Historical Events Lorna Cullen
Jacques-Louis David – ‘The Death of Marat’ (1793) This painting, created by Jacques-Louis David in 1793, illustrates a male figure, Jean-Paul Marat. Marat is collapsed over the side of bath with his arm draped downwards holding a quill in his hand with a loose grip. There also appears to be some blood dripping down his chest, implying that he is dead by his lifeless actions. Which are is pale skin and no facial expression. In his other hand he holds a letter addressed to himself while resting on a board. Next to the bath there is a writing box with an additional piece of paper. This small piece of paper could possibly be a cheque. Next to the bath there is a knife near his hand on the floor with blood on it, this indicates murder or suicide. Marat wears white cloth on his head which is highlighted against a dark background, making him seem to be angelic. This painting is seen as dramatic because of the use of chiaroscuro between the background and foreground. The background has been made very dark to highlight the foreground and is then made to be the main focus of the painting. Furthermore there are rays of light that fall onto Marat, which also creates dark shadows to contour the body making the body look realistic and three dimensional and angelic. Additionally the oil paint has been applied smoothly produces naturalism. By David creating a more realistic painting it means that the audience can form a sense of sympathy for Marat, this makes the mood the piece more dramatic. The use of David’s choice of colours impacts the mood, for example he uses red for the blood over the top of a white sheet to emphasise the redness, and makes it more apparent. This is also the case with the knife, as he chose to use a white handled knife a dark flooring. These use of colours also suggests that Charlotte Corday, the woman that killed Marat, was aggressive and chose to deter from the innocence of the image, that the white sheet illustrates. This can then represent that Marat died in an aggressive manner, involved with Charlotte Corday.
Charlotte Corday’s letter Marat holds a letter in his left hand, which is from Corday. This letter that is handwritten in French, translates to “Given that I am unhappy, I have a right to your help”. David wrote this onto the letter to portray Corday as the one that manipulated Marat. She did not present a reason for killing him consequently this supports the reason of how he was idealised and today many people see him as this innocent figure. Corday wrote Marat a letter to tell him she had something important to tell him about so he would authorise her visit. Once she in the house with him, she killed Marat with the knife she had hidden in her corset. David gave a false impression of Corday by writing a different passage to the original and ensured that the republican was not supported.
Rubens: ‘The Deposition of Christ’ , 1611
Caravaggio: ‘The Entombment of Christ’ 1602-1603
David painted this image to reflect Jesus Christ, the hanging arm inspired from the Baroque period when many paintings were created and based around church. This makes his piece ‘The Death of Marat’ a Neoclassism piece as he wanted to portray Marat as a martyr. Caravaggio uses chiaroscuro which suggests that David was inspired by this piece when creating his own painting. Marat’s arm hangs very similarly to Jesus’s and in Christianity Jesus was resurrected. The light rays onto Marat’s innocent figure now suggest that he will also be looked up to like Jesus himself as he may be resurrected because of how David used light to represent a glow on Marat’s skin.
Paul Delaroche – ‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey’ (1883) This image was painted in France, by Paul Delaroche in 1883. This painting replicates Lady Jane Grey, the former queen of England, on the ground kneeling before her execution. She kneels on a padded green cushion, and in front of her lay a wooden execution block and underneath lots of wears a white dress as Delaroche uses the technique of chiaroscuro in this painting to highlight her death. Using white could show innocence of her character and also make the viewer feel sympathy towards her. With her porcelain skin and the smoothness of the painting Delaroche emphasises her young age, as she is only 16 years old. Stood next to Lady Jane Grey is a lieutenant guiding and reassuring her with his hand. As she is blindfolded and cannot see. He looks directly at her face and looks as if he is trying to comfort her with him speaking into her ear. To right of him stands the executioner himself. He stands with a tall posture while holding an axe in his hand. He wears red tights and a red hat, this may illustrate violence and aggression as this colour is usually thought of in this way. If he had chose to wear these colours he might have done it to scare his victims. The direction he stands in is facing towards Lady Jane Grey and is waiting for her to be ready for her execution. In the background of this romanticism piece there are also two women who look to be grieving, one slouched over against the wall while sitting, and the other stood up leaning on the wall with her hands above her head. This implies that she is praying for Lady Jane Grey. The walls that they lean against replicate those of Tower Green 1554, when the execution took place, and illustrate the architecture found within the tower. This painting was made a large scale of 246cm x 297cm to make the figures life size and so it was then more realistic and made it easier for the viewer to picture the historical event.
