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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Exhibit Precident Study - Kristy Stroud

The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington Dc has a exhibit by Sandile Zulu and Henrique Oliveria titled Artist in Dialogue 2. With this piece of art from Sandile Zulu the panels are burned in circular patterns and is shows the structure of DNA on a cellular basis. where the piece by Henrique shows the folds of flesh as well as the stroke of the paintbrush. This Exhibit is a good example of how to involve the viewers in the experience of the art by making the art large and taking up a vast amount of space within the exhibit.

Old Bones, Old Genes
-Sandile Zulu

Bololo
-Henrique Oliveira

source for images
http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/dialogue2/zulu.html

Monday, October 3, 2011

Exhibit Precedent: American Folk Art Museum “Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts.” Julie Rusi

This quilt exhibit was designed very beautifully by the way in which all the quilts were hung and the lighting used made them look like patterned LED panels. I love the way the people walking through it can see each quilt and how they then start to go up in a swirl. Its like you're surrounded and enclosed in a way by all these beautiful patterns and colors.

3 Artifacts - Caitlyn Lyle

The cleanest toilet in the world is a conceptual model that is interchangeable to fit the needs of the user. It also uses steam and UV power to sanitize after use, which would change the outlook on public restrooms.

The toilet shaped home for a cause was designed by the founder of the World Toilet Association. This home is available for rent in order to benefit less fortunate countries by providing them with proper sanitary facilities. It just goes to show that a toilet is more important than we sometimes think.

Duchamp's 'Fountain' shows that a toilet is more than a toilet, it can be something that starts an artistic revolution.

3 Artifacts Julie Russi

This toilet is found at King Henry's Hampton Court Palace. This is probably one of the most comfortable toilets around, but as far as sanitation probably-not. It would have definitely not been the most fun being the servant who had to empty it. Seems like during this time the toilet came to you instead of you going to it.

http://thatbackpacker.com/2011/06/25/king-henry-viiis-wives/

In Amsterdam there are public toilets that are very public and out in the open. They are available to men to use at designated places and even have signs around town that direct people to them. This says a lot about how people perceive what privacy is and how much they believe is needed.

http://citynoise.org/article/566

This is a ditch used as a toilet in Japan about 1300 years ago. This is thought as being one of the first type of "flushing" toilets since they would be built over running streams. Some ditches would also be made in houses and then water would be thrown in to run the waste outdoors.
http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/hitech/toilet/toilet01.html

precedent study: the grammy museum: alex pokas

I chose this picture of an exhibit in the grammy museum because I thought that it was both successful and interactive. the entire room immerses you in music culture and is very playful but also informational. it is designed so the architecture, graphics, and materials are unified and balanced while still keeping the space interesting. the lighting in the exhibit highlights the three images of people that are on the walls, and the informational touch screens lead you through the space.

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