Module 11 art gallery visit 2

 

 

Art gallery 2 visit

1. What is the title of the exhibit?  “Manet, Monet and the Impressionist”
2. What is the theme of the exhibition?  Impressionism

 

The Gallery questions

1. What type of lighting is used?  Skylights and LED lighting that can be moved to different spots within the rooms of Monet
2. What colors are used on the walls?  Purple with white trim on top with a design in it with back board of dark colored granite
3. What materials are used in the interior architecture of the space?  The floors are made of different patterns with light and dark wood materials. 
4. How is the movement of the viewer through the gallery space?  I wasn’t sure how to actually measure the room but it is a square room from side to side that looks that is measures about the same in each direction with two benches in middle of the gallery room to sit and observe the paintings
    
   Art Work questions

1. How are the art work organized? Only one wall in the room is covered with 14 Monet pieces.  The additional walls are covered with collections of Sisley, Manet, Renior and more of the Monet.
2. How are the artworks similar?  The 2 walls that have multiple collections of Renior, Monet, Manet, and Sisley are all portrait paintings, and the other single wall of just Monet landscaped paintings.
3. How are the artworks different?  The portrait is taller than wider and the and the landscaped ones are wider than taller. 
4. How are the art works framed? The frames have gold like material around the frame surrounded by wood that even has the look of being old
5. How are the artworks identified and labeled?  Each painting has silver like plaque with all of the information about the painting listed on it.  It has the name of the painting, the year, artist and a short description of the work. 
6. What is the proximity of the artwork from each other?  The larger paintings have about 2 to 3 feet from each other whereas if the paintings are small then over the top of them  is another painting in order to use of the space

Criticism Exercise

All paintings copy of images came from https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/learn-about-art/guide-to-impressionism/guide-to-impressionism  due to unable to take any pictures at all in the Monet room

 

Artist is Monet

Bathers at LA Grenouillere

Oil

Year 1869 

This painting actually reminds me of the train station in Chicago.  Not only by pictures I have seen but actually from being there before.  It has an opening that is large like in the picture with many different tracks.  All though there are not people walking across the tracks like in the painting that was my first thought when I saw it.  The blue open skies with white blotches can be clouds but also like how the darker blue by the train represents the steam coming from the train as it is pulling into the station.  It brings balance and distinctiveness to the painting to see the liveliness of motion. 

 

 

 

Artist Monet

The Water-Lily Pond

Oil

Year 1899

 

This painting says to me getting married and taking pictures in such a beautiful surrounding.  The beautiful moss hanging from the trees with many different greens to accent the lilies and the bushes coming up from the water.  The whites pinks and purples give an appeal of the flowers and the lilies floating on the water with also enough color whites, browns and greens on the bridge to show the reflection and hint of reflection from sunlight rather than having just a solid colored bridge it shows the definition and reflection in the railings and definition of the wood

 

 

 

 

Artist Monet

Snow Scene at Argentueil

Oil

1875

 

This painting is beautiful structure of snow after a winter storm.  I love how you see the snow in clumps just as if you were looking out a window and see the depth of the snow in different spots as the snow goes into the lake to the left with the dingy still sitting in probably the frozen water.  The look of snow on the roofs of the homes lots of blues, greens, and greys in the distance you can see the mountain with light browns used for trees in the distance along the edge of the mountain at the bottom. 

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.?

The walls that hold the artwork act as a blank canvas a background for the paintings.  All the gallery is clean and simple for not to take away from any of the artwork or draw attention away from any of it.  You really honestly don’t look at anything else except the artwork unless other wise asked to for maybe a class or observance techniques.  Pieces of each artists is kept together and makes it easier to see the differences and what is so special about each artist and piece of art.