Lady Jane Grey Lady Jane Grey became Queen for 9 days as she was the granddaughter of Henry VIII. After his son Edward died at the age of 15. The vote of queen was between Lady Jane Grey protestant or Mary, the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine Of Aragon, she had the vote of the catholic worshippers. Lady Jane Grey was voted for Queen, however Mary tried Lady Jane Grey for treason and she was then executed. Mary then became the next Queen of England replacing Lady Jane Grey, and then was known as “Bloody Mary”.
Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554)
Queen Mary I (1515-1568)
Romanticism Romanticism is a style that began in the early 1800’s until the 1850’s, it was shown through visual arts, music, and literature. Romanticism emphasised imagination and emotions, instead of just the sole focus of appreciation of historical events. It was a style that became popular in Europe, the most well known pieces came from France, England, Spain, and Germany.
Romanticism is hard to distinguish through visuals but can be found through emotion within the piece.
Theodore Gericault -‘The Raft Of The Medusa’ (1818) This painting by Theodore Gericault illustrates a beaten raft in the ocean with 18 men lie on it defeated. It is easy to tell that they feel defeated as many of the men only have small amount of clothes on if any, showing that they have been trying to survive on this raft for a number of days. The atmosphere in this painting is gloomy and discouraging, this is shown through the dark colours in the waves. However Gericault uses bright tones on the men, to highlight and to show there hope through the use of chiaroscuro. This creates emotion within his work and makes it a romanticism piece. The light is coming from the same direction that the ship is coming in, and also from above. This may emphasise a heavenly light therefore giving some of the men led down an angelic glow which could represent there death. Another way that their death has been signified is through the use of red rags to highlight the danger they may face.
The Pyramid Of Hope In this image Gericault has purposely painted all of the figures into a pyramid shape, to create ‘The Pyramid Of Hope’. The top of the pyramid shows the people that look towards the beams of light and seem to be more healthy or more likely to survive as they signal to the oncoming ship. As the viewer looks down the pyramid the men start to look as if there are struggling and attempting to reach up for help. Very near the bottom the men are seem to be dead or hopeless of survival.
The men waving towards the ship hold a red and white rag to symbolise danger and innocence
Men that are struggling to survive in the middle of the painting
Man at the bottom of the pyramid morns over his sons body while wearing red
When Gericault interviewed the survivors to develop his understanding he found out that to survive they proceeded to each other.
This painting by Theodore Gericault illustrates a beaten raft in the ocean with 18 men lie on it defeated. It is easy to tell that they feel defeated as many of the men only have small amount of clothes on if any, showing that they have been trying to survive on this raft for a number of days. There is a gloomy and discouraging atmosphere in this painting, this is demonstrated through the dark colours in the waves, showing that there is a storm. However Gericault uses bright tones on the men, to highlight and to show there hope through the use of chiaroscuro. This then creates emotion within his work and makes this a romanticism piece. The light is coming from the same direction that the ship is coming in, and also from above. This may emphasise a heavenly light therefore giving some of the men led down an angelic glow which could represent there death. Another way that their death has been signified is through the use of red rags to highlight the danger they may face.
Eugene Delacroix – ‘Liberty Leading The People’ (1830) Liberty Leading The People was painted by Eugene Delacroix in 1830. This painting replicates the event of the French revolution, also known as the July revolution in 1830 against King Charles X. The main focus of this painting is the woman that stands in the centre holding the flag of the French revolution. She is perceived as the goddess of liberty who leads the people over the bodies of the fallen. She holds the tri coloured flag, which we know today as the French national flag. This flag was banned at the time of the revolution which helps to visualise rebelliousness of the woman, and shows that she was fighting for freedom. The background shows that it is cloudy but it is lifting slightly. Delacroix has used the concept of pathetic fallacy, where in which the weather creates the atmosphere of the scene or setting. The cloud represents violence illustrated by the use of guns. However behind the cloud is a very blue sky which could been that there is going to be a happiness after all of the violence and fighting that has happened. Marianne The woman stood in the centre is known as Marianne by the French Republic, she is the personification of liberty. Delacroix created her for his audience to see her as the one who conquered the French revolution. He paints her to wear a red Phrygian cap, which was worn in the first revolution. As well as the flag she holds in her right hand, she holds a musket in her left hand, which again implies that they want freedom and independence. As she wants to be an independent woman against King Charles X, it implies that she is a democrat. Democracy first began in Ancient Greece, also at this time nudity was seen in sculptures and paintings which is why Delacroix has decided to incorporate some nudity into his work.
