Gallery Curator and Artwork.
Task:2.Week2.
Date:3rd June 2014.
Time:11:00am,
Location:Vertical studio.
Key words in Curator: Meaning of a Curator,
Responsibilities/in charge,
Education and Training,
Technology and Society,
Decision making,
Documentation,
Displaying of Artworks,
Collection of items.
CURATOR:
A curator (from Latin:
curare meaning "take care") is a manager or overseer.
Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery,
museum,
library
or archive)
is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material. The object of a traditional curator's
concern necessarily involves tangible objects of some sort, whether it be
artwork, collectibles, historic items or scientific collections. More recently,
new kinds of curators are emerging: curators of digital data objects and biocurators.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
In smaller organizations, a curator
may have sole responsibility for acquisitions and even collections care. The curator will make decisions regarding what objects to
take, oversee their potential and documentations, conduct research based on the
collection and history that provides proper packaging
of art for transportation, and shares that research with the public and
community through exhibitions and publications.
In very small volunteer-based museums, such as local historical societies, a
curator may be the only paid staff member.
In larger institutions, the curator's primary
function is as a subject specialist, with the expectation that he or she will
conduct original research on objects and guide the organization in its
collecting. Such institutions can have multiple curators, each assigned to a
specific collecting area (e.g., Curator of Ancient Art, Curator of Prints and
Drawings, etc.) and often operating under the direction of a head curator.
Education and training:
Curators generally hold a higher
academic degree in their subject, typically a Doctor of Philosophy or a master's degree
in subjects such as history, history of art,
archaeology,
anthropology,
or classics.[5][6][7]
Curators are also expected to have contributed to their academic field, for
example, by delivering public talks, publishing articles or presenting at
specialist academic conferences.[5]
It is important that curators have knowledge of the current collecting market
for their area of expertise, and are aware of current ethical practices and
laws that may impact their organisation's collecting.[8][9]
Technology and society:
In the same way that a museum
curator may acquire objects of relevance or an art curator may select or
interpret a work of art, the injection of technology and impact of social media
into every aspect of our society has seen the emergence of technology curators;
someone who is able to disentangle the science and logic of a particular
technology and apply it to real world situations and society, whether for
social change or commercial advantage. The first UK Wired Conference had a test lab, where an independent curator
selected technology that showcased radical technology advancements and their
impact on society, such as the ability to design and "print" real world objects using 3D printers
(such as a fully working violin) or the ability to model and represent accurate
interactive medical and molecular models in Stereoscopic 3D.[12]
MLOVE,[13]
a Confestival started in 2010, celebrated the disruption of the perception of
what a tech conference should be, using a radically more interactive format
that drew on a variety of influences outside of the traditional world of technology,
including religion, micro-banking for developing countries and interactive art
installations/workshops such as the Future Cube[14]
and a giant interactive video projection.[15]
Key words in Art: Meaning of Art,
Painting,
Sculpture,
Photography,
Installation.(space)
Artwork:
There are several ways you could go about defining art, but my suspicion is
that one will get you better results than the others.
On the other hand, art is such a large part of our everyday lives that we may hardly even stop to think about it. Look at the desk or table where you are, right this minute. Someone designed that. It is art. Your shoes are art. Your coffee cup is art. All functional design, well done, is art. So, you could say "Art is something that is both functional and (hopefully) aesthetically pleasing to our eyes."
You might say "Art is in a constant state of change, so nobody can really pin down what it is." The constant change part is true, but the not pinning it down part is going to get you a bad grade. It may even raise a comment or two about your being some sort of wisenheimer. Don't go this route.
You might even say "Art is subjective, and means something different to
every single person on earth." This, too, is the truth. I would caution
against this approach, however, as it would require a stack of paper from here
to the moon to cite all of your 6.8 billion references.Now, everything just stated has elements of truth, but is largely based on opinion. My opinion is, frankly, useless in your paper-writing endeavor. Form your own opinions (that should be the reason you are receiving an education, after all), and be sure to sprinkle them in your answer... which needs a factual basis, so here are the cold hard facts:
Gallery:
- A room or building for the display or sale of works of
art: an art gallery the National Gallery
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example sentencesSynonyms
- 1.1A collection of pictures: an extensive gallery of
colour photographs
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- 2A balcony or upper floor projecting from an interior
back or side wall of a hall or church, providing space for an audience or
musicians: in the minstrels' gallery, a string orchestra plays themes
from film soundtracks
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- 2.1 (the gallery) The highest balcony in a threat, containing the cheapest seats.
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- 2.2A group of spectators, especially those at a golf
tournament: he lashed a two-iron on to the green, bringing gasps from
the gallery
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- 3A long room or passage, typically one that is partly
open at the side to form a portico or colonnade.
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example sentencesSynonyms
- 3.1A horizontal underground passage, especially in a
mine: long underground galleries of 3 km or more made it possible to
mine under the sea
Elements of Art.Arts cannot be done with any of this elements listed below.
Material type:
Cited information that some one has already sited.Museum, Gallery and Artwork.
Author and Date:
Clough Wayne (2013) Best of both worlds;Museum and achievers in the digital age . The Smithsonian institution.
Reference List:
Born in Bradford in 1975, Wayne Clough attended Bradford College 1998-2001 and Wimbledon school of Art London2004-5. John Moores Painting Prize 2012 Walker Art Gallery Liverpool. EDUCATION2004-2005 Wimbledon School of Art, MA Painting1998-2001 Bradford College, BA(Hon) Art and Design
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