Kimball Art Museum
Visiting the Kimball Art Museum was an experience that I’m glad I got to experience. I am however a little unpleased with the amount of art that was exhibited in their permanent exhibition space. I got to view the art in a modest west wing in the building. I am always pleased to view art in its natural original state rather than in magazines or books. it is always very difficult to gauge the exact colors or sizes of paintings or sculpture whenever it is not viewed in person. I have always been very pleased to see art in person for the first time that I have only viewed in a book. There is something magical or special about this experience. This is why I was disappointed to notice that there weren’t a whole lot of pieces that caught my eye. The building was something else to behold. It echoed the same magical appeal that the artwork demanded. The Barrel vaults that illuminated the spaces were the most intriguing interior elements that I kept encountering throughout touring the building. They not only brought diffused light into the spaces, but they also seemed to create a path that drew you down the corridors to the next destination. These subtleties were unnoticeable to the naked eye unless you thought thoroughly about what was happening. Me and Chris noticed cork expansion joints separating the floor materials from the wall. This seemed to be a cheap, fragile material when compared to the travertine and concrete. I also found the metal pegs along the metal soffits very fitting for moving interior partition walls. The thing that I found most intriguing about the west exterior courtyard was the dark pebbles that you had to walk across to enter the building. This created a transition space that was cool and inviting. It reminded me of a backyard patio space with the addition of the parallel lined trees shading the space. The water element was relaxing and became a magnet for my hand.