what is good.  No put-downs allowed.

2.   Description – Describe what you see.  (subject matter)?

It is a bunch of figurines that are neatly aligned in rows with what looks like a single one in the front of them looking at them.

3.   Formal analysis – (form) what principles and elements were used and how are they used?

They gouping, pattern, texture, form, and shape.

4.  Bracketing - Is there anything in or about this work that reminds you of anything else? Do you see any symbols, metaphors, or allegories?  (iconography)

it makes me think of the terracotta army found in china.

4.   Interpretation - (content) what do you think the artist was trying to say?

it shows me that leadership can be displayed in figurines.  

What did you think of visiting the Gallery and purposefully looking at the exhibition from a different perspective - the physical space, the architecture, theme, etc.? 

I personally liked this this gallery it was interesting and it was modern and progressive. They did a great job setting it up. It went very well with the name of the exhibit. It was all clean lines, and modern looks. The lighting did a good job emphasizing the works of out. It felt very open.