Review of Hepworth Gallery

Barbara Hepworth was a Sculptor and Artist. Her work demonstrates modernism and modern sculptures. She was one of few female sculpture artists to gain international recognition.

The purpose of the event was to demonstrate the immense talents of Barbara Hepworth and other sculptors that were in the gallery. It was also to entertain its audience and educate them in the field of sculpting.

The Target audience was both genders, there was no limit however to ages, as any age could go if they had an interest or passion in art or sculpting.

The design of the gallery was a white hall space with many different rooms that played host to different types of artwork, from modern sculpture, to paintings and metalworks. It was laid out differently in each rooms, using glass cases, or just hung on a wall. This gave the museum an obscure feel.

The Exhibition was located in The Hepworth Galleries in Wakefield, one of only 2 museums dedicated to the work of Barbara Hepworth. This was suitable as it was a large space near a town, which is easy to access. The legal concerns are to make sure all the works are licensed and nothing has copyright.

The safety concerns are to make sure that there are no wires that people can trip over, exhibits and pieces have do not touch signs on, to warn the public, there are no hidden or exposed nails on portraits and paintings and no drink is brought into exhibits to avoid spillages.

I felt the gallery had a variety of interesting pieces in it, my favourite being an elongated African inspired sculpture. The gallery itself however was lack lustre, the white walls looked dirty, and some rooms had too much space and others not enough. The pieces were placed around in an unkept and untidy fashion in some rooms, looking as though they had not been taken care of. However the pieces were all itemised which made them easy to find in the exhibit.