1.
What is the title of the exhibit?
a. Legion
2.
What is the theme of the exhibition?
a. The
way that we view nature now that we are so connected to media and Kelly
Richardson’s idea that we cannot tell the difference between the two.
Step 2: The
Gallery
Questions about the physical space:
1.
What type of lighting is used?
a. The
Exhibit is kept dark, making it easier to view the streaming videos.
2.
What colors are used on the walls?
a. Black
3.
What materials are used in the interior architecture of the space?
a. There wasn't much to the room, or that we could see in the dark. The only other
objects are a few seats.
4.
How is the movement of the viewer through the
gallery space?
a. The
gallery invites you to sit down and observe the video for a while.
Step 3: The
Artwork
Questions about the artwork:
1.
How are the artworks organized?
a. Each
work is set in its own room with the video projected onto a screen.
2.
How are the artrworks similar?
a. They
all examine the real world but with changes, at a quick glance some of the
images seem real, then things that should be constant will flicker and
disappear. It puts together the real with common day media.
3.
How are the artworks different?
a. They
examine different environments.
4.
How are the artworks framed?
a. Not
Applicable
5.
How are the artworks identified and labeled?
a. There
is a sign posted outside of the gallery, they are not labeled in each room as
there is not enough light to read in the rooms
6.
What is the proximity of the artwork to each
other?
a. They
are in different rooms, so one does not interrupt the viewing of another.
Step 4: Art
Criticism Exercise
Artist: Kelly Richardson
Title of work: Leviathan
Media: High-definition video with audio
Date: 2011
Size: 3 large screens
Source of picture (URL): http://www.albrightknox.org/image/?action=resize&m_w=800&m_h=600&path=/uploads/images/exhibitions/richardson/3_Leviathan_install1.jpg
1.
Description – Describe what you see. (subject matter)? At first it appears to be a
bog with trees, but it doesn't stay still. The water shimmers and moves. This
may be peaceful to some as the audio is relaxing, yet the green lends an eerie
aspect to the work
2.
Formal analysis – (form) What principles and
elements were used and how are they used?
a. Value
b. Texture
c. Rhythm
3.
Bracketing - Is there anything in or about this
work that reminds you of anything else? Do you see any symbols, metaphors, or
allegories? (iconography)
4.
This is obviously meant to be a bog although it
is computer animated.
5.
Interpretation - (content) What do you think the
artist was trying to say?
a. The
same as with the rest in this exhibit, she is examining where the cross over
from nature and media lies.
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Artist: Kelly Richardson
Title of work: The Erudition
Media: High-definition video with audio
Date: 2010
Size: 3 large screens
Source of picture (URL): http://www.albrightknox.org/image/?action=resize&m_w=800&m_h=600&path=/uploads/images/exhibitions/richardson/4_Erudition_install1.jpg
1.
Description – Describe what you see. (subject matter)?
a. White
trees on a landscape. The trees with flicker and disappear and then reappear
after a while.
2.
Formal analysis – (form) What principles and elements were used and
how are they used?
a. Color
b. Texture
c. Space
perspective
3.
Bracketing - Is there anything in or about this
work that reminds you of anything else? Do you see any symbols, metaphors, or
allegories? (iconography)
a. It
reminds me of trees, yet when they disappear it reminds me of something from a
Science fiction work.
4.
Interpretation - (content) What do you think the artist was trying to
say?
a. Would
we miss a tree or two if they are removed, even if it’s done right in front of
our eyes?
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Artist: Kelly Richardson
Title of work: Twilight Avenger
Media: High-definition video with audio
Date: 2008
Size: one large screen
Source of picture (URL): http://www.albrightknox.org/image/?action=resize&m_w=800&m_h=600&path=/uploads/images/exhibitions/richardson/5_TwilightAvenger_still.jpg
1.
Description – Describe what you see. (subject matter)?
a.
A green glowing deer in a forest.
2.
Formal analysis – (form) What principles and elements were used and
how are they used?
a.
Color
b.
Texture
c.
Space perspective
3.
Bracketing - Is there anything in or about this
work that reminds you of anything else? Do you see any symbols, metaphors, or
allegories? (iconography)
a.
The green deer reminds me of cartoons when
something smells bad and they have green gas coming off of them.
4.
Interpretation - (content) What do you think the artist was trying to
say?
a.
The deer is the only thing that moves in this
video and it makes one ask if the deer is fake or are the trees.
Questions and
Topics for Your Blog Posting:
2.
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.?
a. It
was a little different, yet with the gallery I chose they were forcing you to
look at the art work. The other galleries and areas were more brightly lit and
one could see more than one work in a place.
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