This section of the painting is found in the midground of the painting demonstrating two men holding guns. One man wears a tuxedo and top hat, while the other wears what looks to be overalls and a flat cap. The clothes represent the different social classes, and shows that they are working to together and not against each other for their freedom.
Bodies of The Fallen The foreground shows figures of the dead however we can see that they are of different social classes, as the man on the left is working class, shown through him wearing a white shirt, and on the right a man in smart clothing who could be either middle or upper class. The man on the left isn’t wearing any trousers and only one sock. This explains that Delacroix wanted to expose the royal troops as they would murder the revolutionary sympathisers in their sleep and move them into the streets to make people fear them and was their attempt to stop the revolution from carrying on. On the right, the man of higher class, is shown to be wearing a uniform as this is seen by his shoulder pads on his jacket. If he is wearing a uniform this means that Delacroix has painted a Royal troop parallel to the working class man. He would have died due to a shooting by a revolutionist in spite of revenge and to make way to get through as he would have been acting as a barrier so that they couldn’t pass. This demonstrates success towards the revolutionists and disaster for the troops.
Notre Dame In the background of this painting shows the Notre Dame where King Charles X would’ve lived. The clouding around the building emphasises it more, as the clouds are painted in white and this building is dark and shadowed. The shadowing may reflect the revolutionist opinion towards the king, as dark colours are generally emphasise power, death, and evil. On top of the Notre Dame there is a flag which would mean that the king had admitted defeat as this is what the revolutionists would wave their flags to rebel against him for freedom.
Francisco Goya – ‘The Third of May 1808’ (1814) This painting The Third of May 1808 was created by a Spanish painter Francisco Goya in 1814. This painting is set at night, this sets the mood of the painting as there is an absence of light from the sky. Light would suggest hope however there is no light to be seen in the sky so a dark and mysterious tone in created. The only source of light in this painting is created by the lantern, which shines on the defendants that hold their hands up to the French Napoleon that aim their weapons towards them. The man in the centre of the defendants holds his hands in the air while he wears a white shirt which enables him to look more innocent to the viewers eye. His Christ like figure is represented by not only the position he is holding himself but also the palms of his hands show stigmata which is a Christian term for wounds. The placement of the wounds is similar to where Jesus was wounded during his crucifixion. The reactions of the civilians surrounding him are in shock and grief, and this is told by their facial expressions. People are fearing their own lives and the lives of others around them this resembles what it would be like in a reality of war and Goya wants his audience to see what he see’s and feel sympathy to the people that lost lives during the war.
This painting illustrates the French Napoleon as they are about to fire their weapons at the Spanish defendants on the left hand side. This painting represents a six year war that took place in Spain as the French tried to rule. This war was known as the Peninsular war which lasted from 1807-1814.
The Disasters of War
The bottom left of the photo show bodies of the fallen who may have sacrificed themselves or were just simply unfortunate victims of the Napoleon armies. Goya has chosen to surround these bodies with bright red blood pools to emphasise their deaths, and it is illuminated further due to the dark colours found in their clothing. Goya additionally shows the mass murder during the war due to the way he painted the dead civilians piled on top of each other.
Esto es malo (this is bad)
Así sucedió(This is how it happened).
These are both prints by Goya in the period that the French were currently ruling Spain. Goya didn’t want the French Guards, for whom he worked for to find out that he didn’t agree with their actions. Due to this he didn’t paint what he wanted or felt emotionally until there were new Spanish rulers as he feared for his life. However as art was his passion he still made prints on plates to represent he felt, he did this because they were small therefore making them easy to hide. This is a building located in Madrid, Spain, this is pronounced in the painting due to the use of chiaroscuro. This element of the painting makes the event appear to be more realistic as it is founded in the same place that the war occurred in.
