Shain Gallery Report

The gallery currently has three exhibitions on view: a group show by the women artists from Studio 44, an artist run studio space in Sweden; “Making Power” by artist Joan Ryan; and “Destroy Edit Transform” by Andrea Burgay. In order to home these three exhibitions within its long and narrow storefront space, the gallery is divided into three tiny rooms. By presenting artworks that span several mediums including video, painting, and sculpture, the gallery exhibition space evolves somewhat haphazardly to become a charming, but cluttered and disorganized space. To be honest, the space is not large enough to show three different exhibitions, which made me feel overwhelming when I visited the gallery.

I really liked the contrast in the colour of the two chandelier pieces in the windows of the Halcyon Gallery (figures 10 and 11). The deep red and blues within the ‘Cranberry and Clear Chandelier’ and the ‘Dusky Sky Chandelier’ draw the attention of passers-by, encouraging you to step closer and view the intricacies of each handcrafted piece of the two chandeliers. I feel they were the ideal pieces of work to advertise the

For my first museum paper I went to OSV since it was my first and only choice of venue. I went to the Towne’s House since I was told I would be able to find what I was looking for. After struggling to find a painting that I could read the information on, I saw the various the paintings along some walls and ceilings.

It must have been 13 years or so since I have been to the art museum, back in elementary school, on a one of a kind field trip. 13 years is way too long to have been away from the art museum, as my experience this year reminded me that. It was a beautiful, sunny October day, although it felt like July, and it was an even better day to talk a walk through the vast, mesmerizing pieces of art that the museum has to offer. The North Carolina Museum of Art provides an abundance of artwork from various time periods, cultures, and one can find art anywhere from Egyptian, to classical, to modern and contemporary art. The artwork that the museum provides not only displays an abundance of artwork, but

when I first entered the museum, it felt very dark and it smelled of wood. It gave me the feeling of being at the house when it was up and running. What I noticed about the way the paintings were displayed was that in each hallway, one painting in every room would appear right in front of you, which also portrays the value of each of those paintings because

When visiting an exhibit space one of the first things a viewer sees is the area that the works are exhibited in. There is more to exhibiting a work in a space than just putting in the room and expecting that to be satisfactory. Lighting, walls, art placement, viewer interaction and many more are an important park of how successful an exhibit can be.

For the exhibition review project, I went to the museum of fine arts Houston and saw the Parrasio Micheli art work; “Young Woman playing a lute”, which I felt it was interesting to talk about because it is one of european artworks from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Collection of Houston. I really liked to see like this exhibit because I got to look at the pictures differently, instead of looking at them as if just flicking through a book or looking at them online. Another reason why I was interested to see this collection was that they were European paintings, which are my favorite because they have very nice, old pictures and look very real. I actually paid attention to detail on the way the painting was made, and what might be the meaning behind them.

I visited an art gallery for the third time in my life but this time things were way different. Because in my head I knew I was going there just for my class but as I walked down the San Marco streets on October 7’th to find “The Vault 1930 Art Gallery,” as I walked in Jim Carr welcomed me with a big smile it was like I stepped into another world. I was amazed that I lived in Jacksonville for eleven years and never realized that the city holds a beautiful art gallery like this. As I started to make my way around the 5 roomed gallery, with Mr.Carr’s guidance and observe the different artwork I noticed that the majority of art was on the floor because of the sizes of the portraits that were giving a better vintage look for the gallery. As I looked around there were many pieces that grabbed my attention but one of my three

In my opinion, the weakest aspect of the exhibit was the blue photographs. I did not enjoy looking at them as much as I did with the other pieces. They looked like they were just printed out last minute and pinned up on the wall. All of the other pieces had a beautiful three-dimensional effect, while these were loosely attached to the wall. The pictures looked like they had been bent slightly due to the air and that made them look unprofessional. They also had far less detail than the other pieces, especially in comparison to the tiles that had a lot going on in one small piece. I also think that it would have been better to have them

The exhibition space is liner, meaning that you as a viewer are guided through the space by hallways, walls, and barriers, but it still gives the viewer the freedom to explore each room as they please, by having cases and displays distributed throughout each room. Each room was separated by two columns that form an archway (a common part of Greek architecture). As you pass through each arch, there is a banner hanging with a brief summary of the theme of that room, as well as a large map, a timeline and information about that time period, on the wall as you walk in. Each room was very dark, lit primarily by the spot lights that were illuminating the artifacts. The exhibition also featured many interactive elements, such as video screens, and interactive

This painting seen in the tour as well as the rest of the artwork in the tour showed me that art is everywhere. Art isn’t confined in museums or only housed in the largest and greatest cities in the world, but right under our noses in the places that we look over because of the mundane and the ordinary that we may fall prey to throughout our lives. This experience has taught me never to take my surroundings for granted, to seize every opportunity to grow as a person that I could, and to enjoy every moment and every glimpse of the hidden art around me that I can take

The museum that I chose is the Philbrook Museum, and on the second floor of this museum is the gallery that I have chosen. It is a 20th century Native American Art gallery called “Identity and Inspiration”. The collection not only holds a very diverse assortment of contemporary Native art, but it also holds a well-documented selection of the artist’s motivations that influenced their creative process. I liked how the exhibit held a very wide range of space in-between each of the object cases. The white walls and clear cases made the gallery seem not as crowded, and the way the objects were spaced out seemed incredibly orderly. In some other museum galleries, the objects seem to be organized culturally or geographically; but in this gallery,

The final body of literature I want to give notice to is the literature pertaining to how museums are arranged by curators and other museum staff to effectively display their artifacts. I wish to dive into this literature because part of my own research will be examining how the curators of the Cleveland Museum of Art decided to arrange their ancient Greek exhibit. This pool of literature will help guide me in different ways to interpret the set-up of the exhibit, the placement of the objects and try to understand what the curator was trying to convey with their design decisions.

On the third floor of Meridian City Hall, directly across from the Mayor’s Office reception area, the Meridian Arts Commission maintains an elegant art display space called Initial Point Gallery. The carpeted gallery, filled with natural light, features about 120 feet of wall space for the display of two-dimensional art, as well as several wood and acrylic display cases for the exhibition of three-dimensional works of art. Art shows are continuously hosted along with art auctions. There are bright colorful flyers advertising the fun event so that after looking at the art people may be interested in participating.

As soon as I walked into the Norton Simon Museum of Art, I was lost. The last time I had been there was several years ago, and even then, I hadn't really paid enough attention to the art. I took a quick glance through the large double doors leading to the sculpture garden, then went to get my ticket. I sat down with a map for a short while, putting my thoughts together and figuring out which way I would have to go, in order to find the time periods and art styles that I was looking for. I walked in with a mindset that this trip would be quick, but I was proven wrong. I walked back and forth between the rooms exhibiting 17th and 18th century art, but I couldn't seem to choose the correct piece. Finally, I noticed a painting to my right that just flew off the page in my perspective. As soon as I saw the royal blue tints, I knew that I had to study this painting, since blue is my favorite color, and also because this painting was gorgeous.