Blog 16: My trip to Brighton and another inspiration moment.

December 14, 2014February 9, 2015Leave a comment

Women Artists from the fine art collection at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. Early Morning by Dod Procter (was born Doris Shaw). This made me stop in my tracks. The pose, the image and all this creates a feeling of calm. A start of something new.

A lover of the ballet I am always drawn to something that reminds me of my past. The ballet shoe by Dame Laura Knight and my landscape is developing. www.brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk

There is no doubt Brighton has a cultural vibrance and is placed in my landscape.

Blog 15: A sculpture that takes my breadth away, then and now.

December 7, 2014February 9, 2015Leave a comment

A stroll through hampstead and I come across a sculpture which takes my breadth away. I stop and stare and I am immediately drawn inside this small gallery to view the works of Philip Jackson. Its times like this that highlight how powerful art is and a must for my cultural landscape and my memory diary.

Objects can have such an impact……

Catto Gallery http://www.cattogallery.co.uk/exhibitions.html

Philip Jackson http://www.philipjacksonsculptures.co.uk

Blog 12: Found Object awaiting a story.

November 18, 2014February 9, 2015Leave a comment

I found this object very thought provoking. Not knowing where it came from provides many unanswered questions. Haris Epaminonda selected found objects, this being one of them and is part of a series ‘Volumes’ and on display at the Tate Modern. I found this figure powerful but sad.

http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/level-2-gallery-haris-epaminonda-vol-vi

Blog 11: It makes you think in Cambridge

November 15, 2014February 9, 2015Leave a comment

The Power of Advertising and blog 11. The ‘Slient Partners’ poster prompted me to get on a train and make a trip to Cambridge. Wow, it was worth every minute. What an entrance, a cathedral of culture and I cant believe I have not been before.I don’t know why things stick but ….Finding the film‘Dreams that Money Can Buy’ by Hans Richter is a story of mannequins . I really don’t know what it is, but this film made me think.The Fitzwilliam Museum http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

Blog 10: My adventure and Tate Modern.

November 13, 2014February 9, 2015Leave a comment

http://www.tate.org.uk

The Tate Modern and no 10 on my memory databank. ‘I Don’t Know. The weave of textile language’. By Richard Tuttle in the main hall of Tate Modern.

Reading the exhibit text, it mentions for lots of people art serves as a security and to others is an adventure. This really resonated with me. Art is an adventure and it can be for both the producer and the receiver.

Blog 09: Teapots, Design and much more.

November 9, 2014February 9, 2015Leave a comment

The Design Museum

http://www.designmuseum.org

An unusual film caught my eye in the Designer User Manufacturer exhibition. ‘My teapot’ an everyday object but with so many stories and meanings around them. Designers in Residence 2014 Disruption a really clever display.Llona Gaynor’s display had me thinking and my trip ended with strength and Women Fashion Power.

Not sure if I have tags and categories worked out in my blog but investigating.

Blog 07: A trip to White Cube x 2.

November 5, 2014February 9, 2015Leave a comment

http://whitecube.com

These spaces enable clarity and as I do dislike clutter these galleries are ideal for me. An opportunity to enjoy the work, to think and to rethink.

Blog 02: The RA.

October 29, 2014February 9, 2015Leave a comment

This is my journey, rebuilding and creating a memory bank of the artistic and cultural landscape which surrounds me. I’m a novice, nervous blogger, taking my first steps but am on a mission and have taken the plunge.
Blog 3 was to the Royal Academy to see ‘Anselm Kiefer’ . Although a hectic day I made sure I got to this show.
http://www.royalacademy.org.uk

cultural-dimensions

Being Creative,Being Artistic is Being Bright

Tag: culture