Art Gallery Visit

Questions about the exhibit:
1. What is the title of the exhibit? Videosphere
2. What is the theme of the exhibition? This is a collection of installation art works

Questions about the physical space:1. What type of lighting is used? All of the rooms were dark, depending on how large or small the screen was depended on how light it was in the room.
2. What colors are used on the walls? Either black or white walls.
3. What materials are used in the interior artchitecture of the space? The only materials besides the screens were chairs or benches to sit on.
4. How is the movement of the viewer through the gallery space? It was a little confusing walking throught the different rooms, almost like a maze. Plus, it was dark so sometimes it was hard to figure out which was to go to get to the next room.

Questions about the artwork:1. How are the artworks organized? I didnt really notice a pattern of organization of the different rooms, as stated before, it was a little confusing and almost reminded me of a maze.
2. How are the artrworks similar? They were all installation art works with the use of video.
3. How are the artworks different? They all portrayed a different message, all very unique.
4. How are the artworks framed? No frames, either screens or televisions.
5. How are the artworks identified and labeled? Each work had a typed up summary of the artist and a little about the work posted on the wall within the room.
6. What is the proximity of the artwork to each other? Again i didn't find much relation to each work in any specic order, or spacing. They were all clustered together sort of randomly throughout the upstairs of the gallery and few downstairs.

 

Artwork #1
Artist: James Drake
Title of wotk: Tongue-cut Sparrows 1996
Video Installation Size: n/a Source of picture: Digital camera
Description: When first walking into this room i sensed a lot of emotion as you see three young girls. One is crying, one is using a type of sign laguage, and the other just starring off. After reading the information on this work, i was moved. It is three young woman standing outside of a prison communicating with their loved ones through a sort of sign laguage. Just seeing the amount of emotion in their faces, and the power of communication was moving.
Elements and principles used: I feel that the use of black and white added to the emotion on the video. Unity was used between the three women going through similar experiences.

 Artwork #2
Artist: Michael Snow
Title: Solar Breath 2002
DVD projection Size: n/a Source of picture: digital camera
Description: This installation reminded me of a breezy summer day. I always loved watching the wind blow the curtains through the window. I found it interesting that the artist who lived in this cottage noticed that just before sundown, this weird wind would come through and such the curtain to the window as shown in his installation. It reminds me of the beauty of nature and all the things it is capable us, even as simple as this wind.
Elements and principles used: Rhythm was about the only thing i could pick up in this work, just watching the curatin blow back and forth.

 Artwork #3
Artist: Jennifer Steinkamp
Title: Dervish I, 2004
Digital projection Source of picture: digital camera
Description: Trees are one of my favorite things about nature, they can be large, small, beautiful, scary, colorful, or dull. This work shows the different stages and changed of a tree, from spring to summer, autum to winter. It reminded me of life and the different stages one must go through to grow and move forward.
Elements and principles: Movement, was used as the tree swayed back and forth. Color, as you can see the many colors of the different seasons. Texture, althought this is a projection, the texture looks almost like a real tree.

Step 3: The Artwork

Step 2: The Gallery
Step 1: The Exhibition