The images above show just a couple of the prints he made the first ‘Esto es malo’ which translates to this is bad illustrates a monk that is killed by the French soldiers who were looting for treasure that they could find in the church. The second ‘Así sucedió’ which translates to this is how it happened again shows murdered monks that lay down by the soldiers who loot the church. This shows Goya’s feelings toward the French soldiers and what he witnessed from them in the time of the war.
Jake and Dinos Chapman - Disasters of War (1993) Disasters of War by Jake and Dinos Chapman is currently featured at The Tate Modern and this was their first major piece. The two brothers have worked together since the early 90’s. In this model they have replicated each of Goya’s eighty three etching prints from the Peninsular War. They have made three dimensional models from various sources to create a toy like figures making a connection between toy soldiers and mannequins. The figures themselves are all very small and are all placed on a grass like land which brightens the models contrasting from Goya’s dark prints. However even though their models are in colour as opposed to black and white they are still gruesome and brutal as they look more realistic and it makes it easier for the audience to envision what Goya witnessed during his life. This picture on the left shows a life size model that the Chapman brothers made. This would mean that the audience would see human sized figures or body parts hanging from a tree. This creates an even more realistic piece as they may actually appear to be human like and again insights people to what is seen at war.
Pablo Picasso – Guernica (1937) Guernica was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1937, this mural sized painting was completed in oil paint and kept in a grey scale. The colours are kept dark because this painting represents the Spanish civil war that caused death on many innocent civilians. Furthermore both animal and human figures in this painting are highlighted through the use of chiaroscuro as the background is black and figures are mostly white. The emotions on their faces are illustrated through Picasso’s style of cubism which creates a distorted face and body. The way the figurines are positioned makes it look as if they are in pain or shouting out. They may be shouting out as they're are under stress and panic as there are what seems to be lots of people stuck in one room. However in the background there is an open window and door as we see a figure coming through the window. Perhaps the people cannot see a way out because of so many people in chaos and admit defeat like they would’ve during the Spanish civil war.
The use of animals in this painting, especially the horse shows that there is a sense of confusion which helps to create more chaos. The way the horse has been painted uses a grey scale and also some text. Usually black and white text is found within newspapers which communicate with their audiences news that is happening and in this case it would be the news of the Spanish civil war. The animals don’t understand what is happening just like the humans and they can’t communicate which allows stress to happen in this small room. The audience then feel sympathy towards the painting, this creates emotion and makes this a romanticism piece. ‘The wounded horse’ has what looks like to be a spear stuck in its torso which explains why it looks as if its screeching. The horses head looks straight towards the bull because the horse was injured in plaza de toros. Horses never usually entered there but this one did and as a result got stabbed. The horse is now known as the mans companion at war and I recognised for this globally.
In the right of the painting is a person that looks to be trapped as there are flames that surround them. Further evidence to show the figure is trapped, is the facial expression and the neck is tipped back with an open mouth to suggest that they are screaming. Also their hands are reached up in the air indicating they're trying to get help. This shows what may have happened to civilians during the war and again creates sympathy from the audience.
In this section of the painting there is what appears to be a soldier dying. He holds a broken sword in his right hand but also holds a flower in the same hand. Flowers can symbolise life or regrowth and this represents the people of Spain as they will regrow after their defeat. The idea of being reborn is supported by the stigmata that he has on his left hand suggesting that he is similar to Jesus and could be resurrected after his sacrifice to the conquerors.
To the left of the painting we see a woman who is screaming while grieving for her dead child that she holds in her arms. The child's head is tipped backwards which makes it easy to tell the baby has died because she would be supporting he child's head. The mothers tongue is triangular shaped and points upwards and this is how the screaming is suggested. A sharp tongue suggests that she is angry but she is also looking up so she may be looking up to pray. Picasso has painted a line in between her eyes which may be a frown line or could be eyebrows, and this helps to understand her emotion.
Pablo Picasso
Picasso has painted a light bulb into this painting which may not have much significance. However it might, he has painted spikes around the edge which may be light rays however could mean that when someone tries to reach the light (which symbolises hope) there is always something that gets in the way or defeats them.
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist stage designer, poet and playwright. Picasso changed his painting style quite often as he had a blue period, a rose period, the African influenced period, analytic cubism, and synthetic cubism also known as the crystal period.
