Course: White Cube
Light makes art visible — precisely, sensuously, and gently. It guides the eye, reveals colour, material, and texture, and connects the exhibit, the space, and perception. The result is a museum experience that offers orientation and lets art be experienced intensely.
These lessons show how light makes works of art in the museum precisely visible — from the single painting to textures, reliefs, and sculptures, right through to colour, material, and background. Discover how accent light, wallwashing, framing, light distributions, and adaptation work together. Learn how to create orientation, visual comfort, art conservation, and a compelling perceptual dramaturgy within the space.
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Vertical lighting for a single picture
Illuminate individual pictures precisely. Accent light, framing, textures, and the museum angle ensure an optimal effect and a high level of visual comfort.
Lighting types and lighting effects
Lumen packages and light distributions scale spaces and illuminate paintings, walls, and exhibits uniformly and precisely.
Selecting the right optics for 2D and 3D
The optics, the luminaire arrangement, and the accent lighting stage picture formats along with 2D and 3D objects precisely within the space
Sculpture lighting
Modelling sculptures with light. Plan colour, material, contrast, and adaptation deliberately to achieve a powerful effect for the object.