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What have your experiences with art been like? (self.Blind)
submitted by Bubbly_Turnip
For context, I am a university student majoring in industrial design and I am currently working on my graduation project. I am researching about accessibility in art museums and how people who are blind interact with the art that they display. I think it is really important to ask people who can explain what their experience with art has been like for them while having low vision or being fully blind.
So my questions are: How do you interact with art? Is touch important for you when it comes to interacting with an art piece while it is being described? And lastly, if there was a product that uses haptic feedback or a Braille like system in order to portray the image of an artwork through touch, would you use it if offered?
Any answer, even if just one person comments would be greatly appreciated.
So my questions are: How do you interact with art? Is touch important for you when it comes to interacting with an art piece while it is being described? And lastly, if there was a product that uses haptic feedback or a Braille like system in order to portray the image of an artwork through touch, would you use it if offered?
Any answer, even if just one person comments would be greatly appreciated.
Hallowss 3 points 2y ago
Personally before I went blind I enjoyed art a lot and was studying it.
After going blind I descovered I love working with 3D mediums so I could still make art but I no longer have any interest in anyone elses work. Tactile art or braille descriptions put me off even more.
Interactive installations are fun, especially when I can experience them without having to rely on touch or it being described.
I like to be able to hear something, smell it, sometimes feel it (rain installations are fun still) but more accessibility in meusums and galleries is always a plus.
After going blind I descovered I love working with 3D mediums so I could still make art but I no longer have any interest in anyone elses work. Tactile art or braille descriptions put me off even more.
Interactive installations are fun, especially when I can experience them without having to rely on touch or it being described.
I like to be able to hear something, smell it, sometimes feel it (rain installations are fun still) but more accessibility in meusums and galleries is always a plus.
Bubbly_Turnip [OP] 2 points 2y ago
Thanks so much for replying!
Interactivity is something I’ve been thinking about a lot and have found some interesting information about installations like the ones you’ve mentioned. My objective is to design a product that can enhance the museum experience since most of what is exhibited is very visual and doesn’t really give an opportunity to experience the works in any other way. Also, using the rest of the senses like smell, being able to feel temperature regarding colors and probably even the sounds that could come from a painting is something that has crossed my mind and you’ve just kinda validated that a bit so I will definitely be exploring that more. Thanks so much!
Interactivity is something I’ve been thinking about a lot and have found some interesting information about installations like the ones you’ve mentioned. My objective is to design a product that can enhance the museum experience since most of what is exhibited is very visual and doesn’t really give an opportunity to experience the works in any other way. Also, using the rest of the senses like smell, being able to feel temperature regarding colors and probably even the sounds that could come from a painting is something that has crossed my mind and you’ve just kinda validated that a bit so I will definitely be exploring that more. Thanks so much!
TwoSunsRise 2 points 2y ago
Someone in my family is visually impaired, as in can see light and shapes but that's it. Inside, he's almost totally blind. He LOVES art museums and any museums really. Any place we go, we ask for a more accessible tour. Many places will give him a private tour where he can touch statues (using gloves) or other works of art that are not paintings. For paintings, he really enjoys the audio descriptions provided by the museum so he can at least learn about the painting and maybe hear what it looks like. Another thing we've encountered was tactile pages that resembled paintings. For example, starry starry night would be printed on a white page but would be raised so it was tactile. So you can feel the shapes in the painting. That is also very cool. Every place we go has something different. There are many ways to enjoy art without seeing it!
Winnmark 2 points 2y ago
Bob Ross is pretty cool.
Bubbly_Turnip [OP] 1 points 2y ago
He sure is.
rory-games 2 points 2y ago
I would definitely use a braille product. My experience with art is - well, I havn't really experienced it at all.
I also think it would be helpful to have the option of replacing some of the picture with a label, kind of like a diagram, because some blind people (me!) havn't had as much experience with pictures and find it difficult to determine what things are.
I also think it would be helpful to have the option of replacing some of the picture with a label, kind of like a diagram, because some blind people (me!) havn't had as much experience with pictures and find it difficult to determine what things are.
Bubbly_Turnip [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Thank you so much for your reply! I will be keeping what you said in mind as I continue on with my investigation. The end goal of my research is to find a way and design something that can make those pictures translate into something more tangible and interactive. Thanks again!
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
Well most art you can’t touch or feel them so I don’t know if I like art museum that much.maybe more tactile pieces would be nice or raised line representation would be interesting. Just saying stuff describing is interesting but I am mostly not an auditory person. I am quite kinesthetic. So I like more touch and feel and experience type of thing. My favorite is the science museums where you can play with things and touch them and such.
iheartbaconsalt 1 points 2y ago
OH I just saw this. The wife and I used to travel all over Texas, and ran into lots of strange museums. One thing we found them happy to do was let me take pictures so I could get a closer look later! It seems to be a thing! I've even been to the Smithsonian in DC, and it would have sucked without a good camera to really get a look at things in more detail! I just can't see anything at the distance they expect you to be from exhibits! hehe
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