Galley Visit

Step 1: The Exhibition

Questions about the exhibit:
1. What is the title of the exhibit?

-       The Kelly Richardson Legion Exhibit
2. What is the theme of the exhibition?

-       The effects man kind has on the natural world.

Step 2: The Gallery

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

-       None. Since it is a media display it creates its own light.
2. What colors are used on the walls?

-White, but since there is no light you can’t really see it.
3. What materials are used in the interior architecture of the space?

- Its just a dark empty room with high ceilings and marble floors, and benches
4. How is the movement of the viewer through the gallery space?

- Your eyes go directly to the work, because it’s the only light source and movement in the room.

Step 3: The Artwork

Questions about the artwork:

1. How are the artworks organized?

-       They are organized on projector screens
2. How are the artworks similar?

-       They all have the concept of what man does to the environment, there are no people shown, and the sounds are all from nature.
3. How are the artworks different?

-       One is about outer space, one is swaying neon trees, and the last is about fire falling from the sky into water.
4. How are the artworks framed?

-       They aren’t they flow off the projector screen
5. How are the artworks identified and labeled?

-       There is a small plack on the wall explaining the work and artist
6. What is the proximity of the artwork to each other?

-       They are all in different rooms separated from each other 

4. Answer this question: 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.?

- Felt it really added to the work. I thought it also made it better that it was the only source of light, and sound in each room.

11. The Erudition 2010 I thought this work was really interesting. I thought the contrast was really intense with the blinding white neon trees against the deathly looking ground. I think this is meaning to symbolize all the pollution we put into the atmosphere, and how the trees should look radioactive. I thought the fact that this work wasn't framed made it really interesting. Also the natural sounds made it very aery.

22. Exile of Shattered Star. I really liked the colors mixed with the element of sound. I thought this added to the meaning behind the work. The balance of the mountains and the water really worked. I think the meaning was that the world was ending and the earth was getting revenge on the people who destroyed it.

33.Mariner 9 I thought this was the scariest of all the works. I really enjoyed that it was so creepy. I felt it was showing the viewer that their were no more people left. The size of this work really impacted the viewer. The color and balance between sound and craters was very real. you felt as though you were the last person alive and looking on the tragedy of the world.