Light for Art's Sake

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-7506-6430-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 745 g

Conservation scientists in museums and galleries have a clear understanding of the damage that light can inflict on an object, but what of the designers that create exhibitions to display these precious items? Light for Arts Sake provides a basis for a level of professional expertise for lighting practice in museums. Rather than portraying conservation and display as having diametrically opposed objectives, the central concept is that the interaction of light and art media is the source for both the visual experience and the degradation of the artwork. Optimal solutions derive from understanding and controlling the interaction process, and the need is for the level of understanding among lighting professionals to be brought closer to that found among conservation scientists.

Zielgruppe

Readership (primary):
Museum professionals, exhibition designers, specialist lighting designers

Readership (secondary):
Conservators, architects

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cuttle, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theater: Technik, Bühnentechnik, Einrichtung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One: PhilosophyChapter Two: Visual attributes Chapter Three: DamageChapter Four: Daylighting typologiesChapter Five: Daylighting controlsChapter Six: Electric lighting typologiesChapter Seven: Electric lighting controlsChapter Eight: Lighting strategiesChapter Nine: Procedures for practiceReferencesBibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Cuttle