RESEARCH FINDINGS
Week 04 | 09/29/2023
How might we connect painting with music?
The final HMW is chosen:
How might we use music to enhance the experience and increase the time that people spend on each painting so that they get less distracted by the surroundings in the museum?
Interviews:
I interviewed a few more ITP colleagues about the painting that was chosen in week 03.
The paintings are:
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, 1633, by Rembrandt.
View of Delft, 1660-1661, Vermeer.
The question are:
Do you like listening to music while looking at these paintings?
What is the expression of this painting, in your perspective?
If you can choose, what kind of music would you choose?
Nike:
“No.”
for painting 1:
- “First impression: romantic. Second impression: scary.”
for painting 2:
- “Nice weather and very few people.”for painting 1:
- Coldplay - Viva la Vida
for painting 2:
- A Mandopop Singer - The banks of Seine
Ken:
“Listen with or without noise cancellation or do not listen to music at all.”
for painting 1:
- "Religious, God, Hope.
for painting 2:
- “Amazing. Does not look like a painting. Fully attracted by the painting technique. Peace. No any other thoughts.”for painting 1:
- peaceful classical music.
for painting 2:
- Chopin - Étude Op. 10, No. 12 in E Major
Junru:
“No.”
for painting 1:
- "Half struggling for survival, half helplessly watching the unknown fate. A circle centered around Jesus brings a sense of calm and weight, stabilizing the entire boat. At first glance, it may seem dangerous, but the golden light makes one believe that they will surely make it through.”
for painting 2:
- “A calm afternoon, as if standing on the edge of the city, gazing towards the bustling urban center.”for painting 1:
- Ramin Djawadi - Just a Memory
for painting 2:
- Tom Barabas / Dean Evenson - Smooth Glide