Going with the tide.

February 12, 2017Leave a comment

A Sand sculpture created at the London SouthBank Sat 11 Feb (artist unknown).

Looking for a pick me up on a grey and rainy day? I really recommend a trip to the South Bank, a stroll along the parade with the galleries and London Views, but in particular look out for the pop up surprises. Unfortunately I did not get a chance to find out the name of the artist who created this sand sculpture, but it made me think, prompted discussion and disappeared with the tide.

This sand sculpture along with a few others appear and disappear with the tide.

Art Inside and Out

December 19, 2016Leave a comment

A visit to the Tate Modern is never disappointing and is a place I always recommend if you need a pick me up. What’s great about this venue is it seems to have removed the snobbery of art or at least hidden it and made the arts a more inclusive experience. There are free and charged exhibitions and at any point you can look out the window and be mesmerized by the London skyline.

Rauschenberg at the Tate is my choice for today, as not only am I a fan of his work following an exhibition I saw at the Tate in the 1980’s but I am also intrigued by his inspiration and travels.

Rauschenberg at Tate Modern

A calm location, a creative high and all minutes away from the mad Christmas London rush

December 14, 2016Leave a comment

Camel (Albino) Contemporary Needle (large) (2013) by John Baldessari

Behind the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street I was surprised to find the wonderful Marian Goodman art gallery. Calming and intriguing. This exhibit, ‘Camel (Albino) Contemporary Needle by John Baldessari a Californian artist, is a creative interpretation of a Christian parable and metaphor for the difficulties of the rich in gaining entry into heaven.

The gallery spaces and choice of exhibits work so well.

Time to relax and take it all in.

November 23, 2016Leave a comment

Eduardo Paolozzi sculpture outside the Design Museum Kensington

The Design Museum Kensington

I was lucky to get a sneak preview of the Design Museum on Sunday and I will definitely be returning. It opens this week, great location, great meeting place and ‘design is all around us’ is my mantra now leading up to Christmas. Design is the arts and sciences working together creatively.

There is always more in Art and Creativity if you look further.

November 15, 2016Leave a comment

Omer Arbel:44

A stroll through the city, coffee in the sunshine and something beautiful at the Barbican. Hundreds of free-poured aluminium arms suspended from the ceiling by thin cables, designed by Omer Arbel and produced by Bocci.

Once attracted and or inspired its always worth investigating further. I got home, logged on to the Internet and found on the Barbican website (when you search Omer Arbel) a great video showing, Behind the Scenes: Building Bocci and Omer Abel’s 44. Wow, Creative teamwork in action.

Finding the right image does not need a photograph

October 23, 2016Leave a comment

As more and more shows restrict photography I have begun to struggle to find an image to represent my recent experiences. But not allowing photography is a positive as more time is spent enjoying rather than taking pictures.

My latest expedition was to the National Portrait Gallery to see the Picasso Portraits exhibition, which is on until 5 February 2017. A sunny day, a trip to Trafalgar Square, a coffee of course and a Picasso moment, provided me with a lasting image for the day.

Blog 100 and another beginning.

October 23, 2016Leave a comment

Candoco Dance Company at Sadlers Wells

I am always so inspired by the talent and creativity out there. As a fan of self help books I am always on the look out for things to read, do and see which press the right buttons to ignite passion, enthusiasm and confidence.

My number 100 blog feels just right as this Sadlers Wells show by the Candoco Dance Company was amazing, thrilling and inspiring. The production was so forward thinking and has kick started me into including Contemporary Dance now in my creative launch pad.

Worth having a look at the video clip ‘ telling – 25 – stories-in- our -25^th -anniversary -year.

Seeing the world in a different way, inside and out

October 21, 2016Leave a comment

David Smith, CubiXXV111965 Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum, New York. By exchange 1967. On Display at the RA in London.

My latest venture was to the Royal Academy of Arts exhibition ‘Abstract Expressionism’. An exhibition I loved particularly because of work by artists such as Pollock, Rothko and de Kooning. So much colour and so much meaning and once again my arts hit did the trick.

David Smiths sculptures on display in the Annenberg Courtyard outside the RA building are so different to the show inside. I walked straight passed them enroute in, but worth a long pause at the end and my reason for a planned return visit with lots of questions.

‘All of a Swirl’

October 12, 2016Leave a comment

Merete Rasmussen (born 1974) ‘Red Twisted Form’ 2012.http://www.mereterasmussen.com

Time has passed since the London Design Festival in September but its time for me to revisit my image prompts and remind myself of the talent and inspiration available out there. I recommend collecting information or images, like collecting ingredients for your favourite meal. Always have them available for that moment when you need that pick me up.

This piece caught my eye at the V&A because of its colour, exactness and that element of fun. A beautiful piece in a rather austere environment and perfect as part of the Festival.

Striping away the unnecessary ingredients leaving something very powerful.

September 13, 2016Leave a comment

Alex Katz: Vivien 2015 Maja Hoffmann Collection. Displayed at the Serpentine Gallery August/September 2016

There is no doubt if you need a pick me up or inspiration for a new direction a trip out for a cultural hit should be your doctors orders.

A spur of the moment decision to take a walk up exhibition road to the Serpentine Galleries on a beautiful Sunny day last week has touched a nerve for me and has provided me with the ignition I have been waiting for.

Alex Katz: Quick Light exhibition was one of the experiences on offer at the Serpentine alongside an architectural extravaganza distributed throughout Hyde Park.

This exhibition primarily focused on Alex Katz landscape paintings and showed how he ingeniously strips away all unnecessary information leaving only the most essential ingredients

I have to be grabbed by a picture or an experience, I am not a daudler so it is a quick scan and move on but one picture in this exhibition particular caught my eye and continues to draw me in. A picture of 6 women, different but the same. The background colour and the poses all are thoughtful and intriguing. The chosen location in the exhibition must be congratulated as it hit you when you entered and exited the gallery.

Although this exhibition is now closed I would recommend a visit to the website. http://www.serpentinegalleries.org/exhibitions-events/alex-katz-quick-light This artist has a life times experience with some great pieces of advice.

Finding your own ingredients should always be your own prompt as once you have found them, its then all about the mix.

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