Period Rooms in Minneapolis Institute of Arts (2 of 3)
Of course, there is always new inspiration to be found in any museum visit. So many textile patterns and colors to bring into one's repertoire for future projects.
One especially interesting feature of this museum is the "Period Rooms" scattered throughout the building. For instance, in a section featuring Japanese art, they had set up a Japanese tea room. A vintage kitchen which was innovative for its design was presented in tact. There was a section of Frank Loyd Wright's work which had a bank of windows set up as you would see it in one of his homes.
One Period Room that caught my eye and then my imagination was called the Curator's Office. This was an office which was used in the 1950's but, due to renovations, had been sealed up and was rediscovered in 2011.
Of course, there is always new inspiration to be found in any museum visit. So many textile patterns and colors to bring into one's repertoire for future projects.
One especially interesting feature of this museum is the "Period Rooms" scattered throughout the building. For instance, in a section featuring Japanese art, they had set up a Japanese tea room. A vintage kitchen which was innovative for its design was presented in tact. There was a section of Frank Loyd Wright's work which had a bank of windows set up as you would see it in one of his homes.
One Period Room that caught my eye and then my imagination was called the Curator's Office. This was an office which was used in the 1950's but, due to renovations, had been sealed up and was rediscovered in 2011.
The first thing that I noticed about this room was the filing cabinet on the left. It contained an alphabetical listing of all kinds of information: artists, artistic movements, etc. It reminded me of the large filing cabinet I kept when I was illustrating. It was filled to the brim with manila folders of photo resources with labels that ranged from flowers to sailing and other sports, to rural and urban settings, to children's games and toys...you name it. My motto was "Always be prepared." You never knew when an assignment with special subject matter might present itself.
That collection went the way of the recycling bin long ago. Now I have a different collection, and it just takes up space on my computer. It is a collection which includes patterns on buildings, an interesting color combination in a garden, a bunch of weirdly framed pictures of things I've come across in every day life which could provide the germ of an idea for a new project. It's my file of inspiration. I could always use some of that!
I took a picture of the plaque next to this exhibit, for reference later. I didn't read it until I got in the car, and then this became one of my favorite exhibits of the day. It makes for interesting reading because there's even more of a mystery surrounding this room than I've already mentioned. Perhaps you will agree...
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