Paul Nash - We Are Making A New World (1918) There is also the painting ‘We Are Making a New World’ by Paul Nash. This painting illustrates the view of a landscape with broken tree trunks, and the earth with a mass of shell holes. This captures Nash’s view of the war and what he saw whilst he was a soldier. This was is referenced to no mans land in Ypres Salient, Belgium in WW1. The title of this painting sounds bright and optimistic as if someone was ‘making a new world’ for the better however the ‘new world’ implies that Nash is scarred from what he saw during the war, and has created a new perspective of the world. The sun rays that emerge from behind the mountain shine upon the grass, and the green colouring helps to emphasise growth. The mountains also have an orange glow to them showing warmth. However the position of the sun only allows the audience to see a silhouette of the trees as it casts a dark shadow which could represent mystery and evil. The trees shadows enable the audience to see the shell holes that have been made during this war. The green shows that a forest that was once alive and full of colour has now been destroyed by war, and this could replicate how soldiers seen the world as once a nice place and then after a place of destruction. Paul Nash Sandling Park, Kent (1924)
Paul Nash Whiteleaf Cross (1931)
Paul Nash His early drawings were bright and colourful, he painted natural scenes which appeared undisturbed by war. However, after three months in the war Nash became injured and was sent back to England. During his leave, he exhibited some war paintings in London. Once he returned to France during the battle of Passchendaele his witnessed much more war and focussed his artwork on landscape that was ruined during the war.
My intention After analysing a number of paintings in relation to ‘historical events’ I am now going to create a practical response for my piece. My aim is to design a 3D exhibition model with an illustrated poster and leaflet. I will illustrate my creative progress in the next slides for my practical response. This will explain how I will create my practical responses to the exam question.
Poster Research
Analysis of an exhibition poster The background is a small section of a painting, and may have been chosen because the colours are very bright but visually pleasing to the eye. This will make people curious and look into the text about the exhibition and where it is. The name of the designer has been subtly inserted into the poster, so they can get credit for there design but its not distracting and people will still focus on the exhibit information first.
The full name of the university has been added at the bottom, and the course they specialise in has also been added. This has been done to show that the poster is still formal and gives people more facts on where and how to find the exhibit.
This is a logo of the university where the exhibition is being held. Its been made quite large and put in the top right hand corner so it’s one of the first things that the person can see. The logo has also been made white, so that it can be seen easily because the painting underneath has lots of different colours. However there is also white within the background painting so the logo helps bring out the lighter colours. The same font is used for the logo and the title of the exhibition. Underneath the logo, is a title showing who’s art is being exhibited. The same font is used for the important information, date, time, and place. The key information has been made larger for example ‘open daily’ has been made larger so people are more likely to think its flexible around their schedules, and they can go when they have free time. Then underneath has a smaller font of the dates.
Font Ideas
This shows a range of font styles using my chosen exhibition title, I will then be selecting one for creating my exhibition poster.
Final font selection I have selected 3 out of the 8 that were on my previous slide to decide which style font I would like to use on my exhibition poster.
The font its self is quite modern, and it doesn’t have solid thick black lines like the other fonts. Due to the font having a contrast in colours it seems more artistic where as the others are quite historical. I don’t think this one would work well for the design I wouldn’t like to use it on my final exhibition poster.
This font style is very similar to the next one with the calligraphy style but has more straight and harsher edges. This font is very dramatic because of the sharp edges. This one would also make a good historical font but I think its too harsh and may be unappealing on my poster design.
I like this font because it has a calligraphy style, which suggests it would be a good historical font. I think this because of the curves and thickness in lines suggest it would’ve been done with a quill or fountain pen. It is also very bold and dark, so it’s easy to read and will be good for the audience. I think this one would work well on my exhibition poster design as the style will work well.
Posters with dispersion While I was doing poster research I found this Photoshop edit using dispersion. I really like this effect as it creates movement and energy within the piece. For my poster designs I am going to experiment to use this dispersion technique. As my poster design is going to be based on Jacques Louis David's ‘The Death Of Marat’ piece, I want to create the dispersion going upwards. This may create an effect of showing a resurrection, and will also lead the eye towards the title of the poster.
Gallery Exhibition Poster designs
This is my first poster design using the clipping tool for the title. I chose not to use this tool in my second exhibition poster because I didn’t think the background painting suited a bold font.
