The difference between Large and small commissions

·         What kinds of pressures would a practitioner have to deal with when working on a large-scale commission?

One pressure would be the time constraint as a large-scale commission would take a large amount of time and it would be hard to stick to a deadline. Another pressure would be the budget and keeping to it as something could go wrong and more materials could be needed. Also finding the people to help work on the large-scale commission could be difficult.

·         Is it easier for the practitioner if the commission allows freedom to work in any style?

Yes it would be easier as the practitioner as they would be able to picture the finished product better, also by doing it in their own style it would give the work a better outcome.

·         Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ includes settings of work by another artist, poet Wilfred Owen. What issues must an artist consider when working with existing material?

That they don’t ruin the message that the original piece was trying to give across and that it isn’t changed much.

·         What do you understand by the term ‘public art’?

Public art is art in any form of media that is specifically shown in the public domain.

·         The client for the ‘Angel of the North’ commission was Gateshead Council. Who were the target audience for the work?

Target audience is the people of the northeast, something for them to be proud of.

·         What practical constraints would Gormley have had to take into consideration when designing and producing the sculpture?

How much the sculpture would cost, the location and the material used to make the sculpture.

·         ‘The Angel of the North’ initially received very mixed reviews from the people of the north- east with many feeling it was a waste of money. It is now generally seen as a local landmark of which the people of the north-east can be proud. Why do you think this happened?

Because now that many people have seen it views have changed. Also the fact that the sculpture was made as “A focus of hope at a painful time of transition for the people of the north-east”

Smaller Commissions

·         What are the challenges of preparing a proposal for a site-specific commission?

Getting planning permission, local people complaining, size, weight, location.

·         What kind of research would need to be done?

What people would like to see, size of the place

·         If you were commissioning artwork for your own place of work, what would you include in the brief?

Where the work would go, what the topic would be, the budget.

·         What do you think of art on public transport? Have you noticed any examples in your region?

Art on public transports makes your journey more interesting.

·         If you were asked to produce a commission for an underground or railway station what would be your first thoughts?

Produce a picture of people on the move.