Do you think that since much artwork is displayed
in public places, under fluorescent lighting, perhaps
this should be taken into account?
Depends what you intend to do with your art. If your target is upscale galleries, you'll probably get to pick your own lighting, so you can customize it how you like. If you're doing individual commissions, you have to find out how the client plans to hang it. I guess if you're doing the kind of crap that's displayed in waiting rooms and doctor's offices, you should plan for fluorescent - but that stuff is rarely high quality enough for nuances in lighting to make much difference.
I was actually considering more along the lines
of government buildings. UO has a policy where
the science departments (at the least, maybe all),
have to spend a portion of their budget on artwork.
Likewise, there is a new courthouse here, for which
some decent stuff was purchased. With the stuff
in our halls, some of it is clearly at a disadvantage,
due to the lighting. Higher class office buildings
also tend to purchase works of art. I suppose some
of these are commissioned, and in some cases, specific
lighting is provided, but where I am, 'tis definitely a
problem. I wonder if they could divert some of that
budget to displaying it properly.
