What I learnt at the Dunedin Art Gallery....continued...

In hindsight, this is what I learnt.  I believe that first and foremost, art should speak for itself.  It should stand alone without the need for lucid interpretations with pretentious justifications.  A famous name does not guarantee great art.  Ever heard of the expression ‘a one hit wonder’?

Ironically, my favourite visual experience was part of the building itself.  Four gallery exhibition rooms which were each painted in a bold yet complementary colour.  They had their doorways centrally aligned so that by standing in the middle of the first green room, you could see through in to the second blue room, then through to the third red room and then through this last doorway into the fourth black room.  The striking contrast of these bold colours disappearing into the distance was astounding.  Pity about the art blemishing the walls.