Alexander Lange said it well in the New Yorker when she addressed how The Cooper Hewitt had taken time to make its ornate rooms “sing”. We as a class will make the Met’s new digital approach sing. We will keep the aesthetic and grandiose accents of the Met but propose […]
Given my taste for Asian art, I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that I was immediately drawn to the Riesner furniture set, with its Japanese lacquer. However, as I spent more time with the works, I realized that what I was truly interested in was the unique blend of cultures […]
On digital technology & our seminar Digital technology has the potential to make visible to all art historians and to their audiences, as well as to all museum audiences, what until now has been experienced only by a few dedicated curators and dealers. Details from high-resolution photography, rotational images, digitally […]
I hope that my project for this class, in showing the technological and economic developments of the Enlightenment through the materials, their makers, and their use of space, will give visitors a way to insert themselves into the world of the Enlightenment. I believe that by showing them the advancements […]
Here are just a couple of photographs that I took during out intimate session behind the barriers of the Wrightsman Galleries during the session with Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide. I can’t help but feel very privileged to have been offered that access, as well as to have been able to handle […]
1. My project reminds viewers of the working people behind the creation of the beautiful objects and materials used in 18th century France, particularly the clothing makers. There are many parts to clothing design, including the main body (which can be made from several materials), the lace, decorations, feathers, buttons, […]
Below is the project proposal I submitted: Servants Were There, Too My individual contribution to the Virtual Enlightenment Digital Project will be to focus on the role of servants and enslaved people in domestic spaces, specifically those occupied by and associated with upper class, wealthy families of France during […]
I’m interested in the representation and use of space in the Tessé Room, and want to show visitors how the room served as a background for new luxury consumer goods, and how the movement of those luxury goods, with the aid of servants, allowed for the room to serve many […]
I noticed many of us were discussing the same Rhino problems today in class. I just found this video that might be helpful! Particularly the commands “ExtrudeCrv” and “cap”
Proposal of ideas: Materials and their Makers/Bodies in Space The goal of the “Materials and their Makers” group is to draw attention to the artisans behind the craft of the many beautiful items of the Tessé room. The “Bodies in Space” group will focus on re-introducing people to the Tessé […]
