Blog Update: Interiors: Encounters With Art Spaces

[Rob MacKillop]

Ostensibly designed to highlight art objects, gallery spaces often turn the spotlight on the visitor, asking questions: Who are you? What are you doing here? What is your relationship with the world? How can you engage in this space? What does Art mean to you?

You Lookin At Me? by RobMacKillop, on Flickr​

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[Pete Askew]

Superb Rob. Interesting and thought provoking even with just the minimal text you have used, from the accusing stare of Rembrant to the 'installation' at the end. I like the way the spaces themselves become revealed as art as does the incidental objects within them such as the artfully 'presented' chair in 'Exhibition - Inhibition'. Thoroughly enjoyed this and I love the way it show-cases your images and makes more of them.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete. I always find galleries challenging - not a bad thing, of course.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Those same questions came to myself a few years ago when the Tate St.Ives was built. It is the gallery which brings the question, 'is the gallery the art' This Gallery built on the sea front, where the British art scene existed in the early 20th century, it was primarily built to celebrate these artists, that alone makes a big statement about the gallery. Then a celebrated architect, manages to create structure which not only initially but even today many years later is talked about more than the art inside.
I think this is a bit of a tangent off from what you're saying Rob , yet in the same, asks questions, viable ones about art galleries. They are of course often filled with mediocre work not helping, or maybe justifying the inquiring mind.

Good sequence in the blog and good pics.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Julian. I think I saw a program on TV about that gallery, and the art scene that inspired it. It is sad indeed, that many of the art works found in these galleries is not worth the price of admission (even when free!). But occasionally there can be something uplifting.

Anyway, I wanted some of these images to look like the photo was taken by an art work on a wall, looking out into the gallery. I think it works with one or two of them.