Step 1: The Exhibition
What is the title of the exhibit?Wall Drawing #1268: Scribbles: Staircase (AKAG)
Conceived 2006, executed 2010
Graphic on three walls
Sol DeWitt (American 1928-2007)
What is the theme of the exhibition?
The theme of the exhibition is to create a 3D view on the walls of the art gallery.
What type of lighting is used?
- The lighting that is used in the gallery is general lighting throughout the whole place. But there is added lighting at certain areas of the gallery to effect for featured pieces of art.
What colors are used on the walls?
- The color white is used all over the art gallery so the background walls do not disturb the viewing of the artworks.
What materials are used in the interior architecture of the space?
- There is open space all over the gallery but there are walls to add different areas of the gallery which makes up the materials that are used in the interior of the space.
How is movement of the viewer through the gallery space?
- The movement has a slow steady pace where the viewer is able to enjoy viewing a piece of artwork closely without worrying disturbing someone else.
Step 3: The Artwork
How are the artworks organized?
- The artworks are organized in one room near eachother.
How are the artworks similar?
- The artworks are similar because they are all done by Argentine artists, done in the same year, and they all have the same use of geometrical shapes in the concept of the paintings.
How are the artworks different?
- The artworks are different because all of them have different colored backgrounds, they use different geometric shapes, and each artist was trying to get a different point across for them.
How are the artworks framed?
- All of the artworks are framed with a metal frame around the paintings and all of them have no glass in front of them.
How are the artworks identified and labeled?
- Each artwork has the name of painting, the name of the artist, the type of medium, and who gave the painting to the art gallery as a gift.
What is the proximity of the artwork to each other?
- All of the paintings are in the same room, Pintura Generativa and Pintura are next to each other. And Focos de Luz is across the room from the other two.
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| Pintura Generatva (Generative Painting) 1969 Eduardo Macentyre - Born in Argentine 1929 Acrylic on Canvas |
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| Focos de luz (Focus of Light) 1969 Miguel Angel Vidal - Born in Argentine 1928 Acrylic on Canvas |
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| Pintura (Painting) 1969 Rogelio Polesello - born in Argentine 1939 Acrylic on Canvas |
Step 4: Art Criticism Exercise
Artist: László Moholy-Nagy
Title of work: D IV
Media: Oil on Canvas
Date: 1922
Size: 37 x 29 ½ inches
Description: This abstract painting show geometric shapes that are on top of a black background.
Formal Analysis: Line and shape are the main elements of this painting, the lines form shapes which the main figures are shown here. As for the principles of the painting I see emphasis, and asymmetrical balance. The emphasis in the painting is the many little geometric shapes that make the painting. With asymmetrical balance both sides of the artwork are different.
Bracketing: This painting reminds me of when I was little in art class I would glue shapes to a black sheet of construction paper and call it artwork.
Interpretation: I think the artist was trying to say that people should go back to when the simplest things mattered.
Artist: Francis Picabia
Title of work: Figure Triste (sad figure)
Media: Oil on Canvas
Date: 1912
Size: 46 ½ x 47 inches
Description: This abstract painting is composed of lines and shades to make up this work of art.
Formal Analysis: The elements of the painting are color, shape and line. There are a lot of different shades of blue and gray that makes up the artwork. Some of the lines in the painting are thick and curved which make up snake like shapes. The principles in the painting that are shown are unity and variety, balance, and rhythm. Unity and variety are created in the painting because even though the shapes and lines are different they generate this flow that works. Balance also is present in here because the lines are very curvy and they are distributed evenly around the painting. Rhythm is also shown here because there is a repetition of lines and shapes throughout the painting.
Bracketing: This painting reminds me of big waves in the ocean that are about to smash a big rock in its way.
Interpretation: My interpretation of the painting is that the artist was saying that there are new beginnings with everything.
Artist: Jean Metzinger
Title of work: Danseuse au Café (Dancer in a Café)
Media: Oil on canvas
Date: 1912
Size: 63 x 50 3/8 x 3 ½ inches
Description: This work of art faintly shows five figures gathering around and having a good time.
Formal Analysis: The elements of the painting are line, shape, and light. The lines that are present in here make up the background in an uneven way and the lines also represent the people’s faces. The shapes of the people in the painting are very faint and the viewer can barely make out all five figures. One would have to look very closely at the painting to make-out each person. Light also plays an important role in this work of art because there are some figures here that have a hint of white light shining on them, which helps the viewer see the faces these people make.
Bracketing: This painting reminds me of the burlesques dances that women back then use to do.
Interpretation: The artist was trying to show the viewer the everyday life of people in France during the early 1900s.
I thought that purposefully looking at the exhibition gave me an excuse to really focus on it. I did notice more of it and noticed that parts of the exhibition were going in different directions and it looked 3D from far away. I thought that the exhibition took a lot of physical space but that was really cool, something so big really can have a huge impact on the eye and mind.
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