http://www.faithadelaide.com/contact/

I stumbled across this website by chance really. Looking at exhibitions that would go well with my University work, and finding this artist. She is also a textile artist and looks at her work as patchwork. The same as I see my current work. 

It was a pleasure seeing the artists work on the front page, as it introduces the artists work and settles the viewer in to look more into the website. 

It seems that the artist didn’t personalize the home page with her own comments but that someone else wrote the para-phrased paragraph for the opening.  Although for mine I wrote mine, it is sometimes easier for the website to have someone else to express the artist. 

The overall presentation of the website is set in the vintage style that is expressed through the artists work. The tones and colours are soft and expressive, not over-bearing that it is hard to read. The dialogue used is descriptive and informative to the work that is displayed in the gallery. 

The links you click on that are dotted through the website either send you to a different page which is helpful or they load the page to the destination, which means the viewer would have to use the back buttons to go back to the website. This could get tiresome and monogamous way of navigating the website. 

The practical use of the website is to exhibit her work and also to inform viewers that her work is on display in various galleries across the country and also that her work could possibly be on display.

I have found it beneficial to look at her website and also to examine her work. I will be looking closely to see if Adelaide’s work is being shown close to me so that I can see her work in person and hopefully be inspired!!

Michael Raedecker

Prop - 1998

Acrylic and thread on linen - 189 x 130cm

Both prop and occluded utilise the material of their media to push the boundaries of representation: the illusion of space, the believability of how a subject sits in a canvas. In prop, Michael Raedecker’s tree is firmly anchored to the ground by real string, as if the leaves, by being rendered in paint and not thread, might float in their aqueous form off the canvas.

John Jones

http://www.jjgallery.com/

This is a professional website, choosing nutural and light colours for the headings and background giving the viewer something pleasant to look at and also willing to view some more. 

On the home page are images of the artists work, which allows the viewer to have an understanding and an example of the work the artists producing. 

The target audience for this website is for curators of galleries that wish to exhibit the artists works and also buyers who wish to purchase the art for them to keep. Having a piece of the artists work with you and also in a gallery space is a fundamental part of artist working life as the work needs to be exhibited to be sold and vice versa. 

There are semi-clear headings on the right hand-side of the web page, which lead to different pages. Although they are clear, the navigation to artwork, sale work etc is slightly hazy. Although it is visually appealing the ease of finding certain aspects of the artists works is hard. 

The dialogue that appears in on the website, is essential to the way the artist can portray is ideas. How they can draw the viewer in to understand their work and to tell the stories that are behind them.  

Victoria Thorpe

http://www.victoriathorpe.co.uk/

Here is a website that has been set out that suits the personality of this artist. 

Personally I don’t like pink a whole lot, but because it is a soft baby pink, it’s not too in your face or over-powering. 

When first going to the site you are presented with the gallery of work the artist has produced, currently working on or selling. 

This is a great way of getting passer bys to see the work, getting them in to view the rest of the website, from the images that you have set up. 

Another link is one that suggests gifts, so if you are looking for a hand-made gift then this artist can accommodate your needs.  Giving the viewer the basic prices and also the sizes that these gifts can be bought in. There is always access to the artist for when the viewer as a enquiry about work, which makes these an easy way of contact. As the viewer doesn’t need to go all over the website. 

There is also links that the viewer can view information about the types of commissions the artist is willing to do, which covers a wide variety of objects such as canvases, corsets, business cards, flyers, postcards, and water colour paintings. This is a broad variety of interests the viewer would be to see with ease with clicking on just one link. 

There is a brief About Me section where the artist has given a short description about who they are and what their work is about. Also the recent activities they have completed such as a corsetry course. 

My favourite section of the website is the Link page, where the artist has set up links to various websites that include local artists and influences of the artist themselves. This gives the viewer a more in-depth sight of the sort of artist they are. 

Kit Abramson

http://www.kitabramson.com/

Today I have looked at a website that is simple in it’s design and minimalistic in the layout and design.

The only colour seen is the bold green statement from one of the headings and the start page’s image. One is a solid tonal colour, whilst the other is going through different hews from light to dark, I think this colouring is really nice and sets a good starter for the website. 

When the viewer has clicked on a link, the typeface will change colour which allows the navigation to be easy and simple to follow. Wouldn’t lose my place on here!

Although the set is clear and precise, I can’t help but wonder if the text should be darker, as the light tone for myself makes it harder to see without squinting. 

While navigating through the images it is a simple task, where you click on a certain title and you choose between the numbered images to view them and the relevant text that goes through them. Speaking of the images they are of high quality with little graining and a bright colour and right contrast. I can not see any blurring or unfocused with these pictures which is a good idea to have. 

Under the second heading, we find ourselves being drawn in by the artist statement which reflects her personal judgement on her work, this gives the viewer the ability to see from the artists point of view about the works they will have seen/will be seeing. 

There is only a short paragraphs worth of biography with this artist, I would of expected a bit more, about more of her degrees and where they have studied or what they have learnt. Although it is a good idea to insist we contact the artist for further information, I myself would be in a predicament of what to actually ask the artist and how to go about it. 

The idea of having a link that tells you all the places the artist has publicized their work is an interesting way for the viewer to put their work in context and delivering a further interest into the artists work. This gives the opportunity to view gallery exhibits with the links provided also it can give possible visitors the chance to see if the artist is showing and where. 

Also available on the website is a way where visitors can access their email accounds and email the artist with any further information about art or other information they wish to subscribe to. 

Overall I like the layout and the simplicity of the website, it is easy to navigate and able to get all the information without trouble.

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