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
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My next stop was the Barbican and The Curve. ‘Walead Beshty’. I do like exhibitions that ignite so many questions. Cyanotype and blueprints , thank goodness for the internet and the many ‘How to sites’, It now all makes sense and so interesting.
The Barbican www.barbican.org.uk
Guildhall art gallery is hidden away in Moorgate but what a wonderful experience. Beauty, Faith, Home, Imagination, Love and Leisure all portrayed. ‘The Garden of Eden’ by G Riviere is definitely my great find.
The creation of my cultural landscape has made me think more about the prompts and how exciting it is finding such hidden treasures.
My powerful painting and a must to see and a revisit. So Thoughtful.
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
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 Museumhttp://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.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.
The Design Museum
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.
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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.
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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
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