Light for Art's Sake

TRAMA

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.

SOMMARIO

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter One: A philosophy for the presentation of artChapter Two: Revealing visual attributes2.1 Light and illumination2.2 Human response to light2.3 Light levels in museums2.4 Revealing with lightChapter Three: Light-induced damage to objects3.1 Photochemical reactions3.2 Radiant heating effect3.3 Material response to exposure3.4 Limiting exposureChapter Four: Daylighting typologies4.1 The aesthetics of daylight4.2 Side-lit rooms4.3 Monitor skylights4.4 Central skylight picture galleries4.5 Overall daylight-diffusing ceilings4.6 Restricted daylight-diffusing ceilings4.7 Polar-oriented skylights4.8 Wall-lighting picture galleries4.9 The presence of daylightChapter Five: Daylighting controls5.1 Light transmission5.2 Light distribution5.3 Ultraviolet transmission5.4 Solar heat gain5.5 Thermal transmissionChapter Six: Electric lighting typologies6.1 The aesthetics of electric lighting6.2 Room surface lighting6.3 Lighting three-dimensional objects6.4 Lighting two-dimensional objects6.5 Case lighting6.6 Supplementing daylight6.7 Self-luminous art objectsChapter Seven: Electric lighting controls7.1 Light output control7.2 Luminaire optical control7.3 Luminaire directional control7.4 Lighting control systemsChapter Eight: Lighting strategies8.1 Ambient illumination8.2 A sequence of visual experiences8.3 Minimal-exposure displays8.4 The great space8.5 Visual connectionsChapter Nine: Procedures for practice9.1 A museum lighting pro forma9.2 Setting up lighting for a new exhibition9.3 Maintaining lighting during the life of an exhibitionReferencesBibliographyIndex

AUTORE

Christopher Cuttle

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780750664301
• Collana: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Dimensioni: 9.6666667 x 7.4444444 in Ø 1.65
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 300