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Leaving Certificate Art Appreciation At the National Craft Gallery Deirdre Nelson and her piece Surplus Preparing for a great visit! Check out our website www.nationalcraftgallery.ie and our Facebook page for information about exhibition and upcoming events. You should have an objective before you come to the gallery whether it’s preparing for the gallery question or just gathering information. Please remember that work should not be touched unless otherwise stated as it needs to be preserved; often artwork is made from very fragile materials. Even the technicians who install the work wear gloves so not to damage or get any dirt on the artwork! Let’s examine the gallery for YOUR visual experience! Why do we need galleries when we have the internet? We cannot always fully appreciate artwork until we see it or experience it. It is difficult to understand the size of an art object and textures and details unless we physically see artwork. The gallery is a constructed environment that aims to create a specific feeling or atmosphere. Let’s see how this is achieved in this gallery. Before you enter the space! Architecture – The National Craft Gallery is based in a renovated old building. The building was used to store the horse coaches for the

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Page 1: LeavingCertificateArtAppreciation! AttheNationalCraftGallery! · LeavingCertificateArtAppreciation! AttheNationalCraftGallery!!! DeirdreNelson&andherpieceSurplus’ Preparingfor!a!great!visit!!!

 Leaving  Certificate  Art  Appreciation  

At  the  National  Craft  Gallery    

 Deirdre  Nelson  and  her  piece  Surplus  

 Preparing  for  a  great  visit!  

 Check  out  our  website  www.nationalcraftgallery.ie  and  our  Facebook  page  for  information  about  exhibition  and  upcoming  events.    You  should  have  an  objective  before  you  come  to  the  gallery  whether  it’s  preparing  for  the  gallery  question  or  just  gathering  information.    Please  remember  that  work  should  not  be  touched  unless  otherwise  stated  as  it  needs  to  be  preserved;  often  artwork  is  made  from  very  fragile  materials.  Even  the  technicians  who  install  the  work  wear  gloves  so  not  to  damage  or  get  any  dirt  on  the  artwork!    

Let’s  examine  the  gallery  for  YOUR  visual  experience!    

Why  do  we  need  galleries  when  we  have  the  internet?    

We  cannot  always  fully  appreciate  artwork  until  we  see  it  or  experience  it.  It  is  difficult  to  understand  the  size  of  an  art  object  and  textures  and  details  unless  we  physically  see  artwork.  The  gallery  is  a  constructed  environment  that  aims  to  create  

a  specific  feeling  or  atmosphere.  Let’s  see  how  this  is  achieved  in  this  gallery.    

Before  you  enter  the  space!  Architecture  –  The  National  Craft  Gallery  is  based  in  a  renovated  old  building.  The  building  was  used  to  store  the  horse  coaches  for  the  

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castle.  Do  you  think  it  is  a  welcoming  space?  Is  it  the  type  of  space  you  would  expect  to  see  a  gallery?    The  interior  of  the  gallery  is  important  to  examine  very  closely  for  your  exam  

question.  Take  a  look  and  note  of  the  height  of  the  ceilings  the  colour  of  the  walls.  What  type  of  floor  is  it?  Are  there  any  other  architectural  features?  Windows,  pillars,  additional  walls,  doorways  etc.  that  should  be  noted?  Do  you  feel  comfortable?  What  is  the  atmosphere  like?  Is  the  accessibility  good,  for  example  is  the  space  wheelchair  friendly?  

   

 Display  

 The  curator  for  each  exhibition  decides  on  all  the  details  of  how  work  is  

displayed.  What  do  you  think  about  the  way  the  artwork  is  displayed?  Would  you  change  anything?  

 How  is  the  work  displayed  in  this  gallery?  Look  at  the  plinths,  how  work  is  hung  on  the  walls  and  if  the  work  is  at  eyelevel.  Do  you  think  it  is  accessible,  would  anyone  be  able  to  walk  into  this  gallery  and  appreciate  some  aspect  of  the  work?    

 

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Lighting  and  Power  Lighting  is  very  important  in  a  gallery.  It  can  help  create  different  atmospheres,  bring  attention  to  certain  details  of  the  work.  What  kind  of  lighting  is  used  here?    Natural?  Artificial?  Spot  lights?  Why  do  you  think  this  type  of  lighting  has  been  used?    Are  there  many  electrical  sockets  what  might  these  be  used  for  in  the  gallery  space?    Draw  a  plan  view  of  the  gallery  below                                                                        

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 Examine  your  favourite  work  Who  made  it?  What  is  it  made  from  and  how  might  they  have  made  it?  Why  do  you  like  it?    Describe  the  features  of  the  piece-­‐  colour,  texture,  subject  matter,