The Hanging is all done…well nearly…
I hung my exhibition today, everything went well except for a few hiccups with a few screws not doing as they were told.
And the rain… the rain that came down in Yoxford at exactly 11 o’clock wasn’t brilliant for moving my large painting to the van. No major disasters though!
I wanted to hang all of my paintings from the top as that is the rule I like to follow – everyone does it differently. I also wanted to curate my show for the paintings to be viewed intimately – it is important for the viewer to be able to look closely at the work and I want them to feel accessible.
After hanging it all and stepping back I have considered the idea of changing the height of my large painting.
I’m very happy with the height of all the other paintings and I especially don’t want the triptych to be any higher. I have messed around with them at home on several different heights and this is as high as it can go with out crooking your neck and not being able to interact with the materiality of the paint. As it stands the eye line of a six foot man looks into the eyes of the triptych (which is on the top line of paintings).
I already worked this out in my computer mock up.
However by moving the biggest painting up by 6.5 inches I will give the figure and the painting back some status.
In a previous exhibition I have had to break the rule of hang and I was told I shouldn’t – I better stick to the rules. I was later commended because it was the right thing for the painting.
Another rule I have broken is instead of placing my label for the largest canvas underneath which, would mean it was practically on the floor! I have placed it at the top of the next columnof labels, just to its right handside.
A wise woman once told me, on a similar occasion, in a gallery in Saxmundham – “You don’t want to put it down there, who’s going to read it down there. I’m not crouching on the floor…”
The title of this painting supports its context. It is important, and I don’t want it to get missed.
I’ve also sourced and refirbished an old piano stool (satin black finish to boot). I want a way for my sketchbook to be included in my degree show and so I plan to place it in the open stool, like a display cabinate. I want it to look more important than a book slapped on the floor – beacuse it is!. My sketchbooks are always invaluable to me and support my work – I want to share this.
Just some finishing off tomorrow and I’m all set!