This is my new poster deign by using dispersion on photoshop, where I shall explain how I achieved this look below. I like the dispersion effect however I think this poster design is too dark, and may not grab the viewers attention. Subsequently I will make another digital poster with a white background so that I can choose which one I prefer.
1. To start my poster I inserted the painting ‘The Death Of Marat’ and then made it large enough to fit the entire page. After this I copied the layer of Marat and selected the body, and deleted the background. Next I stretched the body upwards , and copied this layer again. Next I added a layer mask to the newest layer ‘layer 2’ and filled it black with the paint bucket. Then with layer 3 I had a copy of layer 2 again and added another layer mask however this time I filled it white with the layer mask. After this I used a square paint brush tool and used a scattering tool to begin the dispersion. On the black layer mask I used white and this created the dispersion effect. Additionally on this white layer mask I used a black paint bush and it removed parts from Marat’s body.
2. For the second part I selected my font that I had chosen shown in previous slides, and then used the magic selection tool to remove the white background. After this I Selected each letter using the same tool and filled it white with the paint bucket tool.
3. Lastly I chose my font from Photoshop that I wanted to use for the important information and placed it where I wanted to, and made it white so it was readable against the dark background. I then made the very important parts larger such as the date and phone number.
4. Next I created the logo by adding a black rectangle first. I then typed my gallery title in white and added 4 lines to the top in the shape of a roof, and then multiple lines overlapping each other at the bottom. This created house like shape which represented the gallery.
5. Lastly I added the gallery address and the art sponsor at the bottom of the poster.
Animation I have created an animated digital poster by using a web application I have created a QR code for easy access to the animation. Which can also be found on https://youtu.be/suaojklism0
Designing the galley logo
To start this new logo I added multiple different circle of different colours and different opacity levels to crate a circular shape.
Next I added a black circle with 100% opacity, and made it small enough so that it left a ring of colours around it.
After this I added a smaller circle that was a lilac colour with a lower opacity, leaving a black rim.
Lastly I added one more circle over the lilac circle making slightly taller so only the edge of the lilac could be seen, and added the title of the gallery over the top in white, shown in the next slide.
Gallery Logo I am very pleased with my final outcome of my gallery logo as I think it is appealing to the eye and is also quite bright making it noticeable and eye catching. Like with the font process I showed before I chose another font from the same web application for my logo. I then used magic selection tools on photoshop to remove the white background and make the font white, as opposed to black. I chose to use white instead of a colour so that it is easier to see, and the eye will also not be distracted from the colourful rim of the logo.
Final Poster Design
Firstly I deleted the background using the quick selection tool. Next I added a new layer and filled it white, I then moved the layer so that Marat was on top, and locked the all white layer for the background. I then added another layer and moved it underneath the Marat layer so the paint will come from underneath. Next I downloaded some different splatter paint brush tools and turned the brush into different angles so I could create different paint marks. I did it in different colours to try and make it more vibrant however I didn’t want to take away the focus of Marat, so I used the colour picker tool for some of the colours.
Lastly I added all of the information including the sponsor logo, gallery logo, and title of the exhibition.
Digital Poster Design progress
First poster using clipping mask tool
Second poster using dispersion effect
Last poster using paint brush and quick selection tools
Drawing Marat’s Arm I had chosen to draw Marat’s arm as I wanted to see whether it would work well underneath the titles of my poster and work as a background. I am very pleased with my shading of tones and detail that I have managed to capture when drawing the arm. However I have decided against using this for my own poster as because its black and white its not very eye catching, and also the titles were not easy to read over the top of darker areas in the arm.
Taking My Own Photographs After drawing Marat’s arm I decided to develop my understanding by using a timer on my phone to take pictures in the way that Marat is posed in the painting.
The first picture I took was in a dark room to try and create atmosphere however it was too dark and wasn’t easy to tell what I was trying to achieve.
Next I decided to use a timer on my camera and sit in the bath while holding a feather to act as a quill.
Additionally I then added a blanket to try and recreate the bath board that Marat had in the painting.
Finally I got into the bath sat under the blanket while holding the feather in 10 seconds for the camera to take the picture.
First I opened up my photograph onto photoshop. Next I went to ‘Filter’ and then ‘Filter Gallery’ and selected cut out. After this I adjusted some of the settings for cut out for example making a sharper edge, and then added the title.
