Art Appreciation Flashcards
What is seen on the staircase of the entrane?
“Field of Corn, Pont-Aven” 1892 by Roderic O’Conor
Other details on entrance
- Roof: small circular lights
- Rainbow umbrellas on cafe wall with “O’Conor” written on it
- Floor: white tiles
- Walls: white, square/rectangular holes on cafe wall
- Posters promoting exhibition on souvenir shop glass
Roderic O’Conor
Irish man, French artist
Roof of exhibition
vents, strip lights, spotlights
Other details on exhibition
- labels beside paintings
- booklet w/ large text of labels
- wall text in first room
- chairs/couches for sitting + viewing
- centres of paintings aligned
- paintings in rooms and on wall of shared corridor
Works I picked
Rooftops in Paris 1886
oil on canvas
by Vincent Van Gogh
The Bridge in Grez 1889-90
oil on canvas
By Roderic O’Conor
Frames of paintings
gold
wood (dark or light)
black
white
Headings for essays
layout presentation/hang theme space lighting security
the hang
- outer paintings smaller, inner paintings bigger to bring eye to centre
- centres of paintings aligned
Name of Gallery
National Gallery of Ireland
Location
Dublin City
Entrances
Clare Street/Marion Square
exhibition title
Roderic O’Conor and The Moderns Between Paris and Pont-Aven
Name of wing of gallery the exhibition is located in
Beit Wing
Temporary or permanent exhibition?
Temporary exhibition (18 July - 28 Oct)
Type of exhibition
group exhibit, however it focuses on O’Conor’s work and development/artists he was influenced by/artists of similar style
first impressions
- Clare street entrance: modern, sleek, modern design inside
- Not a lot of people
- quiet buzz of people
- white walls + ground floor
- exhibition: purple wall!, clean smell, slightly cold
facilities gallery has
souvenir store cafe cloak room storage room/storage room toilets temp. exhibitions + permanent collection
how gallery provides info to visitors
info desk at entrance map near cafe entrance w/ leaflets TV displays tour guide labels wall text booklet at door w/ large text ver. of labels
Exhibition - lighting
- spot lights (yellow-ish) - make paintings more clear + vibrant
- white lights built into roof (strip lighting)
Exhibition - materials
- floor: wood
- frames: gold, black, white, dark wood, light wood
Exhibition - colour of wall
- purple - complements greens + yellows in paintings
- dots/ovals in high relief on walls (lol)
Exhibition - flow of exhibition
- strip lighting help to see space + move around
- easy to navigate
- go from room to room, diff categories in each room
intro on essay
name gallery location entranes name of exhibition type of exhibition (temporary, group exhibit.. etc) theme
Exhibition - layout
- Beit Wing
- 5 rooms
- 1st room: New discoveries
- 2nd room: Landscapes
- 3rd room: Breton Peasants and Still Lifes
- 4th room: O’Conor and Gauguin
- 5th room: The Legacy of Pont Aven
- rooms are square
- emergency exit at end of exhibit
- had to walk back through combined/connecting corridor to exit
- seat in room 2
- 2 glass display cases (room 3 + 5)
- easy to navigate
- easy flow from one room to next
- straightforward layout
Exhibition - presentation
- formal, paintings spaced evenly, eye level, centre is focus wall
- paintings on corridor wall easily missed
- glass display cases - drawings/letters/sketchbooks
- wall colour
- older building - high ceiling
Exhibition - space
- rooms are small, but still spacious enough for a group of people to fit/view
- narrower/connecting corridor
- slightly cold to protect artworks
- clean space
- well-lit
- square rooms, separated, i like this as divisions help to focus on artworks of similar themes
Exhibition - lighting
- spotlights on each painting from roof (yellow-ish light) to make colours clear + vibrant, (some were broken)
- white strip lights on roof help to see space + move around easily
- all artificial light, no windows/natural light
- lights -> softer/calmer, at a certain distance so it does not discolour painting or damage from heat of lighting.
- diffused lights
Exhibition - security
- bodyguards
- silver wire at distance from painting - discourage people from getting too close to paintings
- cameras
notes on essay
make sure to give personal opinion, eg did u like the hang? why? criticisms?
