Last Friday (November 19th, 2010) our Graphic Design I class met at Chambers in Minneapolis on a little field trip/tour. It was a nice visit. Chambers has art exhibited throughout the hotel building. Some of my favorite were by LOOK UP NAME. She had two pictures hanging up… they appeared to be about 5’x7’ or something close to that. She used OIL OR ACRYLIC, and her paintings looked very realistic. The eyes, details, and shadowing were amazing. Since I am an eye person, the eyes is what really drew me into her paintings. They were amazing!
I walked into a room that Brittany Spears staid in, I thought that was pretty cool. The room was lined with windows and sheik curtains. With experiences, I have realized that windows and the open outside environment gives builds a stronger sense of creativity rather than closed in spaces. Now I know why artists prefer studio apartments and areas with large windows. This is why I believe Chambers has many windows throughout the building and many, many windows in their hotel rooms. Chambers is an art museum, so its all about creating an environment pleasing to the senses. The halls have a calming scent, the lights in the halls give off striped light unto the ceiling due to light coverings, and the bathrooms are just brilliant. The toilets are squarish and the flushers are square buttons. The walls remind me of old school Mario with the red shiny brick walls. The sinks are an odd shape also, but very appealing. Overall, Chambers gave me a curious calm feeling. It was very bright, artsy but very very modern. It was appealing but not as appealing as it could have been. That is due to the fact that I am drawn more to darker, vintage, nature themes, and both original and traditional types of art or environments rather than brighter, simple, and modern… which is what Chambers is. My favorite Art Work were two large oil paintings done by Machiko Edmondson titled Titanium Expose and Flame. These artwork pieces were large scale faces. They were done very well and very detailed. They looked almost real. The artists time and effort showed through their work. Besides this art work, there wasn't really too much art work that captured my attention.