Following this I added all of the important information including tickets and dates, and the logo.
Lastly I added the sponsor logo and the address of the gallery.
My Poster Design I am very happy with my final outcome. I like how the colours are used in blocks and differentiates the tones in the photo. The block of colours that I have chosen are neutral and I think this makes it easier to read the details about the exhibition at the bottom of the poster. The cut out effect that I have used on photoshop for this photo has allowed for the image to smooth out. This makes it appear softer and also mirrors how Jacques Louis David used paint smoothly to create an innocence for Marat.
National Gallery, London To get inspiration and develop my ideas for designing the exhibition model I visited the National Gallery in London. The rooms all feature large skirting boards around the walls and doors. Additionally they all have rectangular shaped room and I will take this into consideration when designing the exhibition. The paintings are all in line with the same amount of space left in between them.
In this second image, to the right, it shows dark grey walls against a light wall. I like this effect because I think it makes it look clean and professional and I am going to take this into consideration when designing my walls. There are also a few benches in which people would sit on while visiting the Gallery. As for this reason I shall be including benches in my design to make it as realistic as possible.
Bench
3D Room Design Wall (colour vanilla mist)
Door way
Wooden flooring (colour limed wood)
Main entrance door
To design the room plan for my exhibition I used a web application which allowed me create rooms and walls. To the left shows the plan for when I create the model. This plan is a 2 dimensional model however you can also chose what room you would like to see in 3D. With this design I am now able to create to create my model and work out the correct measurements according to this plan. Most galleries are kept quite simple so that the eye isn’t distracted from the paintings. I have added benches as many museums and galleries have benches. I haven’t added skirting boards in this plan but I shall add them in the model to try and make it look more professional and sophisticated.
3D exhibition room design with painting I used Photoshop to add the painting of ‘The Death Of Marat’ onto the wall by pasting it onto the photograph of the room design. Next I found a photo of a frame, and added it on top of the painting. Additionally I have added the sign of the painting underneath the panting. The scale may look slightly strange as the plaque is the same width as the painting however this is what the scale will be like in comparison to the plaque. This has given me an insight of what my exhibition walls will look like when I start to create all of the finishing touches.
Analysing An Exhibition Guide
First page showing the map
Front page
Introduction page
Back page featuring information
The front cover of this exhibition guide is kept very simplistic and elegant as the background is kept as a plain powder blue background with black font. The background colour doesn’t have any variation in colour for example by ombrÊ or vignette, when the outer edges become darker.
In the same font as the exhibition title is the date of how long the exhibition is on for.
In the bottom corner shows the sponsor and partner of the national gallery. The sponsors logo is made slightly bigger than the text around it to emphasise it more.
In the same font is the exhibition title. This has been made smaller and been placed next to the artist name. The artist name has been made larger because he is a well known artist so people are more likely to look at it if they see him first. The artists name is written in a bold large font so that the audience can easily see it when they pick up the guide. Additionally the font is sophisticated which allows it to easily read. All of the letters meet the mean line which is why it looks sophisticated and in uniform. The colour of the font is black, which stands out from a light background. Black is a dark colour which creates mystery so this could potentially make people curious to open the booklet to see what's inside. Furthermore the artist name indicates whose work is being displayed in the exhibition making it.
Underneath the date is the logo of the national gallery informing the audience where the exhibition is being held.
As this exhibition guide is opened it shows an outlined map of the gallery building with room numbers allocated on each room. I will create my guide with this layout as it is important to have on the first page. On the next page it lists information about an exhibition film found upstairs and also information about an audio guide about the artist and some facts about his paintings. Lastly at the bottom is a discover section for any audience members that wish to buy a fully illustrated exhibition guide.
On the next page it features an introduction about the artists work and about his life during the time he did these paintings. After this the leaflet mentions what is found in each room and gives a brief description of each painting.
Lastly the final page shows an information section on where to find places in the museum such as shops and cafes. I will be including this in my booklet guide as it would be helpful for the audience at the gallery.
Exhibition Guide Design
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The Ticket
In this ticket design I have designed I kept the design simple so that its easy for the audience to read and have also used the same fonts and colour scheme as I have used I previous posters and booklet. I have included the gallery logo next to the exhibition title. Then to the right of that shows the ticket number and the date of entry will be stamped when entering the gallery.