To rotate the image, place the mouse cursor over the picture
and hold down the button while moving the mouse to the right or left. The
further you move the cursor from its starting point the faster the image
will scroll. To stop, move the cursor back to its starting point, or release
the mouse button. To zoom in, press the Shift key. To zoom out, press the
Control key. Many of the works on display are "hot spots," which you can
click to see more information about the work. Some hot spots will link to
additional VR images, as well.
The map on the left will allow you to jump between any of the three view
points in the gallery space.
When viewing an image closeup, use the map to return to the gallery.
Instructions
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Behind The Scenes
Catherine Quick Spingler and Christine Weinrobe
Theatre involves vast artistic collaboration and while
the efforts of playwright, director, and actors are readily acknowledged,
the contributions of the set and costume designers may be overlooked. Yet
these elements are crucial to achieving the overall impact of a production.
This exhibition provides an opportunity to view specifically the contributions
of the two artists who undertake this creative work at Clark University.
In designing her costumes, Spingler sees the clothes as enabling the actor to fully transform him/herself into the character portrayed. She also believes that these details enable the viewer to further interpret time, place, social status, occupation and personal idiosyncracies of a character. She enjoys the sensual aspects of c-lothing design – the allure of a particular fabric, the seductiveness of a color, and the physical history evident in a button. She cites Oscar Wilde, concurring “one must be a work of art or wear one.”
After initial discussions with a director, Weinrobe undertakes extensive research and allows her mind to gestate images, before creating sketches and the indispensable models for her set designs. While these elaborate constructions for the stage may only exist for a few weeks - after months of construction - the models, drawings, and photographs endure as a record of this ephemeral art form. Also an instructor in theatre design at Clark, Weinrobe teaches her students to understand how the set design helps make the play come alive and engages them in this interactive and collaborative art form.
In designing her costumes, Spingler sees the clothes as enabling the actor to fully transform him/herself into the character portrayed. She also believes that these details enable the viewer to further interpret time, place, social status, occupation and personal idiosyncracies of a character. She enjoys the sensual aspects of c-lothing design – the allure of a particular fabric, the seductiveness of a color, and the physical history evident in a button. She cites Oscar Wilde, concurring “one must be a work of art or wear one.”
After initial discussions with a director, Weinrobe undertakes extensive research and allows her mind to gestate images, before creating sketches and the indispensable models for her set designs. While these elaborate constructions for the stage may only exist for a few weeks - after months of construction - the models, drawings, and photographs endure as a record of this ephemeral art form. Also an instructor in theatre design at Clark, Weinrobe teaches her students to understand how the set design helps make the play come alive and engages them in this interactive and collaborative art form.
Elli Crocker
Gallery Director
Associate Professor
Gallery Director
Associate Professor