describing 2 artworks
artist date medium subject matter composition technique/style materials + colour personal thoughts on work draw them
relationships between artowrks
- diff sizes of paintings to keep interest
- centres aligned
- centre wall: primary/focus point
- chronological order in rooms 1-4, mixed in room 5
- includes paintings by other painters eg. Cuno Amiet
security/safety of artworks
- wire
- glass cases
- camera
- security guards
- air conditioner/vents
- 18-21 degrees Celsius all year
- sensors detect temp change
- only certain amount of people in at time - body heat increases temp
info found on labels alongside artowrks
- title
- artist
- canvas + material
- bg info
- technique used
- what artist was doing at time/context
Rooftops in Paris - name
Rooftops in Paris 1886
Rooftops in Paris - material
oil on canvas
Rooftops in Paris - location
room 1, new discoveries
Rooftops in Paris - artist
Vincent Van Gogh
Rooftops in Paris - what i like about it/personal thoughts
- interesting + visually appealing despite primarily grey/dull palette
- specks of orange interesting
- composition, sky and landscape not split in half - interesting
- brush strokes shape roof
Rooftops in Paris - subject matter
- rooftops of Le Maquis painted from a vantage point
- Portrait format
- features sky + upper view of houses in grey
Rooftops in Paris - composition
- composition, sky and landscape not split in half - interesting
- 1/4 taken p by blue sky
- 3/4 taken up by landscape/houses
- some shrubbery/trees in front/foreground
Rooftops in Paris - technique/style
- brush strokes evident, especially on roofs. Helps to shape roof
- seemingly blue underpaint
Rooftops in Paris - colours
- sky: light blue
- rooftops: grey, blue-ish tone, blue-ish shadow
- specks of orange through rooftops
- orange + blue - complementary colours
Bridge at Grez - name
The Bridge at Grez, 1889-90
Bridge at Grez - location
Room 1, New discoveries
Bridge at Grez - material
oil on canvas
Bridge at Grez - artist
Roderic O’Conor
Bridge at Grez - what i like about it/personal thoughts
- complementary colours (green + purple)
- primary colours + shadows
- impressionist
Bridge at Grez - subject matter
- summer’s day
- bridge + boat at Grez river
- landscape format
- trees + grass
Bridge at Grez - composition
-focal point (bridge goes into it)
-boats at front, trees at back
bridge at side
Bridge at Grez - technique/style
- use of direct painting - colour conceived + executed simultaneously
- impressionistic
- some visible paint strokes
Bridge at Grez - colour
- use of complementary colours (green + purple)
- primary colours + shadows
- dark shadows contrast/harsh shadows
- points of red + blue in purple shadows
Roderic O’Conor - background
- Born 1860, Milltown, County Roscommon, Ireland
- 5 years old: fam moved to Dublin
- wanted, through use of line, texture, colour to represent his emotional response to world
- father - wealthy land owner + lawyer
- inherited father’s estate
- financially secure, freed from worry of having to sell paintings + could choose how he painted + what
- died 1940
Roderic O’Conor - education
- educated at Ampleforth College in Yorkshire, England
- studied at The Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin and at The Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- 1883: went to The Acadèmie Royale des Beaux - Arts, Antwerp. Studied under Charles Verlat
- 1886: arrived in Paris. Studied under Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran
Artists Colony of Pont-Aven
- ‘Timeless Haven’ first discovered by Paul Gauguin - due to distaste for modern industrial life + fascination w/ “primitive cultures”
- Pont-Aven connected to Paris via railway, situated on river Aven, surrounded by wooded hills
- O’Conor arrived
- each artist could view + absorb styles + idea from each other
- locals: still wearing traditional dress, were willing models
- climate suitable for working en plein air (outdoors)
influence of other artists on O’Conor
- in “Landscape, Pont-Aven” we can see he is infuenced by elongated + unblended brush strokes of Vincent Van Gogh
- influenced by simplified forms of Bernard + Sèrusier, began to use searing colour
- later seascapes: animated handling, heightened colours, simplified forms became means of communication
Vincent Van Gogh - background
- Born 30 March 1853 in Zundert, southern Netherlands
- son of pastor
- age 27 - became artists
- moved around, teaching himself to draw + paint
- met artists like Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Pissarro, Gauguin, whom he befriended
- style changed significantly under influence of impressionism, becoming brighter + lighter
- moved to Provence in Southern France. Invited Gauguin but began to quarrel
- Cut off part of own ear in remorse after threatening Gauguin w/ a razor
- work reflected intense colours + strong light of countryside
- shot himself
Vincent Van Gogh - education
- little known about his schooling
- age 11: parents sent him to Jan Provily’s boarding school in Zevenbergen
- secondary school: Rijks Hogere Burgerschool “Willem II”
Exhibition - venues
- Who designed: original design by architect Francis Fowke. Extended a no. of times by other architects (eg. Beit Wing, Millenium Wing)
- Architectural features that stand out: stairs, square holes on wall, high ceilings
- Atmosphere: clean, orderly, calm
- disability friendly: elevators, disabled parking, wheelchairs available for use, changing place facility at Merrion Square, hearing induction loops at info desks
Exhibition - involving visitors w/ artworks
- website: podcasts, resource packs for students
- evening lectures focusing on artists
- free talks offering artistic + academic perspective on exhibition
- musical performances: street performance, pop-up performance, special evening performance
- workshops
- pop-up drawing sessions en plein air in Merrion Square
Exhibition - provision of info
- booklet w/ large text of labels at entrance
- labels beside paintings: title, artist, medium, context, etc..
- website: what’s going on, getting there, opening hours, art + artists, online collection, etc..
- guided lecture tour + free audio guides from info desks
- handouts (brochures w/ floor plan + info)
- tours for schools + teachers, post-primary workshop,
- wall text w/ bg info + room names
Exhibition - how seeing artworks first hand helped with my own work
- impasto used by O’Conor/Van Gogh inspired me to try it
- saw real sizes of wors, makes me want to do work of similar size
- makes me want to try similar mediums (oil on canvas/etchings)
- most used vibrant, complementary colour palettes
