The Gallery Visits

The Tate Modern

I had decided to go to the Tate Modern, on my weekend, to check out the exhibitions on show. I didn’t want to spend money so I saw everything except for the Gerhard Richter exhibition. The Tate Modern has seven floors. Floors 1 – 5 have art, and floor 6 and 7 are member’s area and restaurant. I entered via the River entrance, which led me to floor 2. So I didn’t want to look around in floor to as I wanted to go to each floor in ascending order. So I started with the Tacita Dean film, on floor one. Film 2011 is a 35mm colour and black & white portrait, anamorphic film with hand tinted sequences, mute and on continuous loop. The film is 11 minutes long. The film is displayed in the Turbine Hall, which is a great, big space. The film display is really big, so it captures the public’s attention straight away. The whole Turbine Hall is dark, to be able to see the film. I feel that the whole structure of the Tate Modern building is very artistic, and I feel like I’m walking in a piece of art.

Level 2 had an exhibition, but it had already been taken down as it was only on display on 29 July to 16 October 2011. I went onto floor 3, to see the Poetry and Dream collection. This wing contains paintings and sculptures by the surrealists and their associates. I really enjoyed walking through the exhibit, viewing the art and sculptures. I thought it was well organised, but I thought the paintings could have been a bit more spaced out. But I didn’t really have any negative criticism. 

On level 4, Taryn Simon exhibits his photography. A living man declared dead and other chapters, was a piece of art I was very much interested in. At first glance you would just see portraits of random people, but as you read the relative information, you then understood that this has a specific narrative. His work really interested me.

I think level 5 was my favourite, as the art in each wing were amazing and captivating. There are three sections, States of Flux, Photography: New Documentary forms and Energy and Process. States of flux displays art form art movements cubism, vorticism and futurism. I genuinely liked the exhibit as I’m intrigued with the future and modern life. I had a favourite piece of art in the form of a abstract sculpture of a body. On floor 5 also there was a piece of art that you could interact with physically. It was producing thousands of little notes, which any member of the public could grab and read. I took two.

I didn’t plan to stay longer than an hour but I ended up staying like 4 hours. I was really interested in the art works of various artists and different styles. I would really recommend this gallery to people interested in art or interested in something beyond the ordinary.

The Gallery Visits

This was a visit to the Menier Gallery, on Southwark Street. Various artists were exhibiting their work, so I was encouraged to go see their work. The each artist had a very unique style and each decided on completing their work using various media, like photography and prints. Ralph Overill made an etching on lino print which interested me. I like the use of merging many objects and buildings to create his print. I was also interested in the texture of the print, as the rough, distorted grain irritates my eyes, catches my attention.

There were also various paintings on metal canvas, which is something I have not previously seen in any exhibition. Mark Bell uses watercolour on aluminium to create distinctive shapes and patterns. The aluminium gives a really cool effect. One of my favourite artists in the gallery was Micky Dell. I liked her work as her photographs include sharp and contrasting shapes. Her photographs are combined with the process of silk screen printing to produces images on paper or canvas.  I liked the pictures as the reminded me of Greenhithe. She had used a boat to travel along the river Thames capturing anything interesting that she saw.

I like how she has photographed unused factories and structures, and uses this as her concept. My favourite photograph of hers was the one on the bottom right corner, in the image below. I like how the factories chimneys reflect on the river.

The gallery is a small space to exhibit art, but also has a cafe and a theatre in the same building. The space, I thought, was an appealing place. The layout was simple and all on the wall. Although one artists work was not straight but slightly slanted, which is one criticism I had of the layout. The gallery was advertised using flyers, and each artist had their own business card.

The Gallery Visits

Gallery Visits

The National Gallery

The gallery contains art from 1250 A.D., to the 1900’s. The gallery is split into five sections; paintings 1250 – 1500, 1500 – 1600, 1600 – 1700, 1700 – 1900 and a temporary exhibition section. The gallery has a great permanent collection of Western European Old Master paintings, some dating back to 1250. I could see that a lot of the paintings were created by ink on canvas.

I really liked the Titian and Venice (1500 -1530) room. The three main Venetian artists were Giorgione, Titian and Sebastiano del Piombo. I really like the way they depict the fall of natural light on the landscape and figures. They revolutionised the use of oil paint. “Homage to a poet” by a follower of Giorgione, was a painting I really liked. It was painted using ink on canvas. As it was placed under the light, it made the painting really stand out.

I think the placement of each painting is well thought out. The lighting compliments the painting. I think that the layout keeps the public feeling comfortable, as viewers are not blasted with paintings. The rooms are spacious which is a great thing as the gallery attracts a lot of people. The only thing i didn’t like was the information on each painting, as it didn’t really give detailed information on the painter.The gallery also has workshops to practice painting skill and tours, to get in depth information about painting. The gallery also has a cafe and shop. I went onto their website, which I find a real useful resource. It has the whole collection of art and much more information on events, etc. The website really advertises the gallery well and gets every kind of person interested.

              Bacchus and Ariadne

Greenhithe - the 1st visit 5 fotos

Greenhithe - the 1st visit Sketches

Greenhithe - the 1st visit

This was my first visit to the Greenhithe location. My first impression of the site was loneliness, boring and vulgar. My first impressions were based on the fact that the area was empty, until our school group came, and there was so much rubbish you could obviously tell that the people around the area must not care at all about the enviroment (You would imagine some vulgar, tacky people were the ones to blame for all the crap around). It also rained alot, and when mixed with strong winds, its not a good place to be. But there are moments when the tide is in and the sky is clear you can really see potential in the area.

My task on this day was to sketch  some horizon views of the area and take 5 pictures, using a film camera so each picture had to have some degree of thought.

My 1st post

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This is my first blog on here, so i want to share with you my favourite image: