MUSEUM PROCEDURE

Everyone at a museum show has their phones out taking photos of the wonderful artwork.  What you don’t see people doing is taking a photo of the name of the artwork.  You need to record the title of the piece you are interested in.  You need to know what you like.  You need to follow transparent drawing museum procedure.

You have to know what you have just photographed.  You have to know the name of what interested you.  This is critical as when you are back at your desk looking at the photos of artwork that you took, it is the end of the road.  You can’t look up the piece to learn more about it.  Maybe there is another side of the sculpture that you need to see to draw it, and you did not take a photo from that side.  With the name of the artwork in hand, you are then empowered to do a quick research so you know much more about exactly what you are drawing.

So I have gotten into the habit of taking a photo of the piece name and description right after I take a photo of the work.  That way, your photos are automatically organized.  First in the que is the piece, and then immediately after is the title.  And this simple step then increases the usefulness of your photos immensely.

Once in awhile, you will see someone taking a photo of the title of the artwork.  But not very often.  One way you can tell that another person is a transparent drawer is that they are also taking a photo of the artwork title right after they take a picture of the piece itself.

It is like our secret handshake.

I did the drawing below from some of the photos that I took of Stella’s piece when it was at the Whitney.