Lessons from the Louvre

This statue has a history of having it's picture taken.

The first time, it graced the cover of the Putnam City North Philharmonic Orchestra's program cover for the Midwest Orchestra Contest in Chicago.

Today, it displays a vintage Kodak Holiday camera.

I love this statue.

As a docent for the Oklahoma City Museum of Art I learned a lot about statuary during our exhibit last year, Roman Art from the Louvre. Oklahoma City was one of three US cities chosen to exhibit this collection. We were the last city on the tour, and the exhibit was amazing. I loved it because it had so much history and so much statuary.

I think the most important thing I learned apart from the history of the pieces, is how critical the design of the exhibit is to the way one experiences the pieces on display.

Daniel Roger, one of two curators from the Louvre responsible for choosing the 184 pieces in the exhibit, commented Oklahoma City was his favorite museum for the exhibit. He loved that the exhibit covered 2 floors instead of just one and started on the second floor and ended on the first. He loved the colors the exhibition designer chose for the different rooms.

I loved how the flow and design told a story. I learned how critical lighting is and how it can make a small tiny statue dance. Ernesto, the person responsible for all this magic, has taught me much about story, color and lighting. Of making dormant objects come to life to tell their story.

I've got so much to learn . .

http://www.okcmoa.com/romanartfromthelouvre/