MODULE ELEVEN- ART GALLERY VISIT

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Step 1: The Exhibition

1. What is the title of the exhibit?

    European Art 1860-1950

2. What is the theme of the exhibition?

    The themes through out these pieces are that they were created between the same time frame. 

Step 2: The Gallery 

1. What type of lighting is used?

    There were over head lighting.

2. What colors are used on the walls?

    The same color was used through out the exhibit, it was a mustard yellow hue. There was a thick, white             baseboard running around the base of the walls as well. 

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

    The walls are probably plaster with paint over, the ceiling is high vaulted with sponged plaster.

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

    There is a lot of open space in this exhibit to give the viewer ample room to move through the sculptures in         the middle of the room. The outer walls hold the paintings.

Step 3: The Artwork

1. How are the artworks organized?

    They are organized by date.

2. How are the artworks similar?

     They are similar because of the time they were created in, so they also share some similar landscape, features, clothing      on people and style.

3. How are the artworks different?

     They are different because they do not look exactly alike in color, style or size. Many use different mediums and size        canvases. 

4. How are the artworks framed?

    Some of them are framed in sturdy frames encircling the artwork, two were not framed and were mounted on       a separate board. The sculptures were not framed. 

5. How are the artworks identified and labeled?

    They are identified with the place to the right of the art or underneath. They are labeled by the title, artist and time, and     medium.

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

    They were spread pretty evenly apart, average was about a foot in between each, depending on the length of       the wall. 

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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 really enjoyed looking at this exhibit in a different way. I had not done that before and it was a new experience to look at the space, lighting and color of the entire room. I had noticed the "flow" of an exhibit before but I ad not done so right away with this one. All of those elements make a difference in the way the art is viewed and  viewing it that way, the space as a whole with all its details, is very interesting.