Theme of exhibit: Artwork created by or about women
Type of lighting: There was dim lighting within the exhibit. No bright lights were used because they will ruin the content of the artworks. There were lights on the ceiling that lit up the walls and there were individual lights for the artwork in the middle.
Colors of the walls: The walls were not as dark as charcoal, but a tad bit lighter.
Materials used in interior architecture?: The exhibit consisted of only one room, with artwork on the 4 walls and a few artworks in the middle of the room. Some of the artwork in the middle of the room was housed by glass, to keep it protected.
Movement of viewer in gallery space: When entering the exhibit, there is a small wall in the middle, telling what the gallery consists of. Depending on the person, either the viewer can go left or right and circle the room, seeing both the artworks on the walls and the artwork in the middle.
How are artworks organized?: On the right wall of the room, the subjects of the paintings were women; faces, etc. On the left wall of the room and in the middle of the room the subjects of the artworks were not directly of women. Most were objects.
How are artworks similar?: The artworks are similar because most were housed in frames and the ones that were not had their own distinct borders. All of the works are similar because they were either made by women or are of women.
How are artworks different?: The artworks are different because there are some that show objects; like a chair, a cave, and a wool craft. Some of the artworks are paintings, while some are hand crafts.
How are artworks framed?: Some of the artworks did not have frames and some did. Some of the artwork that were actually pictures from a camera did not have a frame, but one did. Most had frames that went along with the content of the artwork.
How are artworks identified and labeled?: Next to each piece of artwork in the exhibit, there was a plaque. The plaque listed the name of the piece, the artist, when the piece what made, and what the artwork was (painting, oil on canvas, etc.)
Proximity of artwork to each other: Along the walls, the space between each piece was about two feet. The room is open and has plenty of viewing space. The pieces in the center of the room had plenty of distance between each other, at least a few feet.
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.?
Personally, I liked visiting the Burchfield Penny Art Center. I have been to the Albright Knox Art Gallery a few times and wanted to mix it up. I enjoyed the content of the Burchfield Penny Art Center. The artwork was different from what I had seen before at the Albright Knox Art Gallery. The galleries were not very big, but the content was incredible. There was a lot of space between each piece at this gallery. I know that this gallery had been built recently. The gallery that I chose to take note of for this visit caught my interest. I really enjoyed that all of the artwork was made by women. It is incredible to see what women can create, despite their prior status within history when compared to men. Each piece has its own meaning and it is interesting to try to understand each piece. The women artists in this gallery have a lot of talent.
Alice O'Malley
Justine Kurland, New York, 2005
gelatin silver print on paper
Anonymous Gift, 2008
The woman's stance in the photo reveals that she is confident with herself. She appears to be pregnant. She is not clothed, except for the shall over her shoulders and the boots on her feet. It looks as if it is a photograph of a photography session. In the upper left hand corner we see the backdrop folding over and behind the woman we see more details of the backdrop. The element of line is used to determine that there is a backdrop behind the woman. Also, line outlines the shape of the woman's body. There is emphasis on the woman's naked body. The eyes are drawn directly to the belly area. I think O'Malley was trying to say that women are powerful and should have confidence, like the woman in the photo. It appears that the woman is confident in her stage of pregnancy and I think that is what the artist was trying to show, that every woman has the capability to be confident, no matter the situation they are in.
.JPG)
Jolene Rickard (b. 1956)
Two Canoes, 1987
color photograph collage
The M&T Bank Collection at the Burchfield Penny Art Center, 1991
This artwork shows two trees standing next to one another and then below it, two individuals standing next to one another. Both the trees and the people are very close to each other. The artist uses line, to show the length of each picture. Color is also used as well. The picture of the trees has more color, but the picture of the people uses more intense colors, drawing the eye directly to it. I think that the artist was trying to depict that the trees and the people are one in the same. Both stand tall. Texture is used. There is texture on the bark of the trees and there is texture on the peoples' clothing. The title is not very helpful because there are not canoes present in either photograph, but I think that Rickard was trying to show that the trees and the people are canoes of life. They stand together as one.
No comments:
Post a Comment