Light for art's sake : lighting for artworks and museum displays / Christopher Cuttle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cuttle, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art museums--Lighting.

Art museums.

Museums--Lighting.

Museums.

Museum conservation methods.

Art objects--Conservation and restoration.

Art objects.

Physical Description:

x, 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Lighting for artworks and museum displays

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

A philosophy for the presentation of art

Revealing visual attributes

Light-induced damage to objects

Daylighting typologies

Daylighting controls

Electrict lighting typologies

Electric lighting controls

Lighting strategies

Procedures for practice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 281) and index.

ISBN:

9780750664301

0750664304

OCLC:

127107603