The Artist's Studio

I had a conversation with an artist yesterday, about the importance of the studio space. He had worked in a number of studios during his career and reckoned that each change in studio coincided with a change in his artworks. He said that he has worked in some exceptionally inspiring spaces and some very uninspiring ones. It is clear that the studio space is very important to an artist.

Links to videos and articles about artist studios...

Frances Bacon

Piet Mondrian

https://www.francis-bacon.com/artworks/studio

https://www.gautierdeblonde.com/?portfolio-item=portfolio1

https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2000/sep/10/features.review17

I wander how a VR space, given that it could be a 'virtual' extension of an artists studio, would affect their work. Would they, like Mondrian, design and utilise a space that directly reflects the style of work they produce, or like Lucian Freud, choose earthy and neutral colours and a space that does not become more important than the work (I have mentioned that sentiment in a previous blog post...as a rule?).

The Speed of Change

An observation (not worth its own blog, so I have included it here). I have got in to the habit of Googling 'VR Gallery' or VR Art Gallery' on a weekly basis and the rate of development is quite astonishing. A new gallery pops up daily.

However, I think the VR gallery has yet to find its legs as (still) most of the galleries out there are recreations of existing galleries. It seems to be taking longer than I initially thought for designers to drop their preconceived ideas about what a gallery is, and start to design spaces unique to VR. Affordable VR has been around for about three years now.

I am trying to move away from the traditional and explore new ground, but those historic and emblematic features [of a gallery] are deep seated, and even with this knowledge, I am finding it hard to design and make my attempts at new ground stick (or at least work).

If you are reading this blog and feel you can add something to my research then please comment… even if you are correcting me or don’t agree with something that I say.