Art Gallery, Visit 2

Step 1: The Exhibition

Questions about the exhibit:
1. What is the title of the exhibit?

• The title of the exhibit was "Kelly Richardson: Legion" 

2. What is the theme of the exhibition?

• The theme of the exhibition was all about nature. The artist created videos with sounds to express her thoughts on nature and human interaction. 

Step 2: The Gallery

Questions about the physical space:1. What type of lighting is used?

• The rooms in which the exhibits were located were almost completely black, there was a little light in the corner of each room for the information card to be displayed. There was some lighting thrown of by the projectors, but not much. 

2. What colors are used on the walls?

• The walls appeared to be either black or a really really dark navy. I couldn't tell the difference, I believe they were black because the room had very little light. However, one of the rooms had a white tiled floor. 

3. What materials are used in the interior architecture of the space?

• The walls at the entrance of the exhibit were rock. The entrance had a very Greek feel to it, with many columns in the open space outside the exhibit. The exhibit itself was very dark, all of the exhibits were connected creating a tunnel of darkness.

4. How is the movement of the viewer through the gallery space?

• The movement was very good. There was a lot of space in each room so you could get as close to the screen as you wanted, or you could stand from a distance, you could even view one screen from another room. The halls were open so it made movement from one screen to the next easy. 

Step 3: The Artwork

Questions about the artwork:

1. How are the artworks organized?

• The artworks were very neatly organized. Each screen had it's own room, and they rooms were connected so that you could move right from one to the next. 

2. How are the artworks similar?

• The artworks were similar because they all had the same themes. Each piece was about nature and human involvement to some aspect. They were also all video installations with sound, which sometimes made them seem repetitive.

3. How are the artworks different?

•     The artworks were different because they each had a different underlying message. Some were about animal cruelty, and others were about the destruction of nature. 

4. How are the artworks framed?

•      The artworks weren't framed. They were projected onto screens. 

5. How are the artworks identified and labeled?

•      The artworks were identified and labeled in each corner of the room. There was a white informational card mounted onto the wall explaining all of the information about the artwork of that room. 

6. What is the proximity of the artwork to each other?

•      The artworks were all very close to each other. They were in the same section of the museum, except for one room downstairs by the lobby. They had connecting rooms so they were right next to each other. 

Step 4: Art Criticism Exercise

Kelly Richardson
Twilight Avenger
video installation with sound
2008
large (on screen)

1. In this video (Twilight Avenger) I see a deer who appears to be "on fire", he has a very bright green glow around him. 

2. Balance, emphasis, and movement are all used in this video. The viewer is automatically drawn to the green deer in the video. The deer is in the middle of the screen for the entire video balancing out the rest of the area. Also, the viewers eyes start on the deer and move throughout the piece.

3. I believe that this piece of art symbolizes the environment and the effect it can have on animals. 

4. I think that artist is trying to tell us that with what we're putting into the environment we're destroying nature, we are turning nature into poisonous plants, causing this deformity to the animals in the surroundings. 

Kelly Richardson
Mariner 9
video installation with sound
2012
3 large screen

1.  In this video (Mariner 9) I see what appears to be another planet. 
2. Pattern, proportion, and texture are all used in this video. The land is repeating the same look using pattern. The objects on the "planet" are proportioned perfectly to the sizing of all the land and it's surroundings. Texture is used to display the bumpy and uneven ground.
3. I believe that this is symbolizing what could happen to our planet if we keep treating it the way we have been.
4. I believe that the author is trying to tell us that our world, what we live on can easily look like this if it's bring destroyed the way it is. People of the future will be looking at out world as a think of the past, an unfamiliar land. 

Kelly Richardson
Exiles of the Shattered Star
video installation with sound
2006
large (on screen)

1. In this video I see shooting flames, disrupting a peaceful environment.

2. Forms, space, and color are all used in this artwork. The shooting flames are 3-dimensional. The video has a lot of color, have the background blue, withe the trees and mountains green, the flames shoot of red and orange, and they create a shadow on the dark lake. There is a lot of open space being portrayed in the video. 

3. I believe that this video symbolizes pollution in our environment. 

4. I think that the artist is trying to explain to the viewers how important pollution can be on an environment  The world can be so peaceful but we are destroying the peace and the beauty with our pollution. 

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.?

•      I got a lot more out of the exhibition looking at it from a different perspective than I originally viewed it as. I have gone to Albright Knox a few times this semester and this is the first time I went into the exhibit viewing it the way I did. I liked looking at it's space and environment because it forced me to move around the room and look at it from different angles. I liked looking at the theme of the videos because it helped me understand what the artist might have been trying to explain in their creation of the pieces.