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Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology

 

 

Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
Brown University
Box 1837 / 60 George Street
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: (401) 863-3188
Fax: (401) 863-9423
[email protected]

It's fun to just look through images through a newspaper, magazine, or book.  However, it's not enough to sudy a work of art by just seeing a photograph of it - there would be no sense of scale, presence, color (if the image is in black and white), feeling, etc etc... it's not enough to read about it either!

When I want to study a work of art and to really remember or cherish it, I go to the site and see the object in real life.  I do everything I can to remember it well - study the thing up close, from far away, get a sense of the atmosphere, take notes on the information given about the object, and if I can, I like to touch or hold or even hear/smell the object!  Sometimes I like to draw or take photos as well from different angles.  This way, by really using and involving the body and mind together, I can get a grasp of something and really remember it well. 

As a jewelry major, whenever we have assignments to let's say, make a necklace: I need to think a lot about the body:

-the relationship the necklace has to the wearer (hisotrical/cultural/emotional)

-the way the piece fits on the body

-how it feels and moves on the body

-sometimes the piece may make a lot of movement involving sound

-how to take the necklace on and off the body

-what the wearer can wear underneath - color, maerial-wise

-etc etc

These are just some of the aspects of jewelry we consider and study when we critique our work as well.

how a final piece of jewelry is displayed is very important as well

sometimes jewelry that involves hinges like lockets are private: there are things like photographs of loved ones or incenses that are hidden only for the wearer to see and treasure


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Like the way the jewelry is displayed above, the way the viewer sees art is important.  The motion or direction involved has a big impact: for example the architecture of the Guggenheim in New York - when you see shows there, you either start at the bottom or top and work your way up or down.  This cicular movement from one level to the next portrays a sense of hierarchy or order, involving the body to move a certain way, step by step - I've only been to the museum once, but I really remember the installation of the cars in the middle of the museum and the human sculptures and big paintings, and the video too! (a couple years ago)


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