Art Gallery

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The Exhibition
The Exhibits at the Burchfield Penny Art Center were Loud rebellion to quiet reflection, Idle diversion to essential human rights. Spain Rodriguez, Bradley McCallum Jacqueline Tarry, John Toth, the Roycroft artists and students from Native American School 19.

The Gallery
Lighting that was used in the exhibit varied, from skylights to spot lights on the art work.
White was the color used on the walls of the Gallery.
The materials used in the interior architecture of the space are white smooth walls that all around with the appearance of a staircase which at the top of the staircase is a huge clear glass wall looking down on the art below.
The movement of the viewer through the gallery space was well used in the placement of art and video art.

The Artwork

In each exhibit the artworks were well organized.  For example the Spain Rodriguezs exhibit was given a whole wall dedicated to the art work and displayed tasteful in a couple other wall near by.  The Roy-croft artist display was displayed in its own section away from but together with the other displays.

The artworks were not similar in any fashion.  The exhibits were  expressing completely different types of messages through their art making each piece very unique.

Some pieces of the art work were framed to show individual identity other pieces were framed with wooden frames.
Each piece of art work was labeled with a small identity plaque next to the art work explaining the art piece, the artist and small artists had a written summary of their art work.
The proximity of the artwork to each other was probably about one foot from the next.

Art Piece number 1
Artist: Eleanor Douglas
Title: Sunset
Media: oil on Board
Date: 1906
1. This is a beautiful painting of a orange/yellow sunset set in a prairie or grass field. This painting just brings a person to a time of watching a sun set. The painting is small but the impact of a beautiful sunset puts your mind as though a person was actually there.
2.The painting is a sunset set in a grassy field that boarders on a forest.
3. The principles and elements used in this painting are lot of vibrant color, form and well use of space and possibly pattern as well.
4. I didnt see any symbols or metaphors in this  painting.  To me no hidden messages or expression were in this painting.
5. I think the artist is trying to show a peaceful sunset that many people take for granted.  The sunset is colorful and showing how beautiful mother nature can be.

Art Piece number 2
Artist: Eleanor Douglas
Title : Untitled
Media: Oil on canvas
Date: Undated
1. "Tree" This is a beautiful painting of a fall seen within a forest. Three trees are presented with there trunk sizes expressed rather than the leaves or expressed rather than the leaves or branches.
2.Fall trees within a forest with leaves all over the floor of the forest .
3. The principles and elements used in this painting are color, form, proportion and space.
4.This painting reminds me of fall and taking brisk walks up at Letchworth during the fall season.  I however did not see any messages or hidden messages in this painting.
5. I think the artist was just trying to express the beauty of decay and the end of a summer/spring  seasons.

Art Piece Number 3
Artist: Spain Rodriguez
Tiltle: Early paintings by Spain
Media: Oil on canvas
Date: 1960
1. This paint is very colorful and expressive of a human body
2. This painting is of a mans body posing , yet not in human flesh color but full of vibrant colors.
3. The principles and elements used in this painting are well proportioned figure full of colorful pattern like colors and a well use of space.
4. This art piece spoke for itself, however i didn't see any symbols or metaphors other than the artists trying to express how Spain's people are colorful and full of